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Day 11 Update

Alberta goes to bat Wednesday at Canada Summer Games

Aug 21, 2025 | 1:05 PM

Alberta’s athletes came out swinging on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games, as Alberta’s Women’s Baseball team took the field for the first time at the Games and added three more medals (gold, silver, bronze) to the province’s total.

Women’s Baseball made its inaugural appearance at the Canada Summer Games this year, marking an exciting milestone for the sport and Team Alberta.

“I’ve been representing Baseball Alberta for five years, so doing it on a big stage like the Canada Summer Games is really cool,” said Sydney Klebanosky (Spruce Grove), infielder for Team Alberta Women’s Baseball. “It means a lot being on the national stage, playing the best, other really good players, but knowing that I’m representing Alberta and that we’re doing a good job makes me really happy.”

Alberta got off to a strong start with a 16-6 win over British Columbia, followed by a 15-5 victory against Ontario.

“It was a really exciting game,” said Kelbanosky. “We got off to a good start, we got the ball rolling early, scored a bunch of runs and then from there, we knew we had it in the bag, we just had to keep playing good defence. The wind was a factor, but we still found a way to get a big win.”

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From the field to the podium, Alberta athletes continued to shine.

Two Lloydminster athletes from Alberta’s side of the line, made their way onto the podium after Jake McEachern struck gold in the Hammer Throw with a 58.94m and Sean Reimer took home silver with a 58.07m. Reimer also took home silver in the Hammer Throw from the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

In the hills of New Brunswick, Calgary’s Nico Knoll pedalled to a silver medal Women’s Cross Country Mountain Biking, pushing through rocky terrain for a strong second-place finish.

Team Alberta Volleyball continued its momentum, with both Men’s and Women’s squads notching their second straight wins. The Men edged out Manitoba 3-2, while the women came defeated Ontario 3-2.

On the links, Calgary’s Kali Yeske posted the day’s low round in Women’s Golf, shooting a 75 at Bally Haly Golf and Country Club despite strong winds. Yeske sits third overall, four strokes behind the leader with two rounds remaining.

Wrestling was all Alberta on Wednesday. The men’s team dominated Newfoundland 49-0, then followed with a 47-4 win over Nova Scotia. The women’s squad overpowered Prince Edward Island 49-5 and later made a 49-4 decision over Nova Scotia.

As Alberta continues to push for the podium, Thursday marks a rest day for Athletics and Cycling, while other sports look to carry the momentum forward on the Rock.

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“We pushed hard today, we made less errors than yesterday, we really did good keeping it on our side and let them commit the errors. These games can go in any direction. Any team can beat anyone here, it doesn’t matter what team is here, they’re all good and we have to play our best at all times.” – Luke Wright, Men’s Volleyball, on the 3-2 win over Manitoba and level of competition at the Games.

“Ontario is a really good team and we knew they were going to come out hot and our team made it easy with how we were playing, everything flowed, so everything really came together. Tomorrow, we play British Columbia and we just played them at Canada Cup, they’re a really good team and we’re expecting that, so hopefully we can stick to our game plan.” – Leyton Balint, libero for Team Alberta Women’s Volleyball, who sit with a record of 2-0 before heading into Thursday’s match against British Columbia.

HIGHLIGHTS

– Mountain Biking – Cross Country:

• Women’s Cross Country:
• Nico Knoll (Calgary): 1:34:12 (Silver)

– Athletics:

• Men’s Hammer:
• Jake McEachern (Lloydminster): 58.94 Gold
• Sean Reimer (Lloydminster): 58.07 Silver

– Women’s Baseball:

• Game 1: Alberta 16 – British Columbia 6
• Game 2: Alberta 15 – Ontario 5

– Golf:

• Women’s:
• Kali Yeske (Calgary): 75 (low score of the day, 154 after two rounds)

– Men’s Volleyball:

• Game 2: Alberta 3 – Manitoba 2

– Women’s Volleyball:

• Game 2: Alberta 3 – Ontario 2

– Wrestling:

• Men’s Team:
• Alberta 49 – Newfoundland 0
• Alberta 47 – Nova Scotia 4
• Women’s Team:
• Alberta 49 – Prince Edward Island 5
• Alberta 49 – Nunavut 4

For full schedules and up-to-date results, visit: cg2025.gems.pro

A list of all athletes and their hometowns are available on the albertasport.ca.

MEDAL COUNT (50):

Gold: 13

Silver: 19

Bronze: 18

Alberta finished the 2022 Canada Summer Games with 111 medals: 35 gold, 33 silver, 43 bronze.

NOTABLES

– Women’s Baseball player, Oakley Tanner (Edmonton) began playing the sport after watching her brother play with Claire Hingley, now the two are teammates at the 2025 Canada Summer Games.

– Thomas Rilett (Calgary) is a familiar name in this year’s Games, competing in both Road Cycling and Mountain Biking, Rilett competed in Week 1 and 2 of the 2025 Canada Summer Games.

– Mountain Biker, Nico Knoll (Calgary), comes from strong Olympic lineage, the daughter of Canadian Olympic Speedskater, Mark Knoll and Dutch Olympic Speedskater, Tonny de Jong.

ABOUT THE 2025 CANADA SUMMER GAMES

From August 8-25, 2025, the Canada Games will bring together over 5,000 athletes, managers, and coaches (over 500 from Alberta), across 19 different sports for the largest multi-sport event in the country. The Canada Games showcase the best of the best in sport and highlight the immense talents of our youth. The Games create a spirit of unity that spans each province and territory. For further information, visit albertasport.ca, or follow Team Alberta on Facebook and Instagram (@goteamab).