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U13 Powerful Championship pits eight teams in fight for gold

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

Eight teams from the Kivalliq and Iqaluit squared off in the 2023 U13 Powerful Championship in Rankin Inlet Feb. 24-26.

Gold 3-2 for the gold medal, with Salliq taking bronze.8-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ 2023-ᒥ U13-ᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕋᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 24-26-ᒥ.

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᒎᓕᒥᒃ 3-2-ᒥᒃ ᒎᓗᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᖢᓂ.

Bruce Matoo Netser cheers as Iqaluit takes a 3-2 lead in the finals. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Loron Sharp removes his helmet during closing ceremonies, as his team faced a 3-2 loss in the finals to Iqaluit, earning them silver in the tournament. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᓗᐊᕋᓐ ᓵᑉ ᓇᓴᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓴᕐᒥᒃ

ᐲᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᒪᑐᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ 3-2-ᓂᒃ

ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ, ᓯᐅᕗᑖᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᔪᓂ.

Iqaluit players embrace each other at the final buzzer, cementing their 3-2 win over Rankin Rock Gold. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Edith King streaks down the ice as Arviat takes on Naujaat. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᕇᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᑐᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ U13-ᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒃᑲᐅᓛᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᒥ, ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 26-ᒥ.

Stewart Burnett/NNSL

ᑲᐅᓴᓐ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐊᓂ, ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᒥᒃ.

ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᔭᒥᒃᑖᖅᖢᑎᒃ.