Saskatchewan's Erica Gavel wins Silver in Parapan Am wheelchair basketball
Prince Albert's own Erica Gavel and the women's wheelchair basketball team lost by eight points to the United States at the Parapan Am Games Friday, resulting in a silver-medal finish.
The Americans ended up with 80 points and the Canadians with 72.
Goncin going for gold
Canada's dominant run in men's wheelchair basketball will culminate in the gold medal game on Saturday.
Canada beat Brazil 70-54 on Friday morning to advance to the championship game, as well as booking a spot in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
Book it! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamCanada?src=hash">#TeamCanada</a> men to join women at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a>! But first, gold medal matches at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TO2015?src=hash">#TO2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneTeam?src=hash">#OneTeam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneGoal?src=hash">#OneGoal</a> 🏀🍁 <a href="http://t.co/uKbTYuS4g2">pic.twitter.com/uKbTYuS4g2</a>
—@WCBballCanadaSaskatchewan's Nik Goncin has been one of Canada's best performers the entire tournament. He finished with seven points, seven assists and a game-high 16 rebounds against Brazil.
Goncin took to Twitter following the win:
WE ARE GOING TO RIO , YESS thank you so much to everyone all over the world and especially the crowd for cheering us on!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamCanada?src=hash">#TeamCanada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WBC?src=hash">#WBC</a>
—@goncinCanada will play the United States for gold on Saturday at 9 a.m. CST.
Dupont goes two for three
Saskatoon's Ilana Dupont has two reasons to be thrilled about the 2015 Parapan Am Games: silver and bronze.
The 29-year-old won a medal in two of the three events she competed in.
On Friday, she couldn't make her medal count a perfect three for three: she finished fourth in the women's 400-metre T53. Canadian teammate Jessica Frotten finished ahead of her, earning the bronze.
Dupont won silver in the women's 100-metre and bronze in the 800-metre on Thursday.
Saskatchewan's future star
Samantha Ryan's impressive Parapan Am Games debut has come to an end.
The Saskatoon swimmer finished fourth in the women's 100-metre freestyle S10 this morning, which was just good enough to qualify for the final. In the final, Ryan finished sixth.
The 16-year-old leaves Toronto with a silver medal in the women's 100-metre butterfly.