By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

Two athletes representing the local area had success in their respective sports at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L. and as a result came home with gold medals.

Picture Butte’s Corny Bergen won gold with Team Alberta’s men’s volleyball team after they swept Manitoba in three sets in Sunday’s gold medal game.

“I had the chance to start, and I really helped the team, I think, and the team did well, and it was a very awesome experience to be there and win gold at Canada Games,” said Bergen.

Bergen described the last play of the game before Alberta won the gold medal.

“There was a little bit of a rally going on and then we got (a) block to end the game, and everybody just stormed the court there and it was pretty exhilarating,” said Bergen

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