CHARLOTTETOWN - A couple of young athletes from Estevan showcased their skills against the best from across the country during the Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown from Feb. 18 to March 5.
Kaylee Carlson, competed in archery, finished fifth in individual female recurve. She sat sixth with a total score of 979 after the first two rounds. In the preliminary playoff round, she defeated an archer from P.E.I. but then lost to a competitor from B.C. in the quarter-finals.
In the recurve team mixed competition, she was part of the entry that finished sixth. Saskatchewan had a combined score of 1,923 in the first two rounds and was defeated by Manitoba in the quarter-final round.
Carlson, age 19, has been in archery for 16 years. Prior to the games, she said she was looking forward to going and meeting athletes from all over the country, and her biggest goal was to perform to the best of her ability.
Sebastian Murphy of Estevan competed in three events in snowboarding. He was 14th in each of big air and male slopestyle.
In big air, he sat 16th after the first qualification jump with a score of 38.40. and was ninth in the second qualifier with a score of 48.80. It left him just outside of the top 12.
In slopestyle, he was slotted in heat 1, and had scores of 49.47 and 42.60. His better score was used, and he was 14th after the heat competition. Once again, he was just short of advancing to the final.
In snowboard cross, he was 30th in the qualification round and finished fourth in his first elimination competition, so he didn’t advance to the quarter-finals.
Murphy, age 16, has been in snowboarding for eight years. He said he was looking to having fun and trying his hardest.
Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan female hockey team’s head coach was former Lampman resident Robin Ulrich, who now resides in Saskatoon. They finished sixth after dropping a 6-2 decision to Alberta in the fifth-place game.
Saskatchewan lost 11-1 to B.C. and 4-2 to Quebec to open the tournament. They recovered to defeat New Brunswick 3-2 to finish the round robin with a 1-2 record.
In the quarter-final round, Saskatchewan lost 3-2 to Nova Scotia in overtime. Nova Scotia would go on to win the silver medal.
