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Warrant out for poaching suspect Jack fails to appear in court for illegal hunting charges MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

highest concentration in Canada – regularly hunting near communities at the edge of the wilderness. While reporting is needed to prevent the animals from becoming habituated to populated areas, Alberni residents need to understand that cougars have as much of a right to exist in the surrounding wildness as people do to live in communities, said Ackles.

“If people decide they want to live on Vancouver Island, well, cougars live on Vancouver Island and there’s nothing we do or will do about that,” he said.

Wildlife management authorities encourage the public to report sightings of cougars and other animals that could come into conflict with people to the 1-877-952-7277 hotline.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man charged with elk poaching, who failed to appear in Port Alberni court on Wednesday.

Wilson Timothy Jack (a.k.a.

Timothy Wilson Jack), 49, was scheduled to appear in court facing charges under the B.C. Wildlife Act for hunting wildlife out of season and unlawful possession of dead wildlife.

He failed to appear, and no one appeared on his behalf, said Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines.

“A warrant has been issued for his arrest,” he said.

Insp. Mac Richards, officer in charge of the Port Alberni RCMP, said police who have jurisdiction where the warrant is in effect can arrest Jack. That includes conservation officers, Richards said.

The alleged poaching took place in November 2013. The elk was found south of Port Alberni on Nuu-chahnulth territory.

Jack was scheduled to appear again in Port Alberni court on Sept. 2. He first appeared on Aug. 5 and his case was adjourned as he requested time to consult a defence lawyer. Failing to appear in court is a criminal offence under the code.

Wildlife poaching has been a problem on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in recent years.

Ken Watts, vice-president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, said there has been a wave of elk poaching in the region with at least 23 Roosevelt elk illegally killed since 2013.

When eight elk carcasses were discovered in late 2013, the NTC offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for poaching.

B.C. Coastal Outfitters (now the Wildlife Stewardship Council) added $5,000 to the award amount with the B.C. Wildlife Federation offering an additional $2,000, CUPE 118 pledging $1,000 and Pearson Kal Tire adding $1,000 for a total reward of $34,000.

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More reporting needed to avoid conflict with wildlife, says officer ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The public needs to play a larger role to prevent conflict with wildlife, says a provincial conservation officer overseeing the Port Alberni area.

Steve Ackles has seen a decline in reports to the Conservation Officer Service this year, a frustrating trend that makes wildlife management more difficult in the Alberni Valley.

“We haven’t been receiving any reports,” said Ackles. “People seem to be doing that nowadays, they’re not reporting the sightings and there’s nothing we can do about it.”

The issue arose this week after several rumors of a cougar lurking around neighbourhoods in Cherry Creek. Tanya Dudoward was startled to see the full-grown predator as she drove down

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Kitsuksis Road near Wednesbury Street Friday evening on the way to pick up her young daughter.

“I had my headlights on and it stopped, it was just sitting there,” she said. “It was a really nice looking animal.”

A report was sent to the conservation hotline on Monday afternoon of a cougar spotted on Beaver Creek Road near Hills, but more information from the public is needed for officers to determine if wildlife are dangerous.

“It’s extremely important that we get the sightings,” Ackles said. “This year it’s getting quite bad in that we’re not getting the reports until it’s too late for the animal.”

This is what occurred in June when a cougar jumped into a boat on Sproat Lake. The animal had previously attacked a dog and appeared to be starving, said

Ackles. “That was a cougar that definitely had to be removed from the population,” he said.

The large cats frequently move through the Alberni Valley’s wooded areas in search of deer, but they can become a threat to humans if they are forced into desperation by another cougar, added Ackles. Unpredictable behaviour, such as stalking during the day or lurking around populated areas, brings concerns.

“Cougars are territorial, and if there’s a bigger cougar that’s claimed that territory, a cougar will move out and is kept on the run a lot,” Ackles said. w“It’ll start looking at domestic livestock as a food source or pets – even in very rare cases start stalking people.”

Although the predators are seldom seen, almost 1,000 cougars populate Vancouver Island – the

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A multiple vehicle incident created wreckage on Highway 4 Tuesday afternoon near Port Alberni.

Traffic was closed down to a single lane 10 kilometres east of the city due to an incident that occurred shortly before 4 p.m., according to the province’s roads and highway site Drive BC. Initial reports from the scene described a collision affecting

at least two vehicles, with an extensively damaged flipped over truck, a displaced camper trailer and what appeared to be a boat that was ejected from the road.

The incident reportedly occured in the eastbound lane heading away from Port Alberni.

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Man accused in spree waits to enter pleas MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A man accused as part of a rash of truck thefts in Port Alberni and Vancouver Island has yet to plea to the charges.

Sheldon James Johanson, 26, is charged with several counts of motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property over $5,000, willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer, break and enter with intention to commit an offence, personation with intent to avoid arrest, mischief and arson damaging property.

Johanson appeared in Port Alberni provincial court on Wednesday via closed-circuit television. He told the court that he expects his case to go to trial. He has not yet pleaded to the charges and has yet to elect whether to be tried in provincial or B.C. Supreme Court. Johanson remains in custody. Judge Ronald Lamperson adjourned the case until Sept. 2.

Two of Johanson’s co-accused in the case, Craig Hannon, 20, and Jeremy Morgan, 36, both pleaded guilty to some of the charges on Aug. 4 in Port Alberni provincial court. Hannon was sentenced to six months in prison and three years of probation. Morgan was sentenced to 50 days in jail and one year of probation.

Hannon started his truck-theft spree on the day he was released from prison for a previous truck theft conviction. He and Morgan boosted vehicles across the mid and north Island, in Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Campbell River. Two Ford trucks stolen from a Western Forest Products property, loaded will tools, were worth an estimated $150,000– 200,000, according to the Crown.

Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines

said the thefts were intended to support the men’ serious drug addiction habits. As part of their probation orders, Hannon and Morgan were prohibited from contacting one another and must stay away from Port Alberni.

Johanson is accused as a third member of the group involved with the truck thefts.

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Shortly after the federal election writ was dropped this month, campaign offices started ordering a supply of signs.

Signs have started popping up beside city streets and private properties but residents are reminded that there are bylaws to go along with them.

Each municipality has its own set of regulations regarding temporary signs, including election signs.

In Port Alberni, signs are prohibited on public right of ways, including city boulevards and public spaces. An exception was made in last year’s municipal election when the city allowed candidates to place signs on city property for the first time. “There were a large number of candidates so we took the position to allow them on city property as long as they didn’t create safety concerns for pedestrians or vehicles,� said city clerk, Davina Hartwell. “This election we will be enforcing the bylaw and they won’t be allowed on city boulevards.�

Despite the large number of candidates last fall, there were no major violations, recalled

“Because the writ was dropped so early, I don’t think we will take any position with [bylaw enforcement] unless they start appearing on city property.�

so there may be differences in neighbouring communities.

