Scholarships
Team PEI wins 2025 St. John’s Centennial Cup as most improved
St. John’s, NL – Team Prince Edward Island was named winner of the Centennial Cup at the St. John’s 2025 Canada Game, awarded to the province or territory who improves the most from Games to Games based on their flag points. Chef de Mission Nicolle Derry accepted the award on behalf of Team PEI at the…
PEI Newsmakers – August 2025
August was another action-packed month of PEI sports. With Canada Games dominating many headlines, this month’s Newsmakers will highlight the non-Games achievements and accolades of the month. For a full breakdown of 2025 Canada Games results, please check out our summary of events: Team PEI wins 2025 Centennial Cup as most improved August 1…
Veronica MacLellan
Veronica MacLellan earned two bronze medals (para women’s 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke), becoming the third-ever swimmer to win a medal at the Canada Summer Games and second Team PEI athlete to earn two medals at a Canada Games. Veronica also finished in 4th place finish in the Para Women’s 50m freestyle, and a 5th…
PEI Newsmakers – July 2025
July 5 – Vanessa Keefe finishes fifth in the senior 68kg division at the Grand Prix of Spain wrestling. July 8 – U17 Whitecaps softball earn silver at Quebec Invitational Tournament. July 10 – Abbies Rugby Senior Women’s and U19 Men’s teams earn bronze medals at Atlantic Rugby Championships. July 11 – Brad MacKenzie named head coach of Halifax…
Alex Newson named Team PEI Flag Bearer for 2025 Canada Summer Games
Charlottetown, PE (July 30, 2025) – Team PEI is proud to announce that Alex Newson has been selected as the flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Canada Summer Games, taking place on August 8, 2025, in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Alex will lead Team PEI into the Opening Ceremony at the Mary…
Yolanda Pang
At just 14 years old, Yolanda won gold in the Under-16 and Under-18 divisions as well as U18 doubles gold with her partner at the Atlantic Junior Tennis Championships! She had a strong showing at Nationals as well making it to the round of 16 and defeating the No. 5 seed!
PEI Newsmakers – June 2025
June 1 – U15 Whitecaps win the first leg of the Atlantic Softball Series, defeat New Brunswick 3-1 in final. June 1 – Canada Games softball team wins first place at Richard Pettipas Memorial Tournament. June 1 – PEI Canada Games men’s rugby team finishes second at the Atlantic Test Event in St. John’s, losing to Quebec 17-10…
U15 Whitecaps Softball
The U15 Whitecaps softball team started their month off winning the first two legs of the Atlantic Softball Series with undefeated records. They finished even stronger, taking gold at the Quebec Invitational with a tight 1-0 victory over Team Quebec in the finals!
PEI Newsmakers – May 2025
May 1 – Noah Dobson named to men’s roster for IIHF World Hockey Championships in Sweden & Denmark. May 1 – Vanessa Keefe named to the Senior National Wrestling team to compete at Pan-Am Championships. First senior international appearance. May 3 – Brett Gallant, with partner Jocelyn Peterson, qualifies to represent Canada in Mixed Doubles Curling at…
2025 Sport PEI Scholarship recipients
Sport PEI is proud to announce the four scholarship recipients for our 2025 scholarships. Riley Bissett Graduating from: Grace Christian School Attending: Detroit Mercy University Sport: Lacrosse (competing for DMU – NCAA D1) Addison Langley Graduating from: Bluefield High School Attending: St. Francis Xavier University Sport: Soccer (competing for StFX – AUS/U SPORTS) Ailah MacDonald…