Sports by Hartley Friday, June 16th as of 12:05 a.m.
Updated at 10:30 a.m.
WHL:
The WHL announced today that the Winnipeg ICE franchise has been sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington, and will operate under the new ownership of David White of the California-based Shoot the Puck Foundation.
DETAILS | https://t.co/2qbWpLU3Sp pic.twitter.com/Qfhv8NNlW0
— The WHL (@TheWHL) June 16, 2023
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the road to victory in his latest column
| https://t.co/EyAPyDqHlx #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/kq6FNuW3qU— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 16, 2023
MJHL concerned about losing players to BCHL . . . Warriors’ assistant takes over Bisons . . . Thunderbirds get import from Oil Kings https://t.co/xsWwcpZjiH
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) June 16, 2023
Golf:
Mackenzie Hughes is the top of seven Canadians entering the second round of the U.S. Open in L.A.
Hughes fired a 3-under-67, which has him tied for 7th, five strokes behind the co-leaders
Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler, who set a U.S. Open record with an 8-under-62.
RBC Canadian Open champ Nick Taylor is 10 shots off the pace at 2-over-72.
The leaderboard is here.
CFL: (Week 2)
Calgary 26 Ottawa 15
The Stampeders are 1-1 while the Redblacks are 0-2.
Friday Night Football in the CFL has (1-0) Winnipeg at (1-0) Saskatchewan (6:00 PT).
The (1-0) B.C. Lions will have their home opener Saturday (4 PM) against the (0-1) Edmonton Elks.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
Baltimore Orioles 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (38-32) Blue Jays are 1-2 on a 9-game road trip that continues tonight (Friday 5:05 PT) against the A.L. West-leading (42-26) Rangers in Texas.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (in Mackenzie)
PG Devils 23 Mackenzie 3
PG Spruce Kings:
The Spruce Kings are eager to announce 16-year-old F Jared Langdon (’06) has committed to play in Prince George for the 2023-24 @BCHockeyLeague season.
Langdon has already committed to play NCAA D1 hockey at @ClarksonMHockey.
DETAILS: https://t.co/tfq7EqMr1J pic.twitter.com/8B7No6MgXJ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) June 15, 2023
UNBC Timberwolves:
Big news!@UNBCWSoccer continues to add to its strong recruiting class wth the official commitment of talented defender Emma Lamberton for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Hear from Emma, and read all the good news: https://t.co/zTTIxe6PdU
Welcome to the green & gold, Emma! pic.twitter.com/aoFDoDoC7b
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) June 14, 2023
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