In Parksville, election signs are exempt from sign bylaws, however they are not permitted on city-owned property, including medians. If they are, the bylaw states that the candidate will be notified and asked to pick up the sign from the city office. Hartwell said the same is enforced in Port Alberni. “If they are up more than four days after the election, they will likely be removed and the bylaw officer will call the candidate to come and pick them up,� she said.

Candidates must obtain permission from homeowners before erecting signs on residential property and renters are permitted to have signs as long as it is private property.

Some municipalities ban signs from public property because of concerns of waste, but Hartwell said she has never seen a problem with litter.

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city clerk, Davina Hartwell. “Even in last year’s municipal election, there was a prolific number of candidates on the ballot,� Hartwell said. “We have never experienced that level of signs. There are fewer this year so I don’t expect it to be an issue.�

Despite the bylaw stating signs can not be erected more than 30 days prior to voting day, Hartwell said that rule is being overlooked. “Because the writ was dropped so early, I don’t think we will take any position with that, unless they start appearing on city property,� she said.

Hartwell said each municipality adopts its own bylaws and position on placement of signs,

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ou’d think in an 11-week election campaign there would be a chance to focus for at least a couple of hours on issues of specific interest to women. After all, women are not only a majority of the population, but a majority of voters. In 2011, half a million more women than men cast a ballot.

Yet 31 years after the federal party leaders of the time met to debate “women’s issues” at the Royal York Hotel, their modern-day counterparts can’t – or more properly won’t – agree to talk about the concerns of more than half the electorate.

That’s wrong, especially in light of the lack of attention paid to women’s issues in the only debate held so far during this long campaign.

How bad was it? During the Maclean’s debate on Aug. 6 there was no discussion of women’s rights and gender equality issues.

More worrying is the fact that no matter how much has changed since the last – and only – federal debate on women’s issues in 1984, the most troubling problems have not gone away.

As Up for Debate, the coalition of 175 groups pushing for a women’s debate points out, women continue to earn 20 per cent less than men for the same full-time work, are more likely to be poor, and do twice as much unpaid work at home. Tragically, they also continue to be victims of violence: since 1980, more than 1,000 aboriginal women and girls have been murdered and each day more than 8,000 women and children seek

protection from violence from a shelter.

Caroline Andrew, who moderated the last debate, has written that many of the issues the leaders debated then “continue to be just as pressing today as they were back in 1984.”

Certainly, there’s enough to discuss in a leaders’ debate focusing on women’s issues. What it comes down to is rank political opportunism and partisan calculation.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper must bear the lion’s share of blame for that. It was his party that began the current squabble for advantage in the debates by dumping the long-agreed formula for leaders’ encounters in favour of cherry-picking the venues likely to be most advantageous for him. And he refuses to accept the

invitation from Up for Debate.

Harper clearly believes it’s not in his interest to debate women’s issues on a national stage if he wants to keep the election campaign focused where the Conservatives feel their strength lies: on the economy and national security. By manipulating the kinds of debates he takes part in, he’s trying to control a big part of the election agenda.

That leaves his opponents scrambling to react. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, as the leading challenger, won’t take part in any debate that doesn’t include Harper. That’s understandable, but it’s disappointing that he would not accept the Up for Debate invitation. Justin Trudeau of the Liberals and the Green Party’s Elizabeth May, of course, have

happily agreed to take part since they have everything to gain by more exposure.

In fact, the party leaders should welcome more opportunities to showcase their ideas on a host of issues as diverse as the environment, science, First Nations – and, of course, women’s issues.

This is the longest campaign in modern Canadian history, and there’s no excuse to limit debate.

In fact, there’s still plenty of time for Harper to do the right thing by women voters and change his mind on the invitation from Up for Debate.

If he doesn’t – and we’re not holding our breath – all voters should take that into account when they go to the polls on Oct. 19.

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long-time mariner beginning with his youthful service in the British Merchant Marines at the end of WWII, Derek Drewe has travelled the seven seas many times over, visiting numerous lands and recording much of what he saw in brilliant photographs.

His travels to Canada while in the Merchant Navy sparked an interest that would eventually bring him here permanently.

Leaving his work on the seas, Derek found a job first in the Cowichan forest industry, then in the Britannia mine, eventually serving three years in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Unable to be a pilot because of his eyesight, he received training in electronics and radar and was posted, during the cold war, at the Pinetree Line radar base in Holberg, southwest of Port Hardy.

Forever the adventurer, always drawn back to the sea, Derek was soon off to work on a freighter that traversed the

Sharon Hillman Caring Words waters between Montreal and California, taking him through the Panama Canal several times before he returned to his native England to work on the construction of a sea wall. Finished there, he returned to Canada and joined the RCMP, serving in the marine division. Posted to Port Alberni in the 1960’s, he and his wife, Donalda, raised their three children in the community they called home.

Being a devoted family man and no longer interested in transfers, Derek left the RCMP but was eventually invited to join the Coast Guard. In the latter years of his working life, he became harbourmaster on the docks of Port Alberni, retiring in 1990.

Then, he and Donalda began to travel seriously, visiting several countries on each of the populated continents, soaking up the local cultures, learning the history of the people and engaging in as many activities as possible that would acquaint them with the authenticity of each locale.

Armed with an abiding curiosity and a trusty camera, Derek gained deep knowledge of each area while amassing a vast collection of breathtaking photographs.

His friend, Orlando Delano, while program director of Fir Park and Echo Village, invited Derek to share his travel stories and his photographs with the residents.

Derek soon found himself delivering programs in Echo Village, Fir Park, Heritage Place, Westhaven and Abbeyfield on a regular basis.

At his current residence in Ty Watson House, Derek reflects, “The idea of volunteering my time for seniors in Port Alberni

was most welcome because I had received so much help, kindness and friendship from this country. When the opportunity came to give back, I took advantage of it.

From 1992 to the present day, I made 1500 programs that I showed in my visits to the care facilities. As the slides were shown, I provided commentary on the history and points of interest in each of the places I saw – Aruba, China, Indonesia, Burma, Ecuador… to name just a few.

I was always so pleased to see the smiles on the faces of the residents as they were theoretically transported to other lands. I was truly interested in the whole idea of volunteering.”

Derek has solid advice for those who may be interested in sharing their time and expertise with others.

“Everyone has to do their own thing . . . if you feel good about something, that’s what you share.”

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From the time he arrived almost one month ago, he has been actively involved community events, recreational activities and exploring the hidden gems of the Valley.

For Dan, it was the lifestyle that attracted him to the area, and a career opportunity clinched the deal to move from the lower mainland.

Dan spent the majority of his life in Richmond and worked in the water services department of Public Works. He was hired right out of high school and worked there for the past 15 years. Starting with sewer construction, he later became a purchasing agent.

Thinking that would make a good career, it did not pan out so he returned to construction on water mains for subdivisions and high rise buildings. “It was busy times getting ready for the Olympics,� Dan said. “We were moving streets and putting in more pipes.

