The Central Cyclones standout and reigning provincial champion continued her impressive debut season in the sport, first with a silver medal in the team dual meet competition before claiming gold in the women’s 65-kg division on Sunday.
Bradish qualified directly for the final in her individual weight class after posting a 4-1 record that included an 8-0 decision win over Manitoba’s Arianda Agoroff to close out the dual competition Sunday.
Interestingly enough, Bradish’s opponent in the single’s championship match, Judith Russell of Yukon Territory, was her only loss in the duals. Revenge was sweet, as Bradish needed only 2:17 to record the fall and take first place.
Kell also put together a 4-1 record in his 39-to-42-kg division but was unable to get his own measure of revenge, as he lost by technical fall to Manitoba’s Ebraheim Aldrar in the gold medal match.
Kyle Yamniuk’s bad luck in the duals saw him finish with a 3-2 record after a pair of close decision losses, seeding him in the bronze medal match against Northwest Territories’ Quinn Critch. There, Yamniuk picked up a similar result to his victory over Critch in the duals, winning by pinfall in 1:42 to secure his medal.
All three local competitors also won silver in the dual meets, with Alberta going undefeated to claim gold in both events.
Team Saskatchewan ended up closing out their home-province Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current in second place in both the medal standings and Games points.
In total, Team Sask recorded 56 gold medals, 80 silver and 77 bronze for 213 total medals. Alberta posted a commanding win in the medal total with 56 gold, 80 silver and 77 bronze for 299 medals; Manitoba was third with 49 gold, 59 silver and 171 total.
Saskatchewan also saw an improvement in Game points over the preview WCSG in Wood Buffalo, Alta. in 2015, recording 164 points to finish two ahead of Manitoba. Alberta also finished first there with 187 points.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for a complete rundown of Moose Jaw medalists from the week that was!
