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Ottawa Citizen
2 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Masters Indigenous Games wrap up Sunday at Lansdowne
Article content Apart from Canada, Mexico and New Zealand, participants at this year's Games also came from the U.S. and Greenland. Events held throughout the city included golf (Loch March), volleyball (TD Place Arena), track and field (Terry Fox Sports Facility), basketball (Carleton University), Arctic sports (Algonquin College) and 3D archery (Spencerville). Additionally, a small 'Cultural Village' at Lansdowne invited the public to enjoy displays of music and dance, and peruse sponsors' wares. Article content Article content This year's Games began on Thursday and ran until Sunday. Article content 'MIG is an opportunity to bring Indigenous people together,' said Danielle Johnson, a manager with Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario, which organizes the Games. Article content 'Sport and movement is medicine,' she added. 'This gives us time to heal together, come together and talk. It's more than just sport.' Article content Article content The exchange of culture was why Mexico City's Jorge Hernandez, who is not Indigenous, came to Ottawa with the rest of that country's contingent of athletes, coaches and trainers. Hernandez gave a demonstration of juego de pelota (translation: ballgame), a millennia-old Mayan and Aztec game in which players bounce a heavy rubber ball, almost as large as a soccer ball, with their legs, feet and, notably, hips. The game has been enjoying a revival in Mexico in the last couple of decades, and it's the hope of Hernandez and others that it, too, might catch on with Indigenous groups outside of Mexico and become a mainstay at the Masters Games. Article content 'I would love to show Canadians the ballgame because it's so important to my culture,' Hernandez said, also through a translator. Article content That exchange of cultures was also part of what drove friends and volleyball teammates Koral Spencer-Tebiscon, Trevor Sealhunter and Jerrell Horse-Sam to make the 16-hour drive, along with Spencer-Tebiscon's mother, Rhonda Spencer, from their home in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi — 'as far north in Quebec as the road goes,' according to Spencer-Tebiscon — to compete at MIG. The three athletes held fundraisers in their community to help with expenses. Article content 'I had so much fun,' said Spencer-Tebiscon. 'Where we're from, everything that we do is regional, and we're self-taught. We get very good game play there, but there's only so far you can go. So having these events is a great experience, and very eye-opening. Article content 'When you're from a small community, it's really easy to feel that that is your world and that's all you can achieve or that's all you can meet. So it's really nice to see other communities and reach out and find that camaraderie, to be able to make new friendships and understand different indigenous cultures.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Vancouver's Little Mountain gets big win over Australia at Little League World Series
Canada is moving on at the Little League World Series after Vancouver's Little Mountain rolled to a dominant 12-0 win Sunday over Australia, represented by Brisbane North Region Little League. Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse pitched four no-hit innings, with one walk and five strikeouts for the Canadian champions, who lost 4-0 to Venezuela in their tournament opener Friday. Little Leaguer's bat flip controversy becomes a collectible Australia, which beat Europe-Africa 5-3 in its previous game, earned its first and only hit Sunday when Braxton Black doubled on a fly ball off reliever Misha Lee in the fifth inning. Lee, Arek Aubuchon and Matthew Wong produced two hits apiece for Canada, which managed 13 on the day. Aubuchon tallied a game-high three RBIs. Canada led 4-0 after the fourth inning before rattling off eight runs in the fifth. Emmett Stefanson capped the offensive onslaught with a single on a ground ball that scored Luca Di Nozzi. Xander Reid was tagged with the loss for Australia after giving up three hits, four walks and three earned runs in three innings. Preston Reid surrendered nine hits, three walks and eight earned runs in 1 1/3 innings in relief. Canada will next play Tuesday against the winner of Monday's game between the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.
Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Abigail Strate claims bronze at ski jumping Summer Grand Prix in Poland
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won bronze for her fourth consecutive medal on the Summer Grand Prix on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Calgary landed on the podium with 116.4 points, while Slovenia's Nika Prevc captured gold (126.2) and Japan's Nozomi Maruyama (117.5) took silver. 'I'm a summer person for sure. I like the sun and have always liked jumping in the summer,' said Strate, who's also a graphic designer. 'The last time I jumped well in the summer, it carried into the whole year so hopefully this is a good omen for me.' Calgary's Nicole Maurer, the only other Canadian in the deep field, finished 26th. Norway ski jumpers charged over alleged suit tampering Strate, who won a bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the 2022 Olympics, became the second Canadian ski jumper to medal in two straight events on back-to-back weekends, joining teammate Alex Loutitt. Strate opened the Olympic campaign last weekend with a bronze medal in France. It was her first career summer ski jumping podium. She delivered a golden encore, celebrating her first international victory a day later, before earning another bronze in Poland on Saturday. 'In my heart, this is so fun, and I have many positive emotions,' she said. 'It feels great for me now, but I know this isn't when I want to be great. I really hope this can last until the start of the winter and through the season.'
