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Crowd comes out for lacrosse

Grizzly camp proves popular
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Players face off in a scrimmage game. Stewart Burnett/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α±α–‘αŠα–…α‘Žα‘¦ α±α’‹αŠα–…α³α‘¦ α“±α‘­α’₯α”Ύ. α“±α‘α•ˆα‘¦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ αŠα”¨α–α‘Ž

Jon Tagoona had never played lacrosse outside of a few times in gym class.

β€œIt’s a pretty fun sport though,” he remarked as the three-day workshops, which he was instructing, were wrapping up in Rankin Inlet Thursday, Aug. 31.

β€œI wish we had it as a kid here, but it’s good that these kids get it now.”

The Grizzly lacrosse camp taught skills and drills and included game sessions for different age groups, from U7 to U18.

β€œIt’s about introducing a new sport that’s not really common here and getting kids involved in more sports,” said Tagoona.

He said the youth enjoyed the camp.

β€œThey were telling me how fun it is. The kids come up and say, β€˜Oh this is so much fun. I’ve never really played this before.’ It’s nice to introduce them to something new.”

The camp has been running annually for several years.

ᔭᓐ ᑕᒍᓇ α±α–‘αŠα“šα…α–…α“―α’ͺᖏᑦᑐᖅ α“šα‘―αŠα”…α’₯ α“―α“šα’₯.

β€˜β€™αŠα“•αŠα“‡αƒα‘¦α‘α–… α±α–‘αŠα–…α–’α’,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐅα“ͺᓗᓄᑦ α±α“•α•Ώα‘Žα“ͺα“—α’‹, α‘²α’ͺα’‹α”­α“‚ α‘•α’ͺᓐᓇ, α±αŠα“‚α“•α–…α‘α’ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐα’₯ α•Ώα‘Žα– αŠα’‹α“―

β€˜β€™α±α‘•α–ƒα“šα…α•ˆα“‚α“• α“„α‘•α•‹α…α‘Žα“ͺα“—α‘•, α‘­α“―αŠα“‚ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑐᖅ α’ͺᓇ α“„α•Όα•‹ ᖃᐅᔨα’ͺα“‚αŠα•α’ͺα‘•.’’

ᑯᕆᔅᓕ α“šα‘―αŠα”… ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑦ αƒα“•α“α“‚αŠα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“šα…α–…α‘α‘¦ ᐊα”ͺα‘•α…α”­α•†αŠα“•α–•α’₯ᑦ αŠα‘α•†αŠα“•α–α“α“‚α“ͺα“— , αƒα“•α“α“‚αŠα–…α‘Žα‘•α…α”ͺᑦ

α±α–‘αŠα•ˆα“―α•α’₯ ᑭᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄ, U7 ᐊα’ͺα“— U18.

β€˜β€™αƒα“•α“α“‚αŠα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“‚α–… α±α–‘αŠα•ˆα“―α–… αŠα‘α‘•α…α“šα…α–…α“―α’ͺᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ α‘­α‘―α“•α’ͺᓄᑦ. αŠα’»α’ͺα“— αƒα“šα…α‘Žα“ͺᓗᒋᑦ α±α–‘αŠα“‚α’ƒα‘―α‘¦

ᓄᑕᓂᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑕᖃᑦ αŠα“•αŠα“‡αƒα’α“±α“šα…α•α’ͺα‘•.

β€˜β€™α…α–ƒα‘²α‘•α“šα…α–…α‘α‘¦ α–ƒα“„α–… αŠα“•αŠα“‡αƒα‘Žα’‹α“‚α–“α“‚. α“„α‘•α–ƒ α–ƒαƒα•™α’ƒα–’α‘Ž α…α–ƒα•†αŠα–…α‘α–…α‘ αŠα“•αŠα“‡αƒα’α“±α–•α“‚α•α’₯ᓂᑦ. α±α–‘αŠα“šα…α–…α“―α’ͺα‘¦α‘ŽαŠα–α‘•α•‹, αŠα“•αŠα“‡α‘¦α‘α–… α±α–‘αŠα•†α…α–…α–’α“‚.

α±α“•α•†α‘Žα‘•α…α”ͺᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ αŠα•‹α’α’α“΄α–•α“„α‘¦.

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Sebastian Siksik pushes past the defender to look for an opening. Stewart Burnett/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α“―αΈα”…α‘Žα“ α“―α‘²α’ƒ αŠα”­α’ƒα“―α•—α–… ᐸα”ͺα’₯ α•Ώα“‚α–…α–’α“‚ ᐅᑯᐃᖓᓂᕐα’₯. α“±α‘α•ˆα‘¦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ αŠα”¨α–α‘Ž
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Matoo Tartak shoots on a breakaway. Stewart Burnett/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α’ͺᑐ α‘•α–…α‘• α’₯α“—α•†αŠα–…α³α–… ᐃα’ͺᕐα’₯. α“±α‘α•ˆα‘¦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ αŠα”¨α–α‘Ž