For a number of Langleyites, this weekend’s BC Summer Games were golden.
Langley athletes did the host community proud by taking home medals coloured gold, silver, and bronze from a weekend that was chock-full of action.
Field lacrosse
The host Fraser Valley field lacrosse team, including Langley residents Reece Callies, Johnny Pearson, Jacob Taylor, and Chase Fraser won gold.
Fraser Valley defeated Vancouver Island 7-1 in the gold medal game at Willoughby Park.
Box lacrosse
A Zone 3 (Fraser Valley) squad that included local players Steven Mayervich, Scott Trapp, Connar Abrams, and James Rahe edged Vancouver Island-Central Coast 4-3 in the gold medal contest.
Boys rugby
The Fraser Valley team with Langley’s Gavin Rowell and Cali Martinez won the gold medal, defeating Vancouver Island-Central Coast 21-5 in the tournament final.
Diving
Langley diver Kailee Lingham dove to gold medals in the one- and three-metre events.
Lingham appreciated the support of her team.
“It’s been an amazing experience,” she said. “It’s been a really good opportunity to spend time with my friends.”
Of her second victory, Lingham said she was “really, really happy again.”
Langley-based diver Nathan Jacobs took double silver in his events: boys Group B one metre and Boys Group B three metre.
Beach volleyball
Capturing the gold medal in girls beach volleyball at the BC Summer Games in Langley was especially sweet for Amanda Lundquist and Janae Enns of the host Fraser Valley zone.
The win was made even sweeter in front of family and friends. Enns lives just a few minutes away from the new beach volleyball facility at Langley’s Willoughby Park.
Lundquist and Enns never trailed as they beat the Vancouver Island zone team of Aleshia Orr of Victoria and Kelsey O’Neill of Nanaimo in straight sets 21-16 and 21-15 Sunday morning to capture the gold medal, two games to none.
Inline hockey
The Fraser Valley inline hockey team including Eric Callegari, Ryan Donaldson, Dallas Gaytmenn, Kurtis Klimek, Jordan Klimek, Taylor Kolisnyk, Kellan Lavallee, Quinncy Leroux, Ayden MacDonald, Jordan Maundrell, head coach Ron Leroux and assistant coach Dixon Leroux rolled to a gold medal.
Fraser Valley defeated Vancouver-Squamish 5-3 in the gold medal game.
Athletics
The Langley Mustangs track and field club had a bevy of medal winners from the Games. They included:
• Georgia Ellenwood – gold medals in high jump, long jump, 200-metre hurdles, and 4 x 400m relay;
• Jacob Houlton – gold medals in high jump, 300m dash, and 4 x 400 meter relay, and a silver medal in shotput;
• Taylor Neveu – silver in high jump;
• James Helner – gold in 1500m race walk;
• Allison Geisbrecht – gold in 4 x 100m relay; and
• Eli Kastelein - bronze in 300m dash, gold in 4 x 400m relay.
Langley participants in the Games included (from the BC Games website):
Baseball
Orville Germaine, head coach, Fraser Valley
Girls basketball
Gilda Lohr, official,
Pelletier Suzette,
Amy Sprangers,
Wes Steele official
Canoe/kayak
Meghan Cheung
Marlene Hoyt, official
Tammy Leuba, official
Sky Leuba
Patricia Muench, official
Connie Olsen, official
Jennica Rawstron, assistant coach Cariboo-North East
Jordan Traas, assistant coach, Vancouver Island-Central Coast
Elliot Hoyt, head coach, Fraser River Delta
Brodie Muench
Colton Muench
Del Muench
Athletics
Brent Dolfo, official
Georgia Ellenwood
Allison Giesbrecht
Keara Graham
David Hetherington, coach
Jacob Houlton
Eli Kastelein
Aiden Kits
Adam Marshall
Ben Marshall
Geoff Shaw, official
Randall Stuart, official
Special Olympics
Chris Lawrie
Matt Williams