One year felt like ten years of experience.�

A lot of that was on the job training, but he also acquired extensive certification from the basics of first aid to hydraulic machinery.

Dan also attended the University of British Columbia for film and business studies.

Employed in the industry for a short time, it was a chance to hone his creative skills. “I have always been creative and thought I would become a director, but stuck with the city,� he said. “The next thing you know, 15 years has gone by.�

He said in recent years, the city life has become too busy for him and property values are not affordable, so he started his search for opportunities on Vancouver Island.

He said he was starting to feel like a country boy trapped in the city and it was time to get out. “I have been looking for somewhere to buy and call home,�

Dan said. “I rolled the dice and put my resume out there. This is the true west coast lifestyle.�

Before long, Dan was hired with the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District as the maintenance technician and leadhand. “It was a bit of a gamble, but it was the best decision,� he said.

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Dan arrived with his jeep and two motorcycles, knowing only one person from the local jeep club.

He was shown around and quickly met new friends.

The only thing he knew about Port Alberni was its natural surroundings from driving through on a surfing trip to Tofino years ago.

It was the outdoor recreation, including hiking, dirt biking, fishing and exploring that caught his attention. “It has been non-stop excitement since I got here,� Dan said.

So far he has spent his weekends at the drag races, the Five Acre Shaker and boating on Sproat Lake.

He looks forward to taking out his custom-built motocycles and taking in the Toy Run next month.

He said he has been discovering the unique small businesses in the uptown district. “Everyone is friendly and welcoming,� he said. “It is so easy to make friends.�

Dan fuels his creative side through photography and has already found opportunities locally.

He started out learning on a manual film camera and developed his photos in the darkroom at school.

Now he shoots in raw format with a Nikon D5200.

His first published photograph was in a paddling magazine in May of 2012. He came across a man in a canoe on the Fraser River who he thought looked interesting. “He was wearing a birch hat like nothing I had ever seen and took a picture of him,� Dan said.

The man was on a multi-day expedition and was a world record holder for canoeing across Canada.

After that confidence boost, Dan wrote to a jeep magazine and had his photos of the West Coast Jeep Club’s “girl’s run� published.

Now he makes sure to take his camera with him everywhere he goes.

Dan said he can see his longterm future in the Valley. “I have everything I want in a job,� he said. “It is a challenge and good experience. I could retire here.�

At the same time, he wants to continue to work on his passion with photography. “I want to do that on the side, get a website and get established. That is my next goal.�

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Warrant issued for Comox Valley doctor RCMP seeking man alleged to have taken kids from country ERIN HALUSCHAK COMOX VALLEY RECORD

Investigators from the Comox Valley RCMP, supported by provincial and RCMP officers in Canada and abroad, have completed significant investigative work aimed at locating four missing children from the Comox Valley.

Cpl. Darren Lagan, RCMP Island District spokesman said since receiving initial details on Aug. 15, work has included extensive communication with international law enforcement partners and INTERPOL, obtaining and executing a search warrant in the Comox Valley.

According to a public crowdsourcing campaign, Dr. Salahaddin Mahmudi Azer (Saren), a Comox Valley resident, left the country with his four children.

INTERPOL has identified the four children as Sharvahn Delahn Mahmudi-Azer, 11,

Rojevahn Beritan MahmudiAzer, 9, Dersim Baran MahmudiAzer, 7, and Meitan Serbast Mahmudi-Azer, 3.

Lagan said investigators are taking steps to restrict further international travel by the father and children.

“While the children were legally permitted to leave Canada with their father, his failure to return them to Canada as scheduled led to an order by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Aug. 21) requiring that the children be immediately returned to the custody of their mother in B.C,” said Lagan in an email to The Record.

On Aug. 24, Comox Valley RCMP sought and obtained a Canada Wide Warrant of Arrest for Azer, in relation to charges of Abduction in Contravention of a Custody Order, contrary to Section 282 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

“We understand how difficult this situation is for the children’s mother and others in the community,” added Lagan.

“The safety and security of Canadian children, both at home and abroad, is of the utmost importance to the RCMP, and we will continue our efforts to locate and safely return these children to British Columbia.”

The Azer family did not want to go into further details with The Record at this time.

If you have any information on the location of Saren Mahmudi Azer or his four children, contact your local police force, or the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321.

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The Pacific Marine Circle Route between Cowichan Lake and Port Renfrew, is open to motorists again after being closed for weeks due to the Lizard Lake wildfire.

The public access restriction for areas surrounding Pacific Marine Road is still in place, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

Multiple potential hazards remain in those areas, including wildfire activity, danger trees and the operation of heavy equipment. Drivers are asked not to stop.

The blaze still covers 393 hectares but as of Tuesday morning was 70 per cent contained according to Dupont.

Crews are benefiting from the eight helipads that have been set up to help move themselves and resources around the steep terrain. About 150 firefighters have been working on the fire, which was discovered on Aug. 12.

Six helicopters and 10 pieces of heavy equipment are still in use.

Hockey coach and former NHL player Dale Purinton was arrested in New York state last week and charged with first-degree burglary after the alleged assault of a man in the village of Sylvan Beach.

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, an investigation into the incident “indicated that Purinton broke into a residence and caused physical injury to the sole occupant in the residence” on Aug. 12.

He fled the scene and the victim was taken to hospital in nearby Utica. The 38-year-old Purinton was arrested last Wednesday and remanded to jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or a $50,000 bond.

A former coach of the Cowichan Valley Capitals, Purinton had been the head coach of the Mill Bay-based junior B Kerry Park Islanders since 2012.

He was released from that position last Thursday, with the team in the middle of training camp.

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Long before he filmed himself shooting and killing a TV reporter and cameraman during a live news broadcast Wednesday, the man identified as the suspect followed a twisted and volatile career path that saw him fired from at least two stations for conflicts with co-workers, leaving colleagues with memories of an “off-kilter� loner easily angered by office humour.

When the suspect, identified by authorities as Vester Lee Flanagan II, was fired from WDBJ in Virginia in 2013, he had to be escorted out of the building by local police “because he was not going to leave willingly or under his own free will,� the station’s former news director, Dan Dennison, said in an interview with Hawaii News Now (KHNL/KGMB).

Flanagan, 41, had “a long series of complaints against co-workers nearly from the beginning of employment at the TV station,� said Dennison, now an official with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. “All of these allegations were deemed to be unfounded. And they were largely under along racial lines, and we did a thorough investigation and could find no evidence that anyone had racially discriminated against this man.�

The victims of Wednesday’s shooting were white; Flanagan was black.

Hours after he allegedly shot his former co-workers Wednesday, Flanagan crashed a vehicle and troopers found him suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at a hospital later Wednesday, authorities said.

Flanagan, who also appeared on-air using the name Bryce Williams, worked at a series of stations around the country, sometimes for just a few months at a time.

