Following on the silver-medal success of his Hart Judo Academy clubmate Kimiko Kamstra on Tuesday, Lochlan Young of Prince George climbed the medal podium Wednesday at the Canada Winter Games judo tournament in Red Deer.
Young, 16, defeated Kristopher Lafrance of Prince Edward Island 1-0 in their bronze-medal match. Young went 2-0 in the preliminary round and his only loss was in the semifinals to Victor Gougeon-Gaze of Quebec, the eventual gold medalist.
On Tuesday, the 17-year-old Kamstra also got off to a 2-0 start, then topped Angelina McCristall of Alberta 1-0 in a semifinal match. In the grapple for gold, Kamstra lost 1-0 to Evelyn Beaton of Alberta.
Kamstra and Young will be back on the mats representing B.C. in the team event on Friday.
On Monday, snowboardcross racer Kolby Graham of Prince George made his debut at Canada Games an impressive one. The 17-year-old Graham qualified second, then won his quarterfinal and semifinal heats. In the big final he lost a close duel with Anthony Gervais-Marcoux of Quebec.
One other Prince George connection at the games, hockey referee Danika Kroeker, is on the ice this week in the eight-team women's tournament. That wraps up with the medal games on Saturday.
