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Oklahoma girls haven't played much five-on-five basketball ? the state officially switches from six-on-six this year ? but you'd never have known it at the North American Indigenous Games. The bantam, midget and juvenile basketball teams all took home gold medals.

"We were a bit surprised by the level of play," said assistant midget (15 and 16 years old) coach Jan Gilmore, from Ada, Oklahoma. "It wasn't always up to what we were expecting."

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In his debut as a fight promoter, former Canadian heavyweight boxing champion Ken Lakusta put together one of the better fight cards Edmonton has seen in some time. Called "Title Bound," the Aug. 14, seven bout card featured junior middleweight sensation Tony Badea. He extended his pro record to 10-0 with a 10 round decision over Vancouver's al Harper at the Italian Cultural Centre in Edmonton.

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In his debut as a fight promoter, former Canadian heavyweight boxing champion Ken Lakusta put together one of the better fight cards Edmonton has seen in some time. Called "Title Bound," the Aug. 14, seven bout card featured junior middleweight sensation Tony Badea. He extended his pro record to 10-0 with a 10 round decision over Vancouver's al Harper at the Italian Cultural Centre in Edmonton.

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The Lasso Golden Eagles of Lac La Biche, Alta., captured the "A" side of the 1995 Canadian Native Fastball championship by downing Amisk of Winnipeg 8-3 on Aug. 7. Amisk had been beaten by Lasso in the semi-final 6-0, only to come through the hard way into the final, just to be again beaten.

The championship was held in the Rocky Mountain resort of Invermere, 150 km southwest of Banff, in typical mountain weather, which is to say that the weather was hot and sunny, with the mercury climbing about the 30C, for the first two days, cool and rainy for the last two.

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The Lasso Golden Eagles of Lac La Biche, Alta., captured the "A" side of the 1995 Canadian Native Fastball championship by downing Amisk of Winnipeg 8-3 on Aug. 7. Amisk had been beaten by Lasso in the semi-final 6-0, only to come through the hard way into the final, just to be again beaten.

The championship was held in the Rocky Mountain resort of Invermere, 150 km southwest of Banff, in typical mountain weather, which is to say that the weather was hot and sunny, with the mercury climbing about the 30C, for the first two days, cool and rainy for the last two.

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Though they had outscored their opponents 38-4 in games leading up the men's fastball at the North American Indigenous Games, it wasn't enough for Team Ontario. They gave up three runs in the first inning to New Brunswick and were unable to get themselves back into the game.

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Though they had outscored their opponents 38-4 in games leading up the men's fastball at the North American Indigenous Games, it wasn't enough for Team Ontario. They gave up three runs in the first inning to New Brunswick and were unable to get themselves back into the game.

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In the volleyball championships at the sweltering Blaine High School, Alberta's juvenile girls overcame some hardships on the way to a bronze medal. Led by the consistency of Terri-Lynn Cunningham of Gift Lake, Alta., and the power of Blaine Cardinal-Mooswa of Saddle Lake, Alta., the team got into the playoffs, only to lose a close match to Saskatchewan before defeating Manitoba in the consolation final.

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In the volleyball championships at the sweltering Blaine High School, Alberta's juvenile girls overcame some hardships on the way to a bronze medal. Led by the consistency of Terri-Lynn Cunningham of Gift Lake, Alta., and the power of Blaine Cardinal-Mooswa of Saddle Lake, Alta., the team got into the playoffs, only to lose a close match to Saskatchewan before defeating Manitoba in the consolation final.

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After being three-points behind at half time, North Dakota roared back to win the gold medal in junior ladies basketball at the North American Indigenous Games. The final score, 43-31, showed the mastery of the Dakota club over the home team.

"We kind of came out a little slow, but we started to take it to them on defence," said Carla Brunsell, of New Town, N.D. "We got the ball inside, drew fouls. But I knew we could beat them because we beat them before."