A rambling letter to family, friends and authorities that was sent to ABC News, Flanagan listed a long list of grievances, dating back to the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech and the more recent massacre of worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. “I’ve been a human powder keg for a while,� Flanagan wrote in the note, “just waiting to go BOOM!!!!�

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Thirty-two talented young hockey players are competing this week to play for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

This year the Bulldogs have a smaller camp than the usual 36 players, said Adam Hayduk, assistant coach and assistant general manager of the B.C. Hockey League club.

The club’s scouts from their spring camps did their due diligence in picking out the top players this year, said Hayduk.

This year’s main camp has 30 skaters and two goaltenders. “It’s a great opportunity� for the players to showcase their skills for the trainers and coaching staff, Hayduk noted, and each of them has a better chance to make the team than in previous years’ camps.

Head coach and general manager Kevin Willison said he’s looking for players who can compete and

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Caps win Amway MONTE STEWART THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Octavio Rivero and Tim Parker scored as the Vancouver Whitecaps won their first Voyageurs Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship on Wednesday.

Vancouver took the twogame series 4-2 on aggregate against the Impact, who had won the Canadian championship the past two years. The two teams played to a 2-2 first-leg draw on Aug. 12 in Montreal. Rivero opened the scoring in the 39th minute — booting the ball home a split second before Christian Techera’s

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by Montreal goalkeeper Eric Kronberg after he stopped Techera from point-blank range and then got back into position to stop the Whitecap speedster’s second attempt. Parker headed home a Pedro Morales corner in the 53rd minute to spoil any hope of an Impact comeback.

Montreal was reduced to 10 players for the last 60 minutes after defender Victor Cabrera received a pair of yellow cards for fouls on Rivero. Cabrera was cautioned in the 22nd minute for pushing Rivero down from behind as he ran in the middle of the pitch without the ball during a rush.

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The camp started Monday and continues until tonight for the annual Red & White game.

The gold and black teams from the week will be reshuffled for tonight’s match-up, Willison noted, adding he looks for a good

mix of veterans and rookies for each team to make the competition fair for the players.

The Red and White game is tonight at Weyerhaeuser Arena at 6 p.m.

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After finishing in first place at the Victoria Cup bodybuilding competition, Mike Mothersill now has his sights set on the provincials coming up next year.

Hailing from Qualicum Beach, 30-year-old Mothersill won first place in the Men’s Middleweight Open Division at the Victoria Cup last week.

Winning the tournament has earned Mothersill a spot in the B.C. Amateur

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BLUE JAYS 12, RANGERS 4

BLUE JAYS STATISTICS

Toronto AB R Tulowitzki ss 5 2 Donaldson 3b 5 2 Bautista rf 1 2 Carrera rf 0 0 Encarnacion dh 5 1 Smoak 1b 5 1 Ru.Martin c 3 0 Revere lf 5 1 Pillar cf 5 1 Goins 2b 2 2 Totals 36 12 Texas AB R DeShields cf 3 0 a-Venable ph-cf 1 0 Choo rf 5 1 Beltre 3b 4 1 Fielder dh 4 0 Napoli 1b 4 0 Andrus ss 3 0 Strausborger lf 4 1 Gimenez c 4 1 Alberto 2b 4 0 Totals 36 4 Toronto 011 026 Texas 200 000

BATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVG Colabello 271 47 90 13 49 .332 Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304 Donaldson 484 95 145 34 100 .300 Revere 74 15 21 0 4 .284 Carrera 152 24 43 3 23 .283 Encarnacion 408 68 108 25 75 .265 Pillar 456 60 119 7 41 .261 Bautista 425 82 103 30 87 .242 Martin 359 60 87 15 52 .242 Thole 29 4 7 0 2 .241 Tulowitzki 92 21 22 3 10 .239 Goins 254 32 58 4 31 .228 Navarro 131 14 29 3 17 .221 Smoak 215 30 46 12 42 .214 Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194 Pennington 18 1 2 0 2 .111 PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERA Hawkins 1 0 1 9.2 9 0.93 Lowe 0 2 0 42.1 53 1.49 Osuna 1 4 15 56.2 63 1.91 Hendriks 4 0 0 52.0 56 2.25 Price 12 4 0 176.1 171 2.40 Schultz 0 1 1 36.0 28 2.75 Sanchez 6 5 0 79.1 53 3.18 Estrada 11 7 0 129.1 99 3.27 Cecil 3 4 5 41.0 45 3.29 Buehrle 13 6 0 165.0 78 3.60 Dickey 8 10 0 167.0 100 4.26

H BI BB SO 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 10 10 11 4 H BI BB SO 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 4 2 8 200 —12 200 —4

Avg. .237 .299 .242 .283 .264 .218 .240 .278 .265 .230 Avg. .254 .286 .249 .267 .316 .214 .257 .225 .282 .232 10 10

0 1

a-singled for DeShields in the 7th.

E—Beltre (12). LOB—Tor 8, Tex 7. HR— Smoak (13), off Lewis; Pillar (8), off Lewis; Encarnacion (26), off Patton; Beltre (12), off Price. RBIs—Donaldson (101), Encarnacion 4 (79), Smoak 3 (45), Pillar (42), Goins (32), Choo 2 (56), Beltre 2 (42).

Runners left in scoring position—Tor 3 (Tulowitzki, Revere, Donaldson); Tex 3 (Alberto, Beltre, Choo). RISP—Tor 4 for 11; Tex 2 for 8.

Runners moved up—Tulowitzki, Encarnacion, Smoak, Goins. GIDP—Donaldson, Bautista, Beltre. DP—Toronto 1 (Tulowitzki, Goins, Smoak); Texas 2 (Beltre, Alberto, Napoli), (Napoli, Andrus, Bass).

IP 6 1 2 IP 5 0 1 3

H 5 4 1 H 6 3 0 1

R ER BB SO 2 2 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 R ER BB SO 5 4 4 1 5 5 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2

NP 95 18 31 NP 89 26 28 42

ERA 2.42 1.87 2.61 ERA 4.38 9.00 3.06 4.53

Lewis pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Patton pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

S.Freeman pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored—Bass 3-2.

WP—Price, Lewis 2, Bass.

T—3:19. A—20,572 (48,114).

A.L. LEADERS RUNS SCORED Donaldson, Tor, 95; Dozier, Min, 86; Bautista, Tor, 82; Kinsler, Det, 82; Trout, LA, 81.

RUNS BATTED IN Donaldson, Tor, 100; Davis, Bal, 89; Bautista, Tor, 87; K.Morales, KC, 86.

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Cruz, Sea, .607; Trout, LA, .583; Donaldson, Tor, .581; J.Martinez, Det, .556; Teixeira, NY, .550; Davis, Bal, .527; Bautista, Tor, .522; Abreu, Chi, .517; Encarnacion, Tor, .510.

