Photo: Nash Roberts (#12) of Team Prairie Central gets some air during a basketball game at the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games. Nash’s father Lance Roberts was also part of the mission staff during the event. (Submitted by Angie Reddekopp)
The 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games took place from July 21st to July 27th and saw over 2,000 athletes, coaches, officials and support staff from around the province gather in Lloydminster for the competition.
Athletes from 221 communities throughout Saskatchewan, split into nine districts, competed in 14 different sports, which were split between two phases of competition.
Numerous athletes from Martensville took part in the Summer Games as part of the Prairie Central District, including; Soccer (M) – Peter Braun, Owen Fehr, Declan Montgomery, Wrigley Riggs, Iago Souza Diaz, William Von Niessen, René Zabaleta Bargen and Abel Zabaletz Alcázar (Coach); Tennis – Kershire Nikolaisen, Drew Reddekopp, Sawyer Smysniuk, Angie Reddekopp (Manager) and Amber Nikolaisen (Mission Staff); Athletics – Rosalie Braun, Madelyn Guggenheimer, Ashley Hammer, Caelen Bridgette and Adrianna Schmidt; Baseball – Mason Schierling; Basketball (F) – Brooklyn Edwards; Basketball (M) – Ari Guggenheimer, Preston Hindley, Isaac Klassen, Jerryd Reddekopp, Lukas Arneson, Ivan Sowah, Graham Reddekopp (Coach), and Angie Reddekopp (Manager); Beach Volleyball – Katie Reimer; Soccer (F) – Ella Lins; Volleyball (M) – Matthew Sader.
Prairie Central finished sixth in the medal standings after winning a total of 24 medals, including 8 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 8 bronze medals.
Martensville saw three kids compete in tennis, with none of them having actually participated in the sport before; however, they practiced hard for three weeks and according to Manager Angie Reddekopp, “they loved every minute of it and they improved each game, scoring more points than the game before.”
Local resident Graham Reddekopp was the coach for Team Prairie Central’s male basketball team, and the team had a goal of finishing in 5th place, which they were successful with after losing only two games throughout the competition.
“My favorite part of the Saskatchewan Summer Games was watching my players battle and earn Prairie Central the most wins it has ever had,” Graham Reddekopp stated.
“I loved seeing all of the athletes having fun with each other in the village. It is such a great experience for these kids and if you ever have the chance to get involved as an athlete, manager, coach or volunteer, I highly recommend that you do it. It was such a rewarding experience for everyone involved,” Angie Reddekopp said.
The 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games will take place in Meadow Lake – Flying Dust First Nation from February 15-21, 2026.
