By Andrew Breaker
Oki. On August 6th at the Deerfoot Sportsplex, the SN7, Recreation, and Siksika Health hosted the Run as One Sports night in Siksika. The event started off with the opening ceremony for the Run as One event at 1PM. There were riders and runners travelling from the Deerfoot Sportsplex to the Siksika Nation Fair Grounds, then they arrived at the Siksika nation Fair Grounds, they soon started the opening remarks, then, the ceremony began. Face paintings and a feast were also held around 3 PM.
After a few hours, the Deerfoot Sportsplex hosted the Run as One Sports Night at the baseball diamonds. An instructor from the Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club stopped over to provide some enjoyable activities for the staff and young people who had taken part in the rugby competitions. Soon after, all of the competitions would begin, including the baseball home run, hardest pitch, golf, floor hockey, and the shooter tutor alone with the hardest shot. Other competitions included lacrosse targets and hardest shots, 50-meter sprints, football quarterback back and punting, tug a war, spike ball, and three-on-three ball hockey and basketball. Once the competitions were concluded, prizes were given out.
