Yukon’s soccer girls endured another tough loss, this time to Saskatchewan, at the 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games Friday, but could hold their heads high after putting up a valiant fight.

In fact, Yukon held the green side goalless until the 30-minute mark. Unfortunately, the floodgates opened at that point.

Saskatchewan followed with two more goals at the 33rd and 35th minutes, with sniper Jaycee Krushelniski netting the third goal.

Yukon keeper Kalie Bennett made up for a tough second goal by making a key save before the end of the half to keep the game within Yukon’s reach and the score at the half 3-0.

Unlike the game against P.E.I., Yukon kept Saskatchewan from scoring early in the second half, with Bennett making another good save a couple of minutes into the half.

Saskatchewan put a shot off the post in the 61st minute but cashed in on an opportunity a minute later with Krushelniski drilling in a strike on a fine run from the left side to make it 4-0.

The Yukon finally got the break they needed at the 63-minute mark, as Abby Rich stroked home a penalty kick low and to the right of the Saskatchewan goalkeeper to pull Yukon to within three, 4-1.

Bennett made another save off a Saskatchewan free kick at 65 minutes, but Saskatchewan sub Folawe Balogun delivered a clinical strike past Bennett at the 69-minute mark to seal the deal for Saskatchewan and make the final 5-1 for the girls in green.

The Yukon girls looked to bounce back against Newfoundland and Labrador Saturday morning, but it wasn’t to be, as they fell 6-0 to the Easterners.

Meanwhile, in volleyball action Friday, the male team saw their run of success come to an end with a 3 set to 0 loss to New Brunswick in a hard-fought battle that the overall score wasn’t indicative of. Yukon lost the first two sets 25-22 and 25-23 before succumbing 25-15 in the final set.

The boys had a rematch with P.E.I. in a Consolation game on Saturday, but lost 3-0. They bounced back to claim 11th place over Nunavut 3-0.

In female volleyball, Yukon set off against Nunavut Friday in a Consolation game and edged Nunavut 3-2. Saturday, they lost 3 sets to one to Newfoundland and Labrador, but followed up with a victory over N.W.T. to claim 11th place.

In athletics Friday, Yukon’s Male 4x100 Relay team (Eban Basnett, Taiga Buurman, Andres Insley and Trix Sierra) finished a strong second in the Consolation Heat in 48.37 and came in 10th overall.

In the Female Discus, Alysha Gullison threw 24.45 metres for ninth in Group 1 and 17th overall.

In the Male Shot Put, Angus Clarke threw 9.72 metres and finished 16th overall.

In the Female Heptathlon, Emily King amassed 1,734 points through four events. On Saturday, she increased that total to 2,765 and finished 15th overall.

Also on Saturday, in the Female 5000 Metres, Cheyenne Tirschmann came in 14th in 20:27.05, followed by Kate Mason in 20:38.95.

In the Male 5000 Metres, Darby McIntyre clocked in 21st in 17:51.59.

In the Female 4x400 Metre Relay, Team Yukon (Amelie Guilbeault, Kate Mason, Sylvie Sanford and Cheyenne Tirschmann) crossed the line third in the Consolation Heat in 4:12.10 and finished 10th overall.

In the male 4x400 Metre Relay, Yukon (Brahm Hyde, Darby McIntyre, Jackson Sheardown and Trix Sierra) came in third in the Consolation Heat in 4:09.18 and finished 11th overall.

In the Male Discus, Glade Roberts hurled the disc 24.66 metres to finish 15th and Angus Clarke threw 18.26 metres to take 18th place.

(In Canoe and Kayak Friday, in the Male C-2 200 Metres, Kaleb and Mason Parry came in fourth in Heat 1 in 57.584. They then finished third in the Consolation Heat in 59.100 and eighth overall.

In the Male K-4 200 Metres, Yukon (Joel Girouard, Rogan Parry, Bruce Porter and Tycho Roy-Gelinas) finished fourth in Heat 2 in 39.664 and second in the Consolation Heat in 41.697.)

In the Male C-1 1500 Metre Final, Kaleb Parry came in eighth in 31:16.000.

In the Female K-1 5000 Metre Final, Julianne Girouard didn’t complete the race and finished 10th.

In the Male K-1 5000 Metre Final, Bruce Porter came in seventh in 25:30.200.

In Road Cycling Saturday, in the Female Criterium, Ava Irving-Staley finished 18th and Mathilde Roldan came in 25th. Elizabeth Archibald didn’t finish.

In the Male Criterium, Mack Jenner came in 43rd, followed by Spencer Littlefair in 44th.

In Individual Male Golf, Jase Johnstone and Drake Cooper had a tough day on the links, shooting 87 and 89, respectively. Johnstone sat at 250 and Cooper at 253 after three rounds.

On Saturday, Johnstone shot 84 and Cooper 93. Johnstone finished at 334 and Cooper 346 after the fourth and final round.

Yukon was shut out of the medals, but achieved many personal and team triumphs during the Games.