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The Kelowna-Vernon golfer is savouring the two gold medals he won at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont.
Playing at the par-72 Legends on the Niagara Golf Course, Humphreys finished the 72-hole individual men乌鸦传媒檚 tournament at 11-under-par.
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Humphreys defeated Guillaume Paquette of Quebec by one stroke after shooting a final round 2-under 70. He opened the tournament with a 1-over-par 73, then stormed back into the field by shooting 5-under 67 in the second and third rounds.
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Humphreys added to his medal haul with a second gold in the team event, featuring men乌鸦传媒檚 and women乌鸦传媒檚 combined results. B.C. was a whopping 28 strokes ahead of Quebec.
Elsewhere from the Games:
乌鸦传媒� Coldstream乌鸦传媒檚 Darcy Rhodes won gold as a coach with B.C.乌鸦传媒檚 men乌鸦传媒檚 box lacrosse team. B.C. overcame a 6-4 third-period deficit to beat Ontario 7-6 in the final.
The win capped off an emotional week for Team B.C. that saw them rally behind teammate Ben Pawluk of Victoria, who was unable to attend the Games due to a cancer diagnosis. The team hung Pawluk乌鸦传媒檚 jerseys behind their bench for strength throughout the Games and opponents lined up to sign them before each game.
乌鸦传媒� Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Braden Kersey won bronze for Team B.C. in the cycling road race, finishing in a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 20 seconds.
乌鸦传媒� In women乌鸦传媒檚 volleyball, Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Madison Gardner and Coldstream乌鸦传媒檚 Olivia Tymkiw helped B.C. capture bronze, beating Saskatchewan 3-0, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23.
On the men乌鸦传媒檚 side, Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Liam Remple and Team B.C. finished fifth with a 3-2 victory over Manitoba, 27-29, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.
乌鸦传媒� Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Raynen Campbell and the B.C. men乌鸦传媒檚 fastpitch softball team finished sixth overall. Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Laura Webster was an apprentice coach with the squad.
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