www.pgcitizen.ca | Friday, July 30, 2010 13 JIM SWANSON, Sports Editor 250.562.2441 Ext. 400 DIRECT SPORTS LINE: 250.960.2764 sports E-MAIL: [email protected] Knights prevail after lengthy delay Prince George improves to 1-1 at B.C. Minor Baseball double-A midget provincials Citizen staff The protest lasted 40 minutes and sent one coach to the showers. And by that time, most of the crowd followed suit, heading for exits. But in the end it didn’t matter to the Prince George IDL Knights. They still found a way to beat the Ridge Meadows Royals. The Knights scored six runs in the second inning to defeat the visitors 13-6 Thursday night at Citizen Field. The win left the Knights with a 1-1 record at the 10-team B.C. Mi- nor midget double provincial championship. Aaron Antonenko and Keefer Zohner each hit solo home runs to lead the Knights offensively. Johnson’s came in the first in- ning to get Prince George on the board after falling behind 3-0 to the Royals. Zohner cleared the wall in the third inning. A collision at first base in the fourth inning created an argument between the umpires and Prince George coach Derek Knight, and Knight was even- tually tossed from the game. Knights pitchers Dylan Johnson, Reg Barry and Taylor Callander combined for the win. The Knights dropped their open- er Thursday afternoon 7-3 to the Victoria Wolves. In that game, with the teams Lyndon Toews of the Prince George IDL Knights leaves Victoria Wolves right fielder Joel Podmoroff stranded at home plate in the seventh inning of tied 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth Thursday’s afternoon game at the B.C. Minor Baseball double-A midget provincial championship at Citizen Field. Victoria won 7-3. inning, Brandon Masse started a Submitted photo by Troy Zohner four-run inning with a lead-off sin- fence. Prince George made four er- and we’ll be fine. Garrett gave us In other tournament results thumped Rutland 13-0: Surrey gle to right field and advanced to rors in the sixth. the chance we needed, we just Thursday, the Ridge Meadows stopped Vancouver 9-4; and Rich- third on a throwing error. Sam “We just made little errors, the didn’t execute.” Royals needed 10 innings to beat mond improved to 2-0 with an 11- Wright followed suit with an in- boys were a bit nervous and tried Dylan Johnson tied the game 2- Vancouver 5-4. Sean Dorey’s single 1 win over Cloverdale. field hit to score Masse. Stefan de- to do a bit too much instead of try- 2 in the second inning and the in the bottom of the 10th brought The Knights face Vancouver to- Montmorency singled in another ing to keep it simple,” said Knights Knights built a 3-2 lead in their Kevin Bork home with the winning day at noon at Citizen Field, fol- run and Shane Gallagher clubbed head coach Randy Potskin. “They half of the third inning after a base run off pitcher Ryan Holloway. lowed by a 6 p.m. game against a base hit that brought two more got some unlucky hits, some in- hit from Aaron Antonenko. Kyle Whyte earned the victory, Surrey. The tournament resumes Wolves home. field bloopers and we just couldn’t “It was looking good for awhile pitching five hitless innings while today at 9 a.m. with Victoria tak- Garrett Belanger lasted six in- get involved for some reason. there,” said Potskin. striking out six. ing on Surrey at Citizen Field, nings but he didn’t get much help “We know we can play better. Masse picked up the win for Vic- Also on opening day, Richmond while Rutland plays Colverdale at from the rest of the Knights on de- We just have to play to our ability toria. dumped Ladner 11-5, Gibsons Rotary Field. Young pulls the trigger Ted Clarke and-under division at the Pacific and Young would have no choice Citizen staff Northwest championship, Aug. but to miss the Oregon trip. 13-15 in Portland, Ore. The B.C. The Knights struck for five runs Jared Young’s Prince George teams will face teams from in the top of the first inning, Knights baseball teammates know Washington, Oregon, Utah, Ida- scored 12 more in the next four in- why he’s been picked for the Base- ho, and Montana in the tourna- nings and finished with six runs in ball B.C. provincial team. ment, which will be watched the fifth. Stephen Penner collected For the people who don’t know 100 major league and college three hits in four trips to the plate him, Young served up a reminder scouts. Thursday, with two singles and a on opening day Thursday at the Young tried out for the provin- triple. Cole Laviolette went 