Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game—-(in Atlanta)
National League 6 American League 6
For the first time in MLB All-Star Game history, the outcome was decided by a home run swing-off which was won by the National League 4-3.
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action Friday (4:07 PM PT) when they entertain the (52-45) San Francisco Giants.
The (55-41) Blue Jays are in first place in the American League East Division by two games over the (53-43) New York Yankees.
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Jared Young of Prince George was recalled by the New York Mets from their Triple-A Syracuse farm club on Friday, which was a day after his 30th birthday.
Young is batting .171 with 3 homers and 5 RBI’s in 41 at bats this season with New York.
The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule and results are here.
The MLB standings are here.
Hockey:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have committed to 2008 born forward Leon Mikhalchuk from Belarus for the 2025-2026 season.
DETAILS: https://t.co/qnp6uUEXAG pic.twitter.com/xBc4Rs8usT
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 15, 2025
World University Games:
125 varsity athletes from across Canada are dawning the Maple Leaf for almost two weeks as they participate in the FISU World University Summer Games that begin today (Wednesday) in Germany.
The athletes will compete in nine sports: archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
UNBC’s Director of Athletics and Recreation, Loralyn Murdoch is among four Operations Officers for Canada’s Mission Staff at this event.
Special Olympics BC Summer Games:
Host Prince George athletes earned no less than 49 medals at the Special Olympics BC Summer Games.
This includes 14 in ten pin bowling, 11 in track and field, 11 in rhythmic gymnastics, 8 in swimming, 2 in golf, 2 in power lifting and 1 in basketball.
A grand total of 1,347 medals were handed out to the 870 athletes that participated in ages ranging from 13 to 73.
The P.G. results included:
10-pin bowling : The 14 PG medals was headlined by 2 gold medals apiece won by Carol West and KC Westerman.
Track and field: The 11 PG medals included Tyler Lefebvre winning 5 in the wheelchair divisions. He was joined by Marinka VanHage’s 3-medal performance, 2 earned by Randella Willier, and a silver by Spencer Rourke.
Rhythmic gymnastics: The 11 PG medals included Michaela Samsonoff with 4 gold and 1 silver in Level 3; Darcie Muzychka 4 gold and 1 silver in Level 4 and Angela Hills with 1 bronze in Level 3.
Swimming: The 8 PG medals was led by David Dunn with 5 (3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze). Carla Caputo, Dallas Poole, and Brooklyn Sherba each earned 1 medal.
Golf: The 2 PG medals included Joshua Pudney with gold and Daniel Lafreniere with silver, joined on the team by Rita Cavenaile.
Powerlifting: The 2 PG medals came from Leif Skuggedal with gold and Diana Bramble with silver.
Basketball: The 1 PG medal was a bronze and included athletes from Prince George and Quesnel.
Bocce: It was a 4th place finish by Ruth Caldwell, Tara Chiasson, Isaac Goudal, and Adrian Rosen of Prince George.
More results can be found here.
The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in figures:
• 870 athletes with intellectual disabilities ranging in age from 13 to 73 competed with determination
• 332 volunteer coaches and mission staff supported the athletes from their home Regions
• From 46 communities across the province
• 1,347 medals awarded to proud athletes
• 845 Games volunteers made the events possible
PG Senior Lacrosse
Game two in the best of 5 final will be played tonight (Wednesday) with Game three Thursday.
The Devils won the opener handily, 14-3 over the Assault on Monday.
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