U-Sports Women's basketball final 8
Sport Edmonton is thrilled to announce the upcoming refurbishment of the outdoor basketball court at McDougall School, paying tribute to the legendary Edmonton Grads basketball team. This exciting project was unveiled on Thursday, Oct 17th 2024.
Aligning with the USports Women’s Basketball Championships that occurred in our city in March 2024, this pays an important homage to the past and celebrates the future of trailblazing women in basketball.
The refurbishment includes:
- Installation of a new full-sized basketball court mural that pay homage to the greatest basketball team ever to play the game, the Edmonton Grads
- Addition of 6 new basketball hoops and nets
- New custom backboards with McDougall School design
- Freshly painted basketball poles featuring the names of all former Grads athletes
WNBA Canada Game
We were able to partners with the WNBA and NBA Canada to turn around a compelling court refresh at Wihkwentowin School in downtown Edmonton.
We launched the brand new court on Sunday May 5th right after the sold out game featuring the LA Sparks vs Seattle Storm.
In addition, we hosted a local girls team with a free basketball clinic to break in the court and each player received their own WNBA Wilson ball.
world u20 tackle football championships
This was the first time the World U20 Tackle Football Championships took place in Edmonton. It involved some of the best young football players in the world competing for the trophy over 10 days at Commonwealth and Clarke Stadiums.
Our legacy project for this event was our signature “BALL DROP”! We donated over 400+ jr. footballs to kids at Thrive Elementary School and to Sport Central. This is a simple and effective way to get more kids into the sport of football.
hoop city 3x3
Our community legacy project to honour this years edition of the Hoop City 3×3 festival will leave a lasting impact for years to come.
Through our partners we replaced over 300 basketball nets at City of Edmonton and Community League outdoor hoops all over the city. In addition, we replaced 50 broken or damaged basketball rims with brand new ones over the summer.
hlinka-gretzky cup
To celebrate the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup being back in Edmonton, we completed one of our famous BALL DROPS. This time we donated over 200 ball hockey sticks and packs of ball hockey balls to hockey loving kids at Eastwood and Duggan Community Leagues.
In addition, we did a ball drop at Sport Central so they can give out ball hockey equipment to deserving kids all across the capital region.
edmonton marathon
Our community legacy project from the 2024 Edmonton Marathon was a donation of over 100 brand new Running Shoes to our the Free Play organization.
These shoes were given to kids who love to run and play all over Edmonton.
