Diego Sparrow-Gomez scored the winning goal in Team BC’s gold medal match against Team Saskatchewan at the recent North American Indigenous Games in Toronto.
Sparrow-Gomez, 17, helped his U19 men’s side roll through the tournament undefeated with wins over Ontario and the Yukon. Team BC then beat Manitoba 1-0 in the semi-final.
Sparrow-Gomez, is from the Musqueam Nation. He plays for the senior soccer team at Archbishop Carney secondary school as well as Fraser Valley Premier in the BC Soccer Premier League.
