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Day Sixteen Recap
Tokyo Summer Olympics wrap up While no Saskatchewan athletes competed on Day 16, the final day of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Canada added one more medal to its total as track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell claimed gold in the women’s sprint. The medal brought Canada’s total haul to 24 (seven gold, six silver and…
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Day Four Recap
Canadian softball team wins bronze, makes history A 3-2 victory over Mexico on Day 4 earned the Canadian softball team, including Saskatoon’s Jenny Gilbert, a bronze medal — the country’s first in the sport at the Olympics. Emma Entzminger got Canada on the board in the second inning, scoring a pair of RBIs to give…
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Day Three Recap
Canada finishes softball round robin with 8-1 victory over Italy The Canadian softball team knew they’d be playing for bronze no matter the outcome of their final round robin game on Sunday, but that didn’t stop them for turning in a dominant 8-1 victory over Italy. After a scoreless first inning, Saskatoon’s Jenny Gilbert hit…
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Day Two Recap
Canadian softball suffers extra inning heartbreaking loss to Japan Japan scored the game’s lone run with an extra inning walk off single in the bottom of the eighth to dash Canada’s hopes of playing in the gold medal match Saturday. The red and white drops to 2-2 with the loss, while the No. 2 ranked…
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Day One Recap
Canadian softball team triumphs over Australia, improves to 2-1 Australia scored a single run in the top of the first inning, but it was the only time they made their way back successfully to home plate as Canada won Friday’s softball game 7-1. The red and white put their bats to good use in the…
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Before Opening Ceremonies
Gilbert and Canadian softball team split first two games Softball made its return to the Olympics on Wednesday and Team Canada, including Saskatoon outfielder and pitcher Jenny Gilbert, celebrated the occasion with a 4-0 win over Mexico in their first round robin game. A pair of RBIs in the first inning gave the red and white an early…
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Dream for Gilbert
CTV Saskatoon, July 6, 2021Photo Credit: Softball Canada Saskatoon-born Jenny Gilbert will be making a childhood dream come true when she attends the Tokyo 2020 Games as part of the Canadian softball team. This will be the first Olympics for the outfielder and pitcher. She previously represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games, helping the team to a…
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Gilbert headed for Florida
Softball Canada, March 24, 2021Photo Credit: Softball Canada With the Tokyo Olympic Games just over four months away, the women’s Canadian softball team is coming together in Florida for a series of exhibition games against local teams. Joining them as a part of the 18-player roster is Saskatoon outfielder Jenny Gilbert. The 15-player Olympic roster…
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Gilbert helps Canada qualify for 2020 Olympic Games in softball
Gilbert helps Canada qualify for 2020 Olympic Games in softball