Wednesday's games not included

ASTROS 6, YANKEES 2 Houston AB R Altuve 2b 3 0 Ma.Gonzalz ss-lf 5 0 Lowrie 3b-ss 4 0 Col.Rasmus rf 3 0 Carter 1b 1 0 Gattis dh 4 2 C.Gomez cf 3 1 Valbuena 1b-3b 4 1 Marisnick lf-rf 4 1 J.Castro c 3 1 Totals 34 6 New York AB R Gardner cf 4 0 Beltran rf 2 0 A.Rodriguez dh 4 0 B.McCann c 4 0 Headley 3b 3 0 Bird 1b 3 1 Gregorius ss 4 1 C.Young lf 4 0 Drew 2b 2 0 B.Ryan ph-2b 1 0 Teixeira ph 1 0 Totals 32 2 Houston 010 040 New York 000 000

H BI BB SO 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 10 5 3 8 H BI BB SO 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 10 010 —6 200 —2

Avg. .309 .264 .231 .230 .179 .243 .196 .213 .230 .218 Avg. .273 .275 .255 .245 .271 .220 .253 .247 .196 .222 .255 10 5

0 0

LOB—Houston 6, New York 7. 2B—J. Castro (18). HR—Gattis (21), off Pineda; Gattis (22), off Warren; Gregorius (6), off McHugh. RBIs—Altuve (52), Ma.Gonzalez (31), Gattis 2 (69), Marisnick (24), Gregorius 2 (34). SB—Altuve (33), C.Gomez (6). SF—Altuve.

IP 61/3 2 /3 1 1 IP 41/3 2 /3 2 1 1

H 5 0 0 0 H 6 1 0 2 1

R ER BB SO NP 2 2 2 8 107 0 0 1 1 13 0 0 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 13 R ER BB SO NP 5 5 1 3 71 0 0 1 1 23 0 0 1 1 33 1 1 0 3 25 0 0 0 0 20

T—3:26. A—37,259 (49,638).

ERA 3.92 2.14 3.11 1.45 ERA 4.19 1.97 2.53 3.21 2.70

Wednesday's games not included

TWINS 5, RAYS 3 Minnesota AB R Buxton cf 5 1 Dozier 2b 5 0 Mauer 1b 5 0 Sano dh 5 0 Plouffe 3b 4 0 E.Rosario rf 5 0 Edu.Escobar ss 4 2 Herrmann c 4 0 S.Robinson lf 2 2 Totals 39 5 Tampa Bay AB R Nava rf 4 1 Sizemore lf 3 0 Guyer ph-lf 2 0 Longoria 3b 5 1 Jaso dh 1 0 Forsythe 2b 4 0 A.Cabrera ss 3 0 Loney 1b 4 0 Kiermaier cf 4 1 Rivera c 3 0 Arencibia ph-c 1 0 Totals 34 3 Minnesota 000 011 Tampa Bay 000 110

H BI BB SO 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 13 5 1 15 H BI BB SO 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 3 5 6 210 —5 100 —3

Avg. .239 .244 .269 .284 .248 .275 .253 .174 .258 Avg. .165 .232 .268 .270 .297 .276 .264 .270 .257 .186 .000 13 9

1 1

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

E—S.Robinson (1), Forsythe (8). LOB— Minnesota 10, Tampa Bay 9. 2B—Mauer (24), E.Rosario (15), Herrmann (5), S.Robinson (7), Longoria (27). 3B— Kiermaier (12). HR—Edu.Escobar (6), off Archer; Edu.Escobar (7), off B.Gomes; Nava (1), off Duffey; Longoria (14), off Duensing. RBIs—Dozier (66), Mauer (54), Plouffe (70), Edu.Escobar 2 (39), Nava (8), Sizemore (14), Longoria (56).

SB—S.Robinson (6). CS—Jaso (2).

S—S.Robinson. SF—Plouffe.

Minnesota IP Duffey 51/3 Duensing W, 4-0 2/3 Boyer H, 16 2 Jepsen S, 8-12 1 Tampa Bay IP Archer L, 11-10 6 Cedeno 0 Colome 1 B.Gomes 1 Romero 1

H 7 1 1 0 H 9 1 0 2 1

R ER BB SO NP 2 2 4 4 89 1 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 0 1 10 R ER BB SO NP 4 4 1 12 105 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 14 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 2 12

ERA 4.29 4.62 2.86 2.48 ERA 2.88 2.04 3.97 3.80 5.28

T—3:21. A—9,205 (31,042).

TIGERS 5, ANGELS 0 Los Angeles AB R Calhoun rf 4 0 Trout cf 3 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 Dav.Murphy lf 2 0 Aybar ss 3 0 Cron dh 3 0 Iannetta c 3 0 Cowart 3b 2 0 R.Jackson 2b 2 0 DeJesus ph 1 0 Totals 26 0 Detroit AB R R.Davis lf 4 1 Kinsler 2b 4 0 Mi.Cabrera 1b 3 1 V.Martinez dh 4 1 J.Martinez rf 4 1 Castellanos 3b 4 1 Romine 3b 0 0 J.McCann c 3 0 J.Iglesias ss 2 0 Gose cf 3 0 Totals 31 5 Los Angeles 000 000 Detroit 010 040

H BI BB SO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 H BI BB SO 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 5 5 000 —0 00x —5

Avg. .266 .295 .251 .292 .273 .267 .188 .130 .000 .237 Avg. .245 .307 .370 .243 .291 .248 .252 .266 .305 .251 1 7

1 0

E—R.Jackson (1). LOB—LA 1, Det 8. 2B— Iannetta (9), J.Martinez (24). 3B—Kinsler (7). HR—Castellanos (15), off Santiago; Mi.Cabrera (17), off Santiago; J.Martinez (34), off Santiago. RBIs—Mi.Cabrera 2 (65), J.Martinez 2 (87), Castellanos (63).

SB—R.Davis (18). CS—J.Iglesias (8).

Los Angeles IP Santiago L, 7-8 41/3 Bedrosian 12/3 Rucinski 2 Detroit IP Verlander W, 2-6 9

H 7 0 0 H 1

R ER BB SO NP 5 5 3 3 105 0 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 33 R ER BB SO NP 0 0 2 9 112

T—2:48. A—31,938 (41,574).

