Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 5th as of 12:05 a.m.
Updated at 10:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George went 0-for-1 with a run scored in the Chicago Cubs’ 7-6 victory in 11 innings over the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday afternoon.
Young came into the game as a pinch runner and then played first base.
In seven regular-season games with Chicago this year, the 27-year-old Young is 4-for-18 at the plate for a .222 batting average with one homer and four RBIs.
The (39-45) Cubs visit the (46-40) Brewers again tonight (Wednesday 5:10 PT).
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Toronto Blue Jays 4 Chicago White Sox 3
The (46-40) Jays visit the (37-50) White Sox again tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow (5:10 PT).
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars did not take a player in the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft today (Wednesday).
The Cougars had the 45th overall pick in the Draft but decided to pass.
The players that were picked by the 60 CHL teams can be found here.
WHL Selections by Country
Czechia – 14
Sweden – 3
Finland – 2
Latvia – 2
Norway – 2
Slovakia – 2
Japan – 1
Poland – 1
Switzerland – 1
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Josh Dixon has stepped down as Prince George Cougars Associate Coach.
He is leaving the Cougars after two seasons after accepting the job as Head Coach of the
University of Guelph hockey team in U-Sports.
Dixon excited for new opportunity closer to home, wishes Cougars well https://t.co/piLypTn8Et | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/YvMGdAEwlM
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 5, 2023
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Hockey Canada has a new president and chief executive officer.
Katherine Henderson, who has spent the last seven years at the helm of Curling Canada, has been appointed to the job by the new board of directors.
Hockey Canada has had a scandal-plagued year over its handling of sexual assault allegations and payouts.
The entire board and the CEO resigned in October after private sponsors and federal funding was cut off.
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The NHL Trade Tracker is here or here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
WALL OF HONOUR!
Sam Raphael, a @DPSSCondors grad, had one of the finest @UNBCMBB careers in green & gold history.
A defender. A scorer. A teammate. A champion.
Join us in welcoming Sam to the @UNBC TWolves Wall of Honour, right where he belongs!
READ: https://t.co/8NMyNSxdYO pic.twitter.com/Kwx5Uhxt7t
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 5, 2023
Prince George Senior Lacrosse: (1st game in the best of 3 semifinals)
PG Devils 22 Mackenzie 2
Tennis:
Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov both won their first-round match in four sets at Wimbledon.
Earlier, Canadian Leylah Fernandez won her first-round match in three sets while another Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered an upset loss in four sets against American Michael Mmoh.
Wimbledon results are right here.
Soccer:
Canada is advancing to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Canada defeated Cuba 4-2 in its group stage finale Tuesday.
The victory means Canada will face Group A winner U.S. in the tournament quarterfinals on Sunday.
CFL:
A short week of practice for the (3-1) B.C. Lions as they host the (2-1) Montreal Alouettes Sunday afternoon at 4:00.
The Lions are coming off Monday’s 45-24 loss to the (3-0) Toronto Argonauts.
Week 5 of the CFL season starts Thursday night (6:00 PT) with (0-4) Edmonton at (2-1) Saskatchewan.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Basketball:
“It’s a feeling I’ll never forget”: Prince George athlete wins basketball gold at Special Olympics Worlds Games https://t.co/Lfy3jYbJw4 pic.twitter.com/pVUJo9OPkg
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 2, 2023
Golf:
Cougars Alumni Charity Golf Tournament continues to raise funds for Spirit of the North https://t.co/vm86ZIFqe7 pic.twitter.com/NFTESjXFh2
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 3, 2023
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