March 17 – The final day of the Canadian Blind Sports Goalball Championships also proved to be the most thrilling, complete with huge upsets and new champions in both the men’s and women’s divisions. In women’s action, Team Ontario was the best squad today as they defeated both Saskatchewan (by a score of 2-0) and PEI (3 to 1) to win the gold. This is especially impressive given the fact that they entered this morning’s semi-finals ranked last, and had to take the hard road to the top by beating the two provinces who have combined to take the last four women’s titles. In the bronze medal game, Saskatchewan recovered from their stunning semi-final defeat, and rebounded to edge out Team Quebec by a score of 2 to 1. The close scores reflect the competitiveness of the women’s division, and all teams should be proud of the way they represented their Provinces at the event. In men’s action, the Ontario All-Blacks’ incredible 11 year winning streak was halted by Mario Caron and his Quebec squad, as they defeated the All-Blacks in semi-final action by a score of 4 to 3. The combined line-ups of both teams featured five current National Team athletes, who thrilled the crowd with an incredible game, and showcased why Goalball truly is one of the most exciting Paralympic sports. Quebec continued to surge and eventually defeated the seemingly unstoppable Alberta team for the Goal Medal in front of a boisterous crowd of about 75. Quebec had taken an early lead, but the veteran Alberta squad remained composed and made a game of it, with the final score accurately reflecting the intensity of the action as it ended 8 to 5.