ERA 3.13 5.79 7.71 ERA 3.45

W 69 66 62 62 51

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

L 56 59 64 64 74

Pct .552 .528 .492 .492 .408

GB — 3 71/2 1 7 /2 18

WCGB — 71/2 12 12 221/2

L10 5-5 4-6 5-5 7-3 4-6

Str W-2 L-3 L-3 W-1 W-2

Home 42-20 35-25 30-32 31-30 27-36

Away 27-36 31-34 32-32 31-34 24-38

:HGQHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV San Diego 6 Washington 5 Colorado 6 Atlanta 3 St. Louis 3 Arizona 1 N.Y. Mets 9 Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 7 Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 7 Cincinnati 4 Chicago Cubs at San Francisco 7XHVGD\¡V UHVXOWV Miami 5 Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 9 Arizona 1 Colorado 5 Atlanta 1 Washington 8 San Diego 3 N.Y. Mets 6 Philadelphia 5 Chicago Cubs 8 San Francisco 5 L.A. Dodgers 5 Cincinnati 1 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPHV L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 13-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-9), 12:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-8) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 15-6), 3:45 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-14), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 5-12) at Washington (J.Ross 4-5), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (G.Cole 14-7) at Miami (Nicolino 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 12-6) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-5), 9:40 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPHV Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 pm.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

METS 9, PHILLIES 4

PADRES 6, NATIONALS 5

New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Granderson rf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .254 Cespedes cf-lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .311 Dan.Murphy 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .284 Cuddyer 1b 5 2 3 3 0 1 .263 W.Flores ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Conforto lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 2¡)ODKHUW\ S ³ C.Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Clippard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Uribe 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .248 Recker c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .130 B.Colon p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Lagares cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 39 9 12 8 2 6 Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Sweeney 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .222 Galvis ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .270 O.Herrera cf 5 1 2 0 0 3 .292 Howard 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .242 A.Blanco 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .312 Asche lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .254 Rupp c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .254 D.Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Eickhoff p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 J.Gomez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —Ruf ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Neris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Francoeur ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Araujo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lu.Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —De Fratus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 4 3 10 New York 300 001 023 —9 12 1 Philadelphia 000 000 040 —4 9 3

San Diego AB R Solarte 3b 4 0 Upton Jr. cf 4 1 Kemp rf 4 1 Upton lf 4 2 Gyorko 2b 4 0 De.Norris 1b 3 0 Alonso 1b 1 0 Hedges c 4 1 Barmes ss 3 0 T.Ross p 2 1 Kelley p 0 0 Rzepczynski p 0 0 Benoit p 0 0 Jankowski ph 1 0 Kimbrel p 0 0 Totals 34 6 Washington AB R Span cf 5 1 Werth lf 4 1 Rendon 2b 3 1 Harper rf 3 1 Y.Escobar 3b 3 0 Zimmerman 1b 3 0 Desmond ss 4 0 W.Ramos c 4 0 G.Gonzalez p 1 0 Fister p 1 0 C.Robinson ph 0 1 Storen p 0 0 Papelbon p 0 0 Espinosa ph 1 0 Totals 32 5 San Diego 004 100 Washington 000 101

E—W.Flores (12), Galvis 2 (14), O.Herrera (5). LOB—NY 6, Philadelphia 9. 2B—Granderson (26), Cuddyer (16), Conforto (7), A.Blanco (16), Rupp (8).

3B—Cespedes (1). HR—Cuddyer (10), off Neris. RBIs—Cespedes (21), Dan. Murphy 2 (54), Cuddyer 3 (37), Conforto (12), Uribe (35), A.Blanco (16), Rupp 2 (19), Francoeur (39). SF—Dan.Murphy.

Runners left in scoring position—New York 3 (B.Colon 2, Recker); Philadelphia 4 (A.Blanco, D.Brown, Rupp, Sweeney).

RISP—New York 6 for 10; Phila 2 for 9.

Runners moved up—Dan.Murphy, A.Blanco, Asche. GIDP—Recker, Galvis.

DP—NY 1 (B.Colon, W.Flores, Cuddyer); Phila 1 (Galvis, Sweeney, Howard).

E—Gyorko (2), Y.Escobar (5). LOB—San Diego 5, Wash 6. 2B—Kemp (24), Span 2 (17). HR—Upton (21), off G.Gonzalez; Upton (22), off Fister. RBIs—Solarte (50), Kemp 2 (78), Upton 3 (70), Rendon (13), Harper 2 (76), Zimmerman 2 (55).

RISP—SD 2 for 7; Wash 1 for 8.

New York IP B.Colon W, 11-11 7 2 2¡)ODKHUW\ /3 C.Torres 0 Clippard S, 2-2 11/3 Philadelphia IP Eickhoff L, 1-1 6 J.Gomez 1 Neris 1 Araujo 0 1 /3 Lu.Garcia 2 /3 De Fratus

FOOTBALL

TENNIS

ATHLETICS

CFL

ATP

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

EAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA Pt 8 6 2 0 292 156 12 8 6 2 0 223 207 12 8 4 4 0 158 228 8 8 3 5 0 165 148 6

Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

WEST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

Houston McHgh W, 14-7 Sipp H, 10 Neshek W.Harris New York Pineda L, 9-8 Shreve Pinder Warren Goody

L 56 62 73 76 77

CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION

Toronto Price W, 13-4 Lowe Schultz Texas Lewis L, 14-6 Patton S.Freeman Bass

New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia

W 70 63 54 51 50

H 5 2 1 1 H 6 0 3 1 1 1

R ER BB SO NP ERA 0 0 2 8 107 4.68 3 3 1 0 24 15.88 1 0 0 0 5 3.83 0 0 0 2 23 1.76 R ER BB SO NP ERA 4 3 1 6 97 2.25 0 0 0 0 4 2.93 2 2 1 0 25 4.01 2 1 0 0 4 3.38 1 1 0 0 7 3.44 0 0 0 0 11 5.87

T—3:16. A—22,184 (43,651).

PIRATES 7, MARLINS 2 Pittsburgh AB R J.Harrison rf 3 2 S.Marte lf 5 1 McCutchen cf 5 1 Ar.Ramirez 3b 3 0 Kang ss 5 0 Morse 1b 4 1 S.Rodriguez 1b 0 0 N.Walker 2b 4 1 Stewart c 4 0 Locke p 3 1 P.Alvarez ph 0 0 Blanton p 0 0 Totals 36 7 Miami AB R Gillespie rf 4 0 Rojas 2b-ss 4 0 Prado 3b-2b 4 1 Bour 1b 4 0 Ozuna cf 4 1 Yelich lf 3 0 Realmuto c 3 0 Hechavarria ss 2 0 McGough p 0 0 Narveson p 1 0 Cordier p 0 0 McGehee 3b 1 0 Totals 30 2 Pittsburgh 160 000 Miami 110 000

H BI BB SO 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 5 9 H BI BB SO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 6 000 —7 000 —2

Avg. .274 .288 .300 .247 .289 .228 .233 .267 .287 .079 .248 .000 Avg. .307 .246 .270 .256 .247 .275 .241 .282 —.000 —.209 9 5

0 0

LOB—Pittsburgh 7, Miami 3. 2B—McCutchen (32), Morse (6), N.Walker (27), Rojas (4), Ozuna (18). HR—McCutchen (20), off Narveson; Prado (6), off Locke.

RBIs—S.Marte (62), McCutchen 4 (85), N.Walker (53), Stewart (12), Prado (40), Realmuto (38). S—Cordier.

Runners left in scoring position—Pittsburgh 3 (Kang 2, S.Marte); Miami 3 (Prado, Realmuto, Rojas). RISP—Pittsburgh 4 for 9; Miami 0 for 7.

Runners moved up—Stewart, Gillespie, Yelich, Realmuto. GIDP—Yelich.

