TEAM P.E.I. SPLITS FIRST TWO GAMES IN RUGBY 7S ACTION

Women’s rugby 7s squad bounces back with 50-0 win over Manitoba

Team P.E.I.’S Ria Johnston looks to outrun her opponents from British Columbia in rugby 7s action Aug. 8 at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Ontario. P.E.I. lost 34-5 but bounced back to defeat Manitoba 50-0 later in the day. For more results and pictures, as well as Team P.E.I.’S Aug. 10 schedule,

Both beach volleyball teams got off to great starts on Aug. 8 at the 2022 Canada Summer Games underway in the Niagara region of Ontario.

Julia Henry and Ella Hickey started the day with a win against Nunavut. Ethan Boyd and Luke Hyde also got their tournament started on the right foot, with a win over Nunavut on the main court. Both teams were back in the afternoon, and conditions were tougher as the wind had picked up throughout the day. The women’s team had a tough matchup with Newfoundland and Labrador and lost two hard-fought sets to drop the game 2-0. The men’s team was back on the main court vs Yukon, and despite battling the wind for most of the match, Boyd and Hyde won in straight sets.

Men’s baseball played a great game versus Quebec to open the day, keeping it close and sending it to extra innings tied 2-2. Jordan Mahar pitched 6 2/3 strong innings to keep P.E.I. in the game. P.E.I. scored two runs to go up 4-2, heading to the bottom of the eighth. However, Quebec scored two runs to tie the game 4-4, before walking it off to win 5-4. In their second game of the day, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador faced off in an Atlantic Canadian battle. Jack Burke made the start, allowing one earned run over three innings. P.E.I. got off to a great start leading 5-1 after four innings. Chris Macdougall went 3-4 at the plate, while Ethan Smith and Tyson Wedge both went 2-4. Aiden Maas pitched well in 3 innings of relief, to record the first win for Team P.E.I.

Women’s box lacrosse played a double header Aug. 8, facing Saskatchewan in the morning and Manitoba later in the day. Saskatchewan was a physical team, but Team P.E.I. came back after being down 4-1 to finish tied 5-5. Scoring for Team P.E.I. were Sarah Lewis, Maleah Welton, Clare Bowie, Olivia Macaulay and Tori Jayne Chapman. Getting a breakaway and losing her shoe at half, Chapman scored halfway through the 3rd period to tie the game. In their second game of the day, Team P.E.I. lost to Manitoba 8-1., with Lewis scoring the lone P.E.I. goal.

Rugby 7s made its debut at the Canada Games Aug. 8, with Team P.E.I. facing off against British Columbia and Manitoba. Against B.C., P.E.I.’S Emily Mckenna scoring at the 2:20 mark to make it 5-0. However, the team was unable to keep up its momentum and lost 36-5. Team P.E.I. regrouped the second game of the day, defeating Manitoba 50-0. The first half saw tries scored by Alanna Mabey, Ria Johnston, Katie Douglas and Emily Mckenna. Katie Murphy added two conversions to the tally, and Carmen Seaman one, making it 26-0 at half. In the second half, Hannah Somers added two tries, Carmen Seaman had one and Murphy had two more conversions. The final score was 50-0.

Elena Leclair was Team P.E.I.’S first swimmer to qualify for a final at the 2022 Canada Games. Elena performed well in the 200M Butterfly (Elena Leclair – 2:34.80) and 400M Individual Medley (5:24.42), qualifying for the B final in both events. Swimming in both finals later in the day, Elena swam faster in the 400M IM (5:17.18) to place her 10th overall. Elena finished the butterfly with a time of 2:35.13, good for 15th overall.

Following are the performance from Day 2 for Team P.E.I. athletes.

Tennis

PE 3 vs NT 2 – match postponed due to rain

Beach Volleyball (female)

F – PE 2 – NU 0

NL 2 – PE 0 – women fall to 1-1

Beach Volleyball (male) PE 2 – NU 0

PE 2 – YT 0 – men improve to 2-0

Baseball

QC 5 – PE 4 in extra innings (8)

PE 5 – NL 3, team is 1-2

Box Lacrosse (female) PE 5 – SK 5

MB 8 – PE 1, team is 0-2-1

Softball

SK 7 vs PE 0, team is 0-2

Triathlon – Sprint (male) Alex Rogers – 1:06.21 (17th)

Ryan Macdonald – 1:06.28 (18th)

Max Macisaac – 1:13.02 (26th)

Triathlon – Sprint (female)

Lauren Doyle - 1:18:58.00 (22nd)

Maya Abou El Naja 1:19:18.00 (23rd)

Meghan Runge – 1:23.04

(26th)

Rugby 7s

BC 34 – PEI 5

PEI 50 – MB 0, team is 1-1

Basketball (male) MB 103 – PE 55 Team is 0-1

Basketball (female) ON 95 – PE 47 Team is 0-1

Soccer (male) NB 1 – PE 0 Team is 0-1

Mountain bike (female)

Lilly Nicholson – Pulled from the race, (safety purposes once other competitors catch up / lap other racers)

Mountain bike (male) Donovan Howatt – Pulled Matt Jelley – Pulled Calum Lea - Pulled

Swimming a.m. 50M Breaststroke (female)

Ivy Ban – 39.78 Holly Nickerson – 40.07 Charlotte Oatway – 42.16 Madison Brown – 42.41 50M Breaststroke –

(male)

Jake Weatherbie – 36.31 Raphael Tang – 36.41 Tom Ban – 37.00 Phoenix Li – 40.45

Butterfly 200M –

(female)

Elena Leclair – 2:34.80, qualified for B final Nadia Carr – 3:13.87 Leanne Yorke – DSQ

Butterfly 200M – (male)

Sam Gaudet - 3:17.21 Camren Macleod – 2:46.90

400M IM – (female)

Elena Leclair – 5:24.42, qualified for the B final Holly Nickerson – 5:51.27 Madison Brown – 6:32.40 Charlotte Oatway – 6:37.67

400M IM – (male)

Keegan Macdougall – 5:21.06

100M Free – (female)

Leanne Yorke – 1:05.08 Jorja Desjardins – 1:05.30 Sophie Corrigan – 1:05.34 Emma Cerisano – 1:08.03

100M Free – (male)

Raphael Tang – 59.29 Andrew Sauer – 1:00.70 Tom Ban – 1:01.55 Aiden Macewen – 1:01.58

Swimming PM 400M Individual Medley

B Final – Elena Leclair – 5:17.18, 10th overall

200M Butterfly

B Final – Elena Leclair – 2:35.13, 15th overall

4 x 100m Medley Relay Mixed

4:40.81 – 9th place finish