Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, July 16th

Sports by Hartley Tuesday, July 16th

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT) UPDATED AT 10:15 AM

Hockey:

Forward Riley Heidt and goalie Josh Ravensbergen of the Prince George Cougars have been invited to Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase tournament set for July 30th to August 3rd in Windsor, Ontario and Plymouth, Michigan.

In addition, PG’s Cameron Schmidt was named to Canada’s U-18 national team selection camp roster for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup to be held in Edmonton August 5th to 10th.

O CANADA 🍁 🇨🇦

Congratulations to forward Riley Heidt and goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen who have been named to @HockeyCanada’s National Junior Team Summer Showcase!

The Showcase goes from July 28-August 3!

Congratulations, guys! pic.twitter.com/kx2kh1NX5j

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) July 16, 2024

PG Senior Men’s Lacrosse—(Game 3 in the best of 5 playoff final)

Devils  12  Bandits  3

The Devils won the championship series 3-0 outscoring the Bandits by a total of 39-13.

Devils goalie Patrick Bayliss was named playoff MVP.

Paralympics and UNBC Timberwolves announcements:

Paralympics “a dream come true” for Prince George’s Joel Ewert https://t.co/NZgeeS4GU0 pic.twitter.com/U6ZHlYFTub

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 15, 2024

From Green & Gold to Red & White.

UNBC Timberwolves alum Kady Dandeneau is headed to Paris for the 2024 Paralypic Games!

This morning, the TWolves legend was announced as a member of Canada’s Wheelchair Basketball roster.

We are so proud, Kady. Go get the gold. pic.twitter.com/DsDuiKRVc3

— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 15, 2024

From UNBC to the Paralympics!

A huge congratulations to UNBC alum Bo Hedges, who has been named to Canada’s Wheelchair Basketball team for the FIFTH time.

UNBC is rooting for you, Bo!! pic.twitter.com/6qJoCjfL5l

— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 16, 2024

Congrats to UNBC’s Associate Athletic Director Rich Abney, who will be representing Canada and U SPORTS as Communications Manager during the FISU 2025 Winter University Games in Torino, Italy.

Proud of you Rich! Well deserved.

Read More: https://t.co/Q7Ru4rcTWx pic.twitter.com/ElBTyk8xeD

— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 16, 2024

CFL:  

The Edmonton Elks fired head coach and General Manager Chris Jones after an 0-5 start with their five losses all one-score games.

The Elks had an 8-33 record over two-plus seasons during Jones’s second time in charge.

Geroy Simon is the new interim general manager, while Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Jarious Jackson has taken over as the team’s interim head coach.

NEWS | General Manager and Head Coach Chris Jones has been relieved of his duties.

Assistant General Manager Geroy Simon has been named interim general manager and Jarious Jackson becomes the interim head coach.https://t.co/r5rD8RjWTu

— Edmonton Elks (@GoElks) July 15, 2024

Week 7 begins with a pair of Friday games: (0-5) Edmonton at (3-2) Ottawa (4PM) followed by (2-4) Winnipeg at (4-1) Saskatchewan (6:30).

The (5-1) B.C. Lions play their next game Sunday (4PM) in Calgary against the (2-3) Stampeders.

The Lions are tied with (5-1) Montreal for the best record in the league.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

The CFL standings are here.

MLB:

Center Fielder Teoscar Hernández won the MLB Home Run Derby, becoming the first Los Angeles Dodgers player to do so.

In the Derby finals, the 31-year-old Hernández defeated Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. 14 homers to 13.

The MLB All-Star game will be played tonight (Tuesday) in Arlington, Texas, home of the Rangers.

Vladdy Guerrero Jr. will be representing the Toronto Blue Jays and playing first base for the American League.

The Blue Jays return to action on Friday when they host the (47-50) Detroit Tigers (4:07PM).

Toronto is 44-52 as of the All-Star break, last in the A.L East.

The Blue Jays second half schedule is here.

The Blue Jays first half schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.