Young Peace Region athletes are headed to the BC Summer Games next month.
The Games kick off in Prince George on July 21st and run until the 24th. They will see 2,303 athletes from across the province compete in 18 different sports. Participants are an average age of 14 years old.
32 of those athletes and one head coach hail from the Peace Region. 27 of them are from Fort St. John, three from Dawson Creek, and one each from Charlie Lake, Taylor, and Arras.
The Peace Region is well-represented on the soccer, swimming, volley, box lacrosse, field lacrosse, and athletics teams. Some others will participate in baseball, softball, and rugby.
The full list of athletes can be found below:
Austin MacGregor – Athletics – Taylor
Ryan Turnbull – Athletics – Dawson Creek
Jackson Whitford – Athletics – Fort St. John
Easton Goulet – Baseball – Fort St. John
Gavin Adams – Box Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Griffin McCue – Box Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Kayden Raab – Box Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Mitchell Latreille – Field Lacrosse – Charlie Lake
Breton MacPherson – Field Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Adam Milne – Field Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Kohrin Owen – Field Lacrosse – Fort St. John
Hailey Dutchak – Rugby – Fort St. John
Shayne Turner – Rugby – Fort St. John
Romeo Bowie – Soccer – Fort St. John
Braxton McCoy – Soccer – Fort St. John
Cyprus Palfy – Soccer – Fort St. John
Thomas Phibbs – Soccer – Fort St. John
Donovan Snider – Soccer – Fort St. John
Madeline Bookham – Soccer – Fort St. John
Maverick Hunt – Soccer – Fort St. John
Marti Kielo – Soccer – Fort St. John
Israel Tebulte – Soccer – Fort St. John
Brooklynn Munch – Softball – Fort St. John
Ryder Modde – Swimming – Fort St. John
Kieran Rogers – Swimming – Fort St. John
Mya Waberski – Swimming – Fort St. John
James Maxwell – Triathlon (Head Coach) – Dawson Creek
Lillian Moore – Volleyball – Fort St. John
Sylvie Myllymaki – Volleyball – Fort St. John
Arielle Spencer – Volleyball – Arras
Addison Stone – Volleyball – Fort St. John
Jasmine Vigar – Volleyball – Dawson Creek
Emerson Whitford – Volleyball – Fort St. John