Red Deer Rockets softball team takes silver at Special Olympics Canada Games
The Red Deer-based squad went undefeated through round-robin play before falling in the gold-medal game at the Medicine Hat tournament.
The Red Deer Rockets softball team earned a silver medal at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, which wrapped up in Medicine Hat last week. The event drew roughly 1,700 participants and 1,500 volunteers across 10 sports, including athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, softball and swimming.
The Rockets roster included Red Deer's Brett Altheim, Liam Brereton, Ivan Cherviakoff, Harvey Coutre, Alex Fletcher, Luke Fletcher, David Fodchuk and Ronald McTeer, along with Sylvan Lake's Deegan Gulak, Red Deer County's Owen Morris and Stettler's Matt Mundorf.
The team went 3-0 in round-robin play, then beat Quebec 22-11 in the semifinals to reach the gold-medal game. On Friday, they lost 17-11 to a team from British Columbia, finishing with silver.
Special Olympics Red Deer praised the team on Facebook, saying the athletes represented Red Deer and Alberta with pride and demonstrated teamwork, determination and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.
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