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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 | SPORTS | B5
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Taylor Hall has been placed on the trading block by the New Jersey Devils, who are actively trying to trade him. The Colorado Avalanche are rumoured to be the front-runner to land the former MVP.
World Series champion pitcher Stephen Strasburg resigned with the Washington Nationals to a record-breaking seven-year, $245 million contract, giving him the most total money and average annual value for any pitcher so far.
SCOREBOARD
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019
GRANDE PRAIRIE KINGS
3
FORT ST JOHN HUSKIES
2
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK TEMMY OLAJIDE BASKETBALL During the championship game against Dawson Creek, Temy led the charge in scoring and steals with 19 points and 6 steals. He brought high intensity and energy in defense, leading to the biggest comeback in this team’s history!
Huskies Scoring — Brady Marzocco, Gary Loewen
NWJHL STANDINGS 1. Fort St. John Huskies 15-4-2 32 points 2. North Peace Navigators 15-7-1 31 points 3. Dawson Creek Canucks 12-8-1 26 points 3. Fairview Flyers 11-8-3 25 points 5. Grande Prairie Kings 9-11-2 20 points 6. Sexsmith Vipers 4-16-2 10 points
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The NPSS junior boys volleyball team, after winning silver at the Tumbler Ridge tournament on December 8, 2019.
MINOR HOCKEY Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019
NEBC Trackers
3
PAC Saints
3
Trackers Scoring — Thomas Loewen (2), Kurtis Lee
NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS 1. Peace River Royals 11-4-1 23 points 2. NEBC Yukon Trackers 10-2-2 22 points 3. GPAC Storm 10-5-1 21 points 4. Fort McMurray Barons 6-11 12 points 5. TRAC Wolverines 0-16 0 points
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Alex Hedges (second from left) and her Victoria Vikes 100m IM relay swim team, who won silver at the Canadian Western Championships on November 24, 2019.
AA BANTAM HOCKEY 1. Central 9-2-1 19 points 2. North Okanagan 8-4 16 points 3. North East Trackers 7-3-1 15 points 4. Thompson Zone 6-5-1 13 points 5. East Kootenay Zone 5-3-1 11 points 6. North Central 2-9-1 5 points 7. South 1-8-3 5 points 8. Yukon 1-5 2 points
The junior boys had their second test of the season this weekend in Tumbler Ridge. The Grizzlies started the tournament strong, with a 95-28 win over the Tumbler Ridge Kodiaks and 104-23 win over the Dawson Creek Grade 9s. This put them in the championship showdown against their rivals, the Dawson Creek Grade 10s. The championship game started very slow for the Grizzlies, who found themselves down 46-19 at halftime. The Grizzlies mounted a ferocious comeback, beginning in the seven-minute mark of the third quarter with tight defense. Led by Temmy Olajide, the Grizzlies shut down the Dawson team and kept them to only 4 points in the quarter. The Grizzlies finished the third quarter only 5 points down. After losing captain Cy Bellamy to injury towards the end of the third, the team rallied behind Arjenson Zarate, Temmy Olajide, Devon Lee and Macklin Hollman. It was a battle to the last second with every possession contested, but the Dawson team emerged victorious by a final score of 69-64. “It was a good learning experience for the team, everybody understood what their role and is. Nobody in the team believed the game was over until the final buzzer went. The players demonstrated a ‘never say die’ attitude,” said coach Eugene Concepcion. Up Next: The junior girls will be in Prince George this weekend, December 13 and 14, for their first tournament of the season. The wrestling team will be in Grande Prairie on Saturday. — Sam Stackhouse
WE ARE GRIZZLIES DILLON GIANCOLA PHOTO
Lilly Weideman skates hide down the stretch during the ladies 500m at the Canada Cup 1 in Fort St. John on December 8, 2019.
CURLING STANDINGS / FORT ST JOHN CURLING CLUB It’s officially curling season in Fort St. John, and all four leagues at the curling club are well under way. In the ladies league, Jodi Busche has won all eight games on the season. Kelly Ollenberger’s team is in first in the men’s A division at 7-1, with April Podulsky’s team first in the mixed league at 8-1 Here are the standings after nine weeks of play.
MEN’S
MIXED
A Division Kelly Ollenberger: 7-1 Alan Bone: 6-2 Glen Godberson: 4-3-1 FSJ Links: 3-4-1 Alpine Glass: 3-5 Chad Bordeleau: 4-4 Rhyason: 4-3-1 Bob Cooper: 3-4 Bulldog Inspections: 2-4 Brennan Eklund: 0-5
WOMEN’S Jodi Busche: 8-0 Cheryl Batten: 7-1 Tara Forest: 7-1 Pam Murray: 4-3-1 Deanne Busche: 5-3 Cina Wales-Green: 3-5 Cheralee Goulet: 0-8 Tennille Penner: 1-6-1 Sheri Sewell: 2-6 Kristin Bayet: 2-6
B Division Embleton Construction: 6-1 Lido Theatre: 5-3 Ty Coates: 5-0-1 Mike Villeneuve: 3-2 AAA Safety: 4-2-1 Compass Engergy: 4-4 D&T Electric: 3-3 Sunrise Rotary: 2-4-1 Chad Carlstrom: 1-3-1 United Rentals: 0-5
Bob Cooper: 5-1-1 Ty Coates: 5-2 April Podulsky: 8-1 Ace Instruments: 6-1-1 Dave Kellestine: 3-2-2 Colby Coates: 6-2 Jeff Holland: 2-1-2 Alaska Highway News: 2-5 Kevin Hrab: 3-3 Rick Chmelyk: 5-3 Wild Hogs: 1-4 Nicole Winstanley: 2-6 Sydney Gustafson: 0-5-1 Kolten Lindner: 1-5-2 Senior’s Colleen Ziegler: 5-0 Stella Hamilton: 3-1 Larry London: 6-1 Paul Wuthrich: 6-1 Shirley Kinnis: 5-2 Swede Taylor: 3-2 Linda Kelly: 3-2
Deb Kellestine: 3-0 Alice Lock: 4-2 Donna Solodan: 3-3 Ed Scriba: 4-3 Faye McQuarrie: 3-1 Leo Felix: 3-2 Gail Weber: 2-2 Len Hamilton: 3-3 Paula Maloney: 2-1 Roy Chisolm: 3-3 Margarey Clark: 3-2 Carey Taylor: 3-4 Doug McCracken: 1-5 Ray Clark: 2-3 Dave Kellestine: 1-5 Connie Richter: 2-4 Madonna Robertson: 2-3 Larry Solodan: 5-2 Louise Baxter: 1-6 Julie Taylor: 3-3 Harry Dashin: 2-1 Carol Rhyason: 2-3 Ken Weber: 0-6 Lido: 0-3 Brian Hill: 1-0
Alex Hedges, a North Peace Grizzlies Class of 2019 grad, is competing this year for the University of Victoria Vikes swim team. 10 years of hard work, dedication, and competition got Alex a spot on the team. She was immediately put on the women’s relay team as the 100m freestyle anchor. For Alex, the highlights of the season so far are the relays — with the energy from the crowds it is hard not to get excited. The Vikes get the opportunity to compete against some amazing athletes who not only compete at the university level, but also represent Canada on the world stage. Being able to swim with and against them is an incredible experience. At the Canadian Western Championships in Lethbridge, Nov 22 - 24th, Alex was a part of the women’s relay team that won Bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay, with a time of 3:49:31, and Silver in the 4x100m IM relay. Over all, the UVIC team finished third behind the Universities of Calgary and UBC with a total of 16 medals.
— Sam Stackhouse