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Connor Mrazek and Tomas Pena notched goals for Nautsa’mawt FC in a 2-1 victory over Rivers FC of Kamloops in men’s League1 BC soccer action on Saturday in Vancouver.

Broadfoot leads way for B.C.

Jayden Broadfoot of Tk’emlúps/Kamloops was among Team B.C. flag bearers during the North American Indigenous Games opening ceremony on Sunday in Halifax.

“It’s a great honour to represent my team, community and province at the North American Indigenous Games,” Broadfoot said in a NAIG press release.

Broadfoot, who plays for the 16-and-under Team B.C. basketball team, was one of two B.C. flag bearers, along with 19-and-under female volleyball player Leah Parker of Prince George and Métis Nation BC.

More than 20 athletes from

Kamloops are in action at the event, which wraps up on July 23.

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson will be in attendance on July 21 when the successful bid for 2027 NAIG will be announced.

Tk’emlúps/Kamloops is up against Calgary for the right to host the 2027 Games, which will feature more than 6,000 participants from 756 Indigenous Nations in Canada and the U.S., ages 13 to 19, competing in 16 sports over an eight-day period.

Tk’emlúps/Kamloops is the lone Indigenous-led bid.