Sask. Winter Games: Four different districts win biathlon medals
The big cities swept the mass start U-15 male biathlon, while Rivers West and Prairie Central medalled in the female U-15 mass start biathlon at Blue Mountain on day two of the Saskatchewan Winter Games.
Twelve-year-old Dawson Schigol from Saskatoon edged out 14-year-old James Grundahl of Regina for the gold medal in the male competition, finishing five seconds ahead with a time of 17:58. Nicholas Selinger of Regina, 15, won bronze with a time of 18:56.
The trio finished nearly two minutes ahead of the rest of the pack. All three also swept the podium on Monday in the sprint race, with Grundahl winning gold, Schigol winning silver, and Selinger winning bronze.
In Tuesday’s female competition, 14-year-old Sarah Bargen from Rivers West won gold by nearly a minute, finishing with a time of 19:10. The Ritco sisters, respresenting Prairie Central, won silver and bronze, as Avery finished 23 seconds ahead of her sister Ashtyn.