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Local biathletes come home with medals

Omineca Ski Club biathletes competed with over 100 biathletes from British Columbia, Washington and the Yukon at the Whistler Olympic Park.
Local biathletes come home with medals
Local biathletes come home with medals

Over the weekend, Omineca Ski Club biathletes competed with over 100 biathletes from British Columbia, Washington and the Yukon at the Whistler Olympic Park.

Cole Bender is coming home with one silver in the sprint and one gold in the pursuit.  With his overall performance this winter, Cole received the award for the 2015/2016 BC Cup Series top juvenile biathlete.

His sister, Adrienne, won the award for the 2014/2015 BC Cup Series top midget biathlete and demonstrated her precise shooting skills this weekend.  For her part, Nicole Hamp earned herself a third place during the sprint race while her father, Randy, and her sister, Julia, had a great time racing.