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The Province
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Vancouver's Little Mountain blanked by Venezuela 4-0 at Little League World Series
The Canadian champions managed just one hit against the Latin America champions. Published Aug 15, 2025 • 1 minute read Canada's Felix Hoyano pitches against Venezuela during the second inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in South Williamsport, Pa. Photo by Jared Freed / AP SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Canada's run at the Little League World Series started on a sour note Friday as Vancouver's Little Mountain lost 4-0 to Latin America, represented by Venezuela's Cardenales Little League. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The Canadian champions managed just one hit — a single by Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse — against starter Andres Reyes Querales and reliever Sebastian Lopez. Venezuela opened the scoring in the first inning when Lopez came home on a bases-loaded walk. In the second, Santiago Martinez doubled and scored on Reyes Querales's single before Alam Parra and Samuel Castillo crossed on wild pitches. Felix Hoyano took the loss for Canada, allowing four runs on six hits over three innings with two walks and five strikeouts. Arek Aubuchon followed with two scoreless innings of relief. Venezuela, which opened the tournament Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Puerto Rico, rolled through its regional tournament with a 46-6 run differential but needed a special U.S. travel exemption after visas were initially denied under U.S. President Donald Trump's restrictions affecting 19 countries. Canada will play Sunday against the winner of Saturday's game between Europe-Africa and Australia. Vancouver Whitecaps News Local News Vancouver Whitecaps News
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Team N.L. tennis athlete proud to play at home
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Winnipeg Free Press
an hour ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘I was able to finish my career on my own terms'
Maxine Lavitt is stepping away from the pool on her terms. The Winnipeg para swimmer capped an outstanding performance at the Canada Games on Thursday, striking gold in the 50-metre freestyle and silver in the 200-metre relay, marking her fourth and fifth trips to the podium, respectively, in St. John's, N.L. The 22-year-old won gold twice (100-metre breaststroke) and silver three times (100-metre freestyle and 100m backstroke) overall. TEAM MANITOBA PHOTO Team Manitoba's Maxine Lavitt picked up two golds and three silvers in the pool at the Canada Games. The Winnipegger also set a Games record in the girls' para 50-metre freestyle with a time of 28.28 seconds. 'It was really bittersweet. Before my last race, I was very emotional behind the blocks,' Lavitt told the Free Press by phone Friday. The Games were Lavitt's last event in full-time competitive swimming. She will step aside for the time being to focus on her career aspirations as an educator, but hasn't ruled out returning to compete at the master's level later on. 'Even during the race, I was trying to give it everything that I had,' she added. 'It wasn't my personal best result, but I felt like I just left everything in the pool, so I have no regrets with how I performed. And I'm very lucky that all of my competitors know me very well, and I know them very well, so before my race and after my race, they were all there to give me a hug.' It was a few years ago when Lavitt was at a crossroads with the sport she first started at 11. Born with a visual impairment, her vision deteriorated further as she got older to the point she was forced to leave the University of Manitoba Bisons' varsity swim team. Her disadvantage from the able-bodied athletes became too great and, more importantly, Lavitt no longer felt like she belonged. 'When I started my para swimming journey, it was out of a place of that I was dismissed from a university team for struggling with my disability, and I had no idea what was next for me, and I felt in my heart that I wasn't done swimming,' said Lavitt, who gets emotional whenever she talks about that feeling. Her career was offered a lifeline when coach Craig McCormick presented the idea of her transitioning to para athletics and joining the Junior Bisons Swim Club. Instead of sinking with her impairment, Lavitt swam to the challenge. 'My coach is the only reason that I got to have my career as a para swimmer, because he was the only person that let me back onto the team and pushed me towards getting my classification and swimming in an environment that was fair for me, and being able to be in competition where I felt safe and not dismissed by coaches,' she said. 'I'm very proud of myself, and I'm very happy for what I accomplished here, and that I was able to finish my career on my own terms and not have someone tell me that I couldn't continue swimming because of my disability.' Lavitt, who uses the brightly coloured lane ropes to swim in a straight line while a tapper at each wall tells her when to turn and kick, has experienced tremendous success since transitioning to the para ranks, including winning last year's Western Canadian Swim Championship and Canadian Swimming Championships. This was her first experience at the Summer Games. The only time she missed the podium was in the 100-metre butterfly — an event she finished third in — after being disqualified for swimming past the 50-metre mark in the pool. McCormick, who has coached Lavitt for seven years, called it a perfect ending to this chapter of her career. 'She was just very composed this Games. She took on a leadership role with the younger swimmers, being several years older,' McCormick said. 'I couldn't be more happy for her, because, short of one disqualification… even that would have really affected the following races (in past meets). She bounced back the next morning and went right after it again, and the results in the medals are proof of that.' Lavitt's Games included six events in six days, which was actually a sum of 12 races when including the preliminary trials. Though she admitted to feeling the effects of long competition days, she didn't let it affect her performance when it mattered most. Along with her five medals, Lavitt set a new Games record in the 50-metre freestyle race with a time of 28.28 seconds. 'That was kind of the trend for me throughout this whole meet. My morning swims were not very good, and then I was able to recoup and have better swims in the evening. So I knew there was a chance that I could do it, and with it being my last 50 freestyle, I just let it rip,' she said. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Lavitt leaves the Games thrilled about what she's accomplished in para swimming, and even more grateful for a community that welcomed her with open arms after she had sunk to a low point. 'I'm really happy with how I did at this meet,' she said. 'I've just been really fortunate to have people who are supporting me through this and the retirement.' X: @jfreysam Joshua Frey-SamReporter Josh Frey-Sam reports on sports and business at the Free Press. Josh got his start at the paper in 2022, just weeks after graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College. He reports primarily on amateur teams and athletes in sports. Read more about Josh. 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