Team Woodland received the most points at the 2019 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games hosted by Flying Dust First Nation. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By Nikita Ganovicheff

Summer Games

Tony Cote Summer Games finishes early due to bad weather

Jul 19, 2019 | 5:02 PM

The 2019 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games held its closing ceremony yesterday after the competition was cut short due to rainy weather.

The Games closed with speeches from Flying Dust First Nation Chief Jeremy Norman, English River First Nation Chief Lawrence McIntyre, games manager Clay DeBray and members of the Federation of Sovereign Indigeneous Nations (FSIN).

“Things don’t go the way you want them to go. You’re going to have ups and downs,” Norman said. “My message is don’t give up. We as First Nation people have overcome a lot in the past 40 or 50 years. There’s a lot that goes against our people so support one another.”

A candlelight vigil also took place in the arena to remember those affected by residential schools, the ’60s Scoop and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

A candlelight vigil was held at the closing ceremony for the Summer Games. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

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The Results

Several of the final matches for soccer and softball were cancelled by the FSIN board and officials due to rain. The top four soccer teams in every division and softball teams who made the playoffs were all given gold medals and equal points.

At the end of the Summer Games, Team Woodland came out on top in total points. Team Woodland had 62 points followed by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) with 58 points and Meadow Lake Tribal Council with 57 points.

The results for total points from each tribal council that participated in the Summer Games. (Facebook/Flying Dust First Nation 2019 Tony Cote Summer Games)

Team OLCN faced off against Team STC on Tuesday July 16. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Brooklyn Sparvier from Onion Lake First Nation said she enjoyed playing 16U Girls Beach Volleyball at the games.

“I think it’s a good way to come here and meet new people, have fun and get to know people,” Sparvier said. “It’s like a good get together.”

Malachi Bearboy and Keiryn Cross from Team MLTC took part in the 14U Canoeing competition. The two said they had fun taking part in canoeing and Bearboy said he would continue canoeing in the future.

Malachi Bearboy (back) and Keiryn Cross (front) head to shore after finishing their canoe race. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Junior Women four km Cross Country winners: Bronze medalist Stacey Kitchener (left) from PAGC, silver medalist Harmony Woodrow (right) from Team Woodland and gold medalist Seaquin Rabbitskin (middle) from Team MLTC. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

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