Several local athletes are in Halifax, preparing to compete for Team B.C. at the Canada Winter Games.
A dozen residents of Surrey and Delta will compete in the first week of competition, with another nine not scheduled to begin until week two.
Three Delta players will be on the men’s hockey team, which begins play against Quebec tomorrow (Saturday). Forward Nic Petan and goaltender Tristan Jarry of North Delta, and Ladner defenceman Macoy Erkamps are on the B.C. roster, taking a break from B.C. Hockey Major Midget League play with the Greater Vancouver Canadians to attend the Canada Winter Games.
Petan is the team’s leading scorer, netting 17 goals and 46 points in 33 games played. Erkamps, in 30 games played, has four goals and 18 points, while Jarry has been named the starter in 21 of 36 games played by the Canadians this season.
Erin Higgins of Ladner, Coti Koski of Surrey and North Delta’s Derek Lundie are on the wheelchair basketball team which will being play with two games Sunday, against Alberta and New Brunswick.
Another three athletes, Shallon Olsen of Surrey and Delta’s Dyson Devy and Julian Geisler, will compete in gymnastics Sunday through Thursday.
Kelly Bannon of Surrey will suit up for Team B.C. for the ringette tournament, which gets underway with games against Saskatchewan tomorrow and Ontario on Sunday.
Zachary Leman is part of the eight-member squash team, which will compete Sunday through Thursday.