Pittsburgh IP H Locke W, 7-8 7 5 Blanton 2 0 Miami IP H Narvesn L, 1-1 32/3 8 Cordier 31/3 0 McGough 2 1

R ER BB SO 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 R ER BB SO 7 7 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2

T—2:31. A—16,560 (37,442).

NP 95 27 NP 79 44 29

ERA 4.46 0.52 ERA 7.04 2.45 7.36

San Diego IP T.Ross W, 9-9 61/3 Kelley 0 Rzpczynski H, 4 2/3 Benoit H, 25 1 Kimbrel S, 36-38 1 Washington IP G.Gonzlz L, 9-7 42/3 Fister 21/3 Storen 1 Papelbon 1

H 6 0 1 0 0 H 7 3 0 0

H BI BB SO 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 2 11 H BI BB SO 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 4 11 100 —6 300 —5

Avg. .268 .234 .266 .258 .240 .247 .272 .196 .253 .244 ———.385 —Avg. .301 .199 .257 .332 .308 .220 .229 .238 .094 .241 .266 ——.247 10 7

R ER BB SO NP 4 4 2 9 104 1 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 1 15 R ER BB SO NP 5 4 2 6 86 1 1 0 2 36 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 2 10

1 1

ERA 3.42 2.78 2.57 2.14 2.88 ERA 4.11 4.66 3.38 1.70

T—3:07. A—29,332 (41,341).

ROCKIES 6, BRAVES 3 Colorado AB R Blackmon cf 5 1 Reyes ss 4 0 Ca.Gonzalez rf 4 0 LeMahieu 2b 4 0 Paulsen 1b 5 1 Hundley c 4 0 Descalso 3b 3 2 B.Barnes lf 4 2 Flande p 2 0 Si.Castro p 0 0 McBride ph 1 0 Friedrich p 0 0 Ja.Diaz p 0 0 K.Parker ph 1 0 Oberg p 0 0 Axford p 0 0 Totals 37 6 Atlanta AB R Markakis rf 4 0 Maybin cf 4 0 F.Freeman 1b 4 0 J.Gomes lf 2 2 Bourn lf 2 0 Ad.Garcia 3b 5 1 J.Peterson 2b 3 0 Bethancourt c 3 0 Swisher ph 0 0 E.Jackson p 0 0 McKirahan p 0 0 Ciriaco ph 1 0 A.Simmons ss 1 0 S.Miller p 2 0 Moylan p 0 0 Pierzynski c 1 0 Totals 32 3 Colorado 000 000 Atlanta 010 002

H BI BB SO 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 4 8 H BI BB SO 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 8 10 420 —6 000 —3

Avg. .290 .258 .272 .311 .273 .297 .217 .261 .176 —.214 .000 —.203 ——Avg. .301 .276 .277 .216 .116 .246 .244 .185 .243 .000 .000 .263 .263 .068 —.293 11 10

0 0

LOB—Colorado 8, Atlanta 13. 2B— Paulsen (17), Hundley (19), Descalso (3), B.Barnes (11), J.Peterson (21).

3B—Reyes (1). HR—B.Barnes (2), off E.Jackson; J.Gomes (7), off Flande; Ad.Garcia (6), off Flande. RBIs—Blackmon (50), Reyes 2 (9), Descalso (20), B.Barnes 2 (17), J.Gomes (21), Ad.Garcia (10), Bethancourt (10). SB—Reyes (4).

S—J.Peterson 2, S.Miller.

Colorado IP Flande 5 Si.Castro W, 1-0 1 1 /3 Friedrich H, 8 2 /3 Ja.Diaz H, 2 Oberg H, 11 1 Axford S, 18-23 1 Atlanta IP S.Miller L, 5-11 62/3 1 /3 Moylan E.Jackson 1 McKirahan 1

H 6 0 1 1 0 2 H 9 0 2 0

R ER BB SO 3 3 5 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 R ER BB SO 4 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1

T—3:18. A—18,328 (49,586).

NP 91 20 12 20 10 29 NP 99 5 19 23

ERA 4.09 0.00 5.44 0.00 5.40 4.43 ERA 2.62 2.45 3.52 4.35

9A

Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg B.C. Saskatchewan

GP W L T PF PA Pt 8 6 2 0 219 182 12 8 5 3 0 200 150 10 8 3 5 0 160 237 6 8 3 5 0 179 234 6 8 0 8 0 205 259 0

WEEK 10 7KXUVGD\¡V JDPH Montreal at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. )ULGD\¡V JDPH Toronto at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Saturday's game Calgary at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30 Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

WEEK 11 Thursday, Sept. 3 B.C. at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 6 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7 Toronto at Hamilton, 1 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 4:30 p.m.

NFL PRE-SEASON Friday's games New England at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.

Saturday's games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Indianapolis at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday's games Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 8 p.m.

MOVES BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON RED SOX — Activated RHP Rick Porcello from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Aro to Pawtucket (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed RHP J.R. Graham on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Activated RHP Michael Pineda from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated LHP Chris Capuano for assignment. Optioned RHP Nick Rumbelow to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed C Curt Casali on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of C-1B J.P. Arencibia from Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed LHP Chris Rearick off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Round Rock (PCL).

FOOTBALL NFL ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed QB Rex Grossman. Waived/injured RB Evan Royster.

DENVER BRONCOS — Released PK Connor Barth.

DETOIT LIONS — Placed LB Kevin Snyder on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Acquired OT Michael Williams from Detroit for an undisclosed future draft pick. Released DB Jimmy Jean.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DE Osi Umenyiora to a 1-day contract and announced the retirement of Umenyiora.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed S Taylor Mays.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released QB Jake Waters. Signed WR Deontay Greenberry, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed P Jacob Schum. Waived S Derrick Wells.

WINSTON-SALEM OPEN At Winston-Salem, North Carolina Singles — Third Round Kevin Anderson (2), South Africa, def.

Jerzy Janowicz (16), Poland, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Hyeon Chung, South Korea, 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5.

WTA CONNECTICUT OPEN At New Haven, Connecticut Singles — Second Round Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, def. Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1.

Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-2.

SOCCER

WOMEN

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE D.C. New York Columbus Toronto New England Montreal New York City Orlando Philadelphia Chicago

GP W 27 13 24 11 26 10 24 10 25 9 22 8 26 7 26 7 26 7 25 7

L 9 7 8 10 9 10 12 12 13 13

T 5 6 8 4 7 4 7 7 6 5

GF 35 40 43 42 34 29 37 32 33 30

GA 31 28 43 41 36 32 44 46 43 37

GP W 27 13 26 14 24 11 26 11 24 11 26 11 25 10 26 8 26 8 25 7

L 7 9 6 8 8 13 10 10 10 9

T 7 3 7 7 5 2 5 8 8 9

GF 49 38 39 28 33 30 31 33 29 23

GA 32 26 33 30 30 29 29 34 38 26

Pt 46 45 40 40 38 35 35 32 32 30

Note: 3 points for a victory, 1 point for tie.