2-for-4 B.C. Minor Baseball bantam dou- cial team as a pitcher and an in- for the Knights. ble-A provincial championship in fielder a few weeks ago in Whal- Alex Gibbons took over for Chilliwack. ley. Douglas College coach Cav Young to pitch the last two in- The 15-year-old Young was a key Whitely, formerly of Prince nings. figure in the Knights 17-2 win over George, was one of the camp in- Prince George plays Abbotsford White Rock. He pitched three structors. today at noon, then faces Alder- shutout innings without allowing Young also attended a Hockey grove at 6 p.m. a hit, and let his bat do the talking, B.C. tryout camp on the Canada ■ Meanwhile in Rutland, the going 5-for-5 at the plate with Day long weekend in Kamloops Roga Contracting mosquito divi- three singles, a double and a and is still awaiting word on sion Knights (9-10-year-olds) be- triple. whether he made that team. gin their provincial tournament to- Young, 15, has been selected If the Knights win the provincial day at 11 a.m. against Cloverdale, for one of two teams that will title, they would advance to the The Knights also play Kelowna represent the province in the 16- Western Canadian championship tonight at 6:30 p.m. Cougars start season Sept. 24 Toronto Argonauts wide receiver Chad Owens runs into Montreal Alouettes CN Centre for a two-game series to Prince George. The longest homes- linebacker Diamond Ferri during Thursday’s CFL game in Montreal. Citizen staff CP photo open the 36-game home schedule. tand in the Cats’ schedule starts Prince George Cougars fans will The Cougars will play 25 home Dec. 14 against Swift Current and have to wait until the second dates on weekends in 2010-11, ends Jan. 8 after a game with Van- month of the Western Hockey with 13 Friday games and 12 on couver. Als show who’s boss League season to see their team Saturdays. The Cougars will be away from Bill Beacon for Montreal, which has seven play at home. The CN Centre schedule also in- the city for a five-game-in-six- The Canadian Press straight wins over Toronto since The Cougars open their 17th cludes five games each on Tues- nights tour of the Central Division, 2008. Damon Duval added two season in Prince George with two days and Wednesdays and one their longest road trip. MONTREAL — Avon Cobourne field goals. games on the road, Sept. 24 in Sunday afternoon game, Jan. 2, The annual Teddy Bear Toss pro- put both his rushing and pass Quarterback Cleo Lemon scored Kamloops, and Sept. 25 in Kelow- when the Cats host Moose Jaw. motion at CN Centre is set for Sat- catching skills on display for the a TD and Grant Shaw added a na, according to a tentative sched- The East Division teams — Bran- urday, Dec. 18, when the Kam- most productive game of his CFL field goal for the Argonauts, who ule released this week. don, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Al- loops Blazers come to town. career, but the Montreal Alouettes led 10-7 at the 5:53 mark of the The following weekend, Oct. 1- bert and Moose Jaw — will all be See page 12 for complete running back insisted he was just second quarter but then were 2, the Vancouver Giants come to making the trip this season to Cougars schedule. taking care of business. overwhelmed by the defending The slippery Cobourne scored Grey Cup champions. two touchdowns and had a career- The crowd of 25,012 saw the Alou- high 231 total yards - 115 rushing ettes control a game in which they Hazelton wrestler Huynh going to India and 116 yards in receptions - as the held CFL rushing leader Cory Boyd to Alouettes brought the Toronto Arg- 53 yards on nine carries, contained Postmedia News Pan American Games. terms of performance and antici- onauts back down to earth with a dynamic kick returner Chad Owens Two-time Olympic medallist pate that the experience gained in 41-10 victory on Thursday night. and limited quarterback Cleo Lemon Canada will send an experi- Tonya Verbeek of Beamsville, Ont., Delhi will be invaluable leading to- The Alouettes (4-1) won a fourth to eight completions for 143 yards. enced contingent of wrestlers to a silver medallist at the 2004 wards the preparation for the straight game and an 11th in a row Montreal’s Anthony Calvillo India in hopes of pinning down Olympics in Athens, and a bronze 2012 Olympic Games,” said at home and stopped the Argonauts’ passed for 394 yards on 30 com- gold at the 2010 Commonwealth medallist in Beijing, will be com- Wrestling Canada executive direc- (3-2) winning streak at three.