Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, July 14th

Sports by Hartley Monday, July 14th, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

Special Olympics BC Summer Games:

The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in Prince George are officially over.

Local P.G. athletes earned many medals including a bronze in basketball.

Nearly 900 athletes from 46 communities competed in 10 sports.

Organizers “extremely pleased” with Special Olympics BC Games https://t.co/pvhltQSSz8

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 13, 2025

The sports were 10-pin bowling, basketball, bocce, golf, rhythmic gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, and track and field.

Results can be found here.

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George is back in the Major Leagues after being recalled by the New York Mets from their Triple-A Syracuse farm club on Friday.

We have made the following roster moves. pic.twitter.com/hDJBjC5RDs

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 11, 2025

Young, as a pinch hitter, hit a sacrifice fly in the 9th inning for the Mets on Sunday which tied their game 2-2 with Kansas City, however the Royals scored in the bottom of the 9th for a 3-2 win.

Good fundies, Jared! pic.twitter.com/oppqpBoTWH

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 13, 2025

Young, who turned 30 on July 9th, did not play in the Mets 3-1 Saturday win over Kansas City.

He is batting .171 with 3 homers and 5 RBI’s in 41 at bats this season with New York.

A’s  6  Toronto Blue Jays  3   (in Sacramento)

The Blue Jays are 55-41 as of the All-Star break, in first place in the American League East Division by two games over the (53-43) New York Yankees.

The Blue Jays will enter the All-Star break in 1st place in the division for the first time since 1993, and sixth time in franchise history:

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— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) July 13, 2025

The Jays begin a 6-game homestand when they entertain the San Francisco Giants Friday (4:07 PM PT).

The 95th MLB All Star game takes place Tuesday night in Atlanta while the homerun derby goes tonight (Monday).

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

CFL:

B.C. Lions  32  Edmonton Elks  14

Nathan Rourke passed for 345 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Lions who have won 10 of their last 11 meetings against the Elks.

The (3-3) Lions host the (4-1) Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday at 4 PM.

Week 7 of the CFL season begins Thursday (4:30 PM PT) with (1-4) Toronto at (3-2) Montreal.

The CFL schedule are here.

BC Football Conference:

The Prince George Kodiaks are less than a week before starting their BC Football Conference (BCFC) season.

The Kodiaks play the first of their 10 games on Saturday, July 19th when they host the Westshore Rebels at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

Tennis:

Jannik Sinner beat two-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz in 4 sets to win his first Wimbledon title. It comes just five weeks after losing to Alcaraz in the French Open final.

Hockey:

Former Prince George Cougars defenceman Dan Hamhuis of Smithers was inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame Saturday in Penticton.

Hamhuis, now a part owner of the Cougars, played a whopping 1,148 NHL games over an 18-year pro career.

PG Senior Lacrosse

The PG Senior Lacrosse finals begin tonight (Monday) with the first place Devils against the Assault.

Just prior to the game, the league awards being handed out prior to the game.