WEYBURN — The athletes for Team Â鶹ÊÓƵ East at the upcoming Saskatchewan Summer Games were revealed at a pep rally in Weyburn on Monday.
The Games will be held from July 21-27 in Lloydminster. In the first half of the games, from July 21-24, the events will include archery, canoe-kayak, golf, male soccer, female softball, Special Olympics bocce ball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
The second half, from July 24-27, will include athletics, male baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, female soccer and triathlon.
The Team Â鶹ÊÓƵ East mission staff includes Joni Hagen and Jacquie Van De Woestyne, co-chefs de mission; as well as Tara-Leigh Heslip, Vickie Procyk, Kathy Erickson, Dan Heslip, Tina Clay, Dallas Cossar, Laurie Colhoun and Jodie Wall.
Athletes selected from the Carlyle Observer's distribution area include:
The archery team includes Hunter Kirby and Brandt Barber, both of Carnduff for boys, and McKenzie Bayliss of Carnduff for girls.
The golf team includes Chase Robertson of Kenosee Lake.
The boys' soccer team includes Leif Clark, Pierson Berner and Clyde Vigo Orpiano of Stoughton.
The girls' softball team is comprised of Elizabeth Bergen and Sofie Morrow of Oxbow, and Kelci Sorestad of Carnduff.
The male volleyball team includes Darius Dixon of Carlyle.
The female volleyball team includes Alix Rae and Tenley Gervais of Carlyle, Araya Werstuik of Arcola, Summer Bowser of Carnduff, and Hallie Pospisil of Storthoaks.
The male members of the athletics team include Dane Peterson, Chase Himmelspach and Sawyer Tomaszewski of Carlyle; Grayson Brock and Khalifa Elshein of Oxbow; and Clyde Vigo Oripiano of Stoughton.
The female members are Kirsten East of Carlyle and Karsyn Gervais of Carlyle; and Peyton Irwin of Oxbow.
The male baseball team includes Seth Franklin and Branson Hutt of Alameda.
The male basketball team includes Spencer Turk of Forget.
The beach volleyball teams include the pair of Harper Robicheau of Emerald Park and Jersey Stevens-Illsley of Redvers.
The female soccer team includes Abby Coderre, Abigail Hall, Kierra Goudy and Nella Hall of Stoughton.