Baseball
Sheldon Derton
Trevor Gauthier
Griffin Hebert
Liam Kano-McGregor
Kelly Kaye, assistant coach Vancouver-Squamish
Jordan McKay
Peter McMann
Braeden Montgomery
Boys Basketball
Shelley Ganchar, official
Evan Jackman
Girls basketball
Gilda Lohr, official
Suzette Pelletier, athlete
Amy Sprangers
Wes Steele, official
Jane Traas, official
Eric Kuntz, official
BMX
Malcom Kemp
Alanah Lewis
Bailey McHale-Boulte
Mackenzie McHale-Boulter
Hayden Mechielsen
Dustin Pospolita
Melissa Ruscheinski
Jaelynn Tielen
Cycling road/off road
Michael McIvor, official
Diving
Kailee Lingham
Wendy Lotnick, official
Emma Montgomery-Campbell
Lynn Purvis, official
Ashleigh Wiebe
Equestrian
David Esworthy, official
Kaylie Martinoff
Jacqui Oldham, official
Brooklyn Reid
Kathryn Southam, assistant coach, Cariboo-North Eas
Sharon Hall, official
Sue Muir, official
Wendy Sewell, official
Judy Turner, official
Kathy Wilson, official
Girts field hockey
Gena Dombrowski, official
Para-Equestrian
Stephanie Ross
Inline hockey
Eric Callegari
Bharet Chhinji, official
Raphael Clegg-Vinell, official
Ryan Donaldson
Scott Douglas, official
Andy Evans, official
Dallas Gaytmenn
Kurtis Klimek
Jordan Klimek
Taylor Kolisnyk
Kellan Lavallee
Quinncy Leroux
Ron Leroux, coach, Zone 3
Dixon Leroux, assistant coach, Zone 3
Ayden MacDonald
Jordan Maundrell
Ethan O’Brien, official
Brian Pusic, official
Mike Yanacopoulus, official
Box lacrosse
Steven Mayervich
John Richardson, official
Scott Trapp
Connar Abrams
James Rahe
Field lacrosse
Reece Callies
Trish Keizer, official
Bill Mosdell, official
Johnny Pearson
Jacob Taylor
Chase Fraser
Rowing
Vada Hayes
Cole Steere
Boys rugby
Jake Kulak
Calixto Martinez
Sean Murray
Luke Paterson
Stephen Rowell, official
Gavin Rowell
Harry Senkler
Colton Williams
Josh Thiel
Jake Thiel
Girls rugby
Jodie Cornell, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
Jen Thiel, head coach, Fraser Valley
Boys soccer
Mitchell Delgado
Girls soccer
Jeff Lively, official
Bryce Bell, official
Girls soccer
Emma Dearden
Joshua Goodman, official
Nicole Gracie
Kristina Grsic
Kelsey Mitchell
Boys softball
Mona Anglin, official
Bill Lindahl, official
Brad Snyder, official
Trevor Marsh
Girls softball
Mona Anglin, official
Amberley Marno, official
Marley Parker
Haili Pettifer
Laurie-May Quon, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
David Quon, head coach, Fraser Valley
Grant Sayle, official
Alisha Welch
Carol Chick, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
Ron Adams, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
Swimming
Kyla Barto
Daniel Duncombe
Catherine Duncombe, official
Hayley Gilmore
Kayla Harrison
Willem Hergesheimer, assistant coach, Vancouver-Squamish
Swimming Special Olympics
Marilyn Farquhar, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
Sky Hendsbee
Synchronized swimming
Jessica Klor
Towed water sports
Dan Steel, official
Lorne West, official
Amy Whitton
Rae Desaulniers, official
Towed water sports
Nicole Blackmore, official
Richard Blackmore, official,
Sherry Blackmore, official,
Richard Blackmore Jr.
Beach volleyball
Kara Jansenvandoorn, head coach
Raymond Lee, official
Amanda Lundquist
Victor Zych
Deb Adams, assistant coach
Boys Volleyball
Ryan Adams, head coach, Fraser Valley
Steven Berkenpas, assistant coach, Fraser Valley
Mark Antoniuk
Vadim Chernenko
Devon Dunn
Tim Edge
Jordan Geranksy, head coach
Braden Heppel
Michael Hsu
Mitchell Jarvie
Eli Tolkamp
Girls volleyball
Mollie Beugelink
Isabella Bulcock
Lauren Southern
Wrestling
Duane Kroeker, official
Emily McLean
Maddie Millsip