PRINCE GEORGE, B.C (GNB) – Team New Brunswick archers Alyssa Murphy, of Hanwell, and Hailey Baisley, of Miramichi, each won bronze medals in their respective events Tuesday at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C.
Baisley fired the winning shot on his last arrow to win a bronze medal in the men’s recurve event Tuesday evening.
“It feels amazing, it’s the best day of my life,” said Baisley, 19, right after the medal performance. “It’s getting to do what I love and achieving my goals for so long.”
Earlier in the day, Murphy did the exact same thing as Baisley by firing her winning shot on the last arrow to win a bronze medal in the women’s compound archery.
“I didn’t see it (winning the medal) coming,” said Murphy, 14, following the event. “It took a lot of concentration and breathing.”
Murphy and her competitor from Team British Columbia were tied with three arrows left. Murphy’s last shot snagged the bronze-medal performance by one single point.
“My day started off good,” she added. "Then I had a bad round then I came back strong.”
Tuesday’s double-medal performance gives Team New Brunswick three medals.
Murphy returns to action Wednesday in the mixed team compound event with Christopher Golden, who missed the men’s compound archery medal round by one point.
In target shooting action, the women’s duo of Tonisha Noddin, of St. Stephen and Katelynn Turner, of Sackville, placed eighth in the team air pistol event. Scott Ring, of St. George, and Spencer Tapley, Wiliamsburg, placed eighth in the men’s team air pistol event.
Team New Brunswick’s alpine skiing did well on the slopes with Cameron Magee, of Rothesay, Ian Morrison, of Quispamsis, Camden Sutherland, of Fredericton, Brandyn Cooke, of New Maryland, Caeden Carruthers, of Fredericton, and Walter Teague, of Woodstock placing in the top 26 in the giant slalom event.
In biathlon, Zacharie Boissonnault, of Campbellton, was the top New Brunswicker in the men’s 10-kilometre sprint followed by Alex Landry, of Charlo, Raphael Daigle, of Dumfries and Colin Niles, of Saint John
Gina Heppell, of Charlo, was the top New Brunswick female in the 7.5 kilometre sprint , followed by Lindsay Arseneault , of Dalhousie, Emma Septon, of Miramichi, and Gabrielle Landry, of Charlo.
New Brunswick lost 70-35 to Team Alberta in wheelchair basketball. Sean Wilson, of Saint John, was the top scorer with nine points. In women’s hockey, Team NB beat PEI 2-1. In Men's Curling,Team NB lost 8-7 in extra end to PEI.
Following are Team New Brunswick Tuesday Feb. 17 results at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, in Prince George, B.C.
Alpine (Purden)
Men’s Giant Slalom -- Caeden Carruthers (Fredericton) 25th, Brandyn Cooke (New Maryland) 23rd, Cameron Magee (Rothesay) 17th, Camden Sutherland (Fredericton) 22nd, Walter Teague (Woodstock) 26th, Frederic Verret (Edmundston) DNF and Ian Morrison (Quispamsis) 20th.
Archery (CJNSC)
Medal round women’s -- Alyssa Myrphy (St. Stephen) bronze medal (141 pts) and men’s compound Christopher Golden (Tracy) 142pts – did not qualify for semi-final.
Individual elimination round women’s and men’s recurve Sarah MacDermaid – Napan, 839pts lost in quarter finals. Hailey Baisley – Miramichi, 1,094 pts and wins bronze.
Artistic Gymnastics (CJNSC)
Women’s all-around final – Kaitie Shea (Grand-Bay Westfield) 34.200pts, Chelsea Wilson (Moncton) 33.950pts and Abigail Dolan (Fredericton) 32.400pts after two events.
Biathlon (Otway)
Women’s 7.5 km Sprint Gina Heppell (Charlo) 18th, Gabrielle Landry (Charlo) 40th, Emma Septon (Miramichi), 38th and Lindsay Arseneault (Dalhousie) 33rd.
Men's 10 km Sprint Zacharie Boissonnault (Campbellton) 25th, Raphael Daigle (Dumfries) 38th, Alexandre Landry (Charlo),31st, Collin Niles (Saint John) 39th.
Men’s Curling (Prince George Golf & Curling Club)
New Brunswick 7 Prince Edward Island 8 (extra end)
Women’s Hockey (CN Centre or Kin 2)
NB 2 PEI 1 (CN Centre)
NB – Janelle Graham (Dieppe) and Abby Beale (Sackville)
Target Shooting (College of New Caledonia)
Men’s team air pistol finals – Team NB 8th (Scott Ring , St. George, Spencer Tapley, Williamsburg)
Women`s team air pistol finals – Team NB 8th (Tonisha Noddin – St. Stephen, Katelynn Turner – Sackville).
Wheelchair basketball (Duchess Park Secondary School)
New Brunswick 35 Alberta 70
NB -- Sean Wilson 9, Jacob Fudge 8, John Collins 6, Colin Higgins 6, Brandon Humphrey 2, Spencer Price 2, Alexandre Hayward 2.
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