Local athlete represents Burns Lake at B.C. Summer Games

Local athlete represents Burns Lake at B.C. Summer Games

Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Matson represented Burns Lake at the 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna this July, charging onto the pitch for Zone 7’s (North West) U17 Girls Rugby 7s team. In her BC Summer Games debut, the local powerhouse received an age exemption to play on the U17 roster and competed in five matches over the tournament weekend from July 24 to 26. Jennifer took the Okanagan summer heat and wildfire smoke – which threatened to postpone…