Wednesday's results Colorado 2 Houston 1 Chicago 3 New York 2 Friday's game Los Angeles at San Jose, 11 p.m.

Saturday's games Columbus at New York City, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.

New England at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Houston, 9 p.m.

Salt Lake at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Kansas City at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Sunday's games Portland at Seattle, 5 p.m.

D.C. at New York, 7 p.m.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFF ROUND 1 Second Leg Apoel Nicosia (Cyp.) 1 Astana (Kazak.) 1 (Astana advanced 2-1 on aggregate) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger.) 3 Lazio (Italy) 0 (Bayer advanced 3-1 on aggregate) CSKA Mscw (Rus.) 3 Sprtg Lisbn (Por.) 1 (CSKA advanced 4-3 on aggregate) Club Bruge (Belg.) 0 Manchstr U. (Eng.) 4 (Manchestr advanced 7-1 on aggregate) Partizan (Serbia) 2 BATE (Belarus) 1 (2-2 aggregate; BATE advanced on 1-0 away goals)

ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTERFINAL First Leg Naft Tehran (Iran) 0 Al Ahli (UAE) (UAE) 1 Jeonbk Mtr (S.Kor.) 0 Gmba Oska (Jap.) 0

ENGLAND LEAGUE CUP Second Round Barnsley 3 Everton 5 (extra time)

JAPAN J2-LEAGUE

HOCKEY

Thespakusatsu Gunma 0 Gifu 1

SCOTLAND

NHL NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Andy Schneider amateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller development coach.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Adam Cracknell.

AHL

LEAGUE CUP Second Round Airdrie 0 Rangers 5 Hibernian 1 Stranraer 0

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed F Chad Nehring.

CYCLING

SOCCER

VUELTA A ESPANA At Vejer de la Frontera, Spain (103 mi. from Rota to Alcala de Guadaira)

MLS LA GALAXY — Announced the retirement of D Todd Dunivant, effective after the season.

BETTING THE LINES

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE FAVOURITE DETROIT Toronto KANSAS CITY TAMPA BAY CHICAGO

LINE OFF -135 -132 -140 OFF

UNDERDOG LINE Los Angeles OFF TEXAS +125 Baltimore +122 Minnesota +130 Seattle OFF

NATIONAL LEAGUE FAVOURITE LINE Los Angeles -190 SAN FRAN. -177 New York -160 WASHINGTON -155 Pittsburgh -177 St. Louis -120

UNDERDOG LINE CINCINATI +175 Chicago +165 PHILADEL. +150 San Diego +145 MIAMI +165 ARIZONA +110

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

MLB

Pt 44 39 38 34 34 28 28 28 27 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles Vancouver Kansas City Portland Dallas Seattle San Jose Houston Salt Lake Colorado

At Beijing, China Men 400 — 1, Wayde Van Niekerk, South Africa, 43.48 seconds. 2, Lashawn Merritt, U.S., 43.65. 3, Kirani James, Grenada, 43.78. 4, Luguelin Santos, Dominican Republic, 44.11. 5, Isaac Makwala, Botswana, 44.63. 6, Rabah Yousif, Britain, 44.68. 7, Machel Cedenio, Trinidad & Tobago. 8, Yousef Ahmed Masrahi, Saudi Arabia, 45.15.

Javelin — 1, Julius Yego, Kenya, 3042. 2, Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed, Egypt, 291-11. 3, Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, 287-6.

4, Thomas Rohler, Germany, 286-9. 5, Antti Ruuskanen, Finland, 285-10. 6, Andreas Hofmann, Germany, 282-2. 7, Johannes Vetter, Germany, 274-11. 8, VTezslav Vesely, Czech Republic, 272-9.

9, Ryohei Arai, Japan, 272-6. 10, Braian Toledo, Argentina, 263-4. 11, Kim Amb, Sweden, 257-7. 12, Risto Matas, Estonia, 251-11.

STAGE 5 1. Caleb Ewan, Australia, Orica GreenEdge, 3 hrs, 57 mins, 28 secs.

2. John Degenkolb, Germany, Team Giant-Alpecin, same time.

3. Peter Sagan, Slovak., Tinkoff-Saxo, s.t.

4. Jean-Pierre Drucker, Lux., BMC Racg.

5. Jose Goncalves, Portugal, Caja RuralSeguros RGA, :02 behind.

6. Kristian Sbaragli, Italy, MTN Qhubeka, same time.

7. Domenico Pozzovivo, Italy, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.

8. Daniel Moreno, Spain, Katusha, s.t.

9. Tosh Van Der Sande, Belgium, Lotto Soudal, same time.

10. Nikolas Maes, Belgium, Etixx - QuickStep, same time.

STANDINGS (After 5 stages) 1. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, GiantAlpecin, 17:09:06.

1. Esteban Chaves, Colombia, Orica GreenEdge, :01 behind.

3. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, Sky, :16.

4. Daniel Martin, Ireland, CannondaleGarmin, :25.

5. Alejandro Valverde, Spn., Movistar, :29.

6. Daniel Moreno, Spain, Katusha, :31.

7. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, :35.

8. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spn., Katusha, :36.

9. Nairo Quintana, Colom., Movistar, :37.

10. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, :48.

400 Hurdles — 1, Zuzana Hejnova, Czech Republic, 53.50. 2, Shamier Little, U.S., 53.94. 3, Cassandra Tate, U.S., 54.02. 4, Sara Slott Petersen, Denmark, 54.20. 5, Janieve Russell, Jamaica, 54.64. 6, Eilidh Child, Britain, 54.78.

7, Wenda Nel, South Africa, 54.94. 8, Kaliese Spencer, Jamaica, 55.47.

3,000 Steeplechase — 1, Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, Kenya, 9:19.11. 2, Habiba Ghribi, Tunisia, 9:19.24. 3, Gesa Felicitas Krause, Germany, 9:19.25. 4, 6RÀD $VVHID (WKLRSLD (PPD Coburn, U.S., 9:21.78. 6, Hiwot Ayalew, Ethiopia, 9:24.27. 7, Virginia Nyambura Nganga, Kenya, 9:26.21.

8, Lalita Shivaji Babar, India, 9:29.64.

9, Stephanie Garcia, U.S., 9:31.06. 10, Salima Elouali Alami, Morocco, 9:32.15.

11, Ruth Jebet, Bahrain, 9:33.41. 12, Colleen Quigley, U.S., 9:34.29. 13, Zlem Kaya, Turkey, 9:34.66. 14, Fadwa Sidi 0DGDQH 0RURFFR 5RVHĂ LQH Chepngetich, Kenya, 9:46.08.

Pole Vault — 1, Yarisley Silva, Cuba, 16-0 3/4. 2, Fabiana Murer, Brazil, 15-11.

3, Nikolta Kyriakopoulou, Greece, 15-9.

4, Angelica Bengtsson, Sweden, 15-5. 4, Sandi Morris, U.S., 15-5. 4, Jennifer Suhr, U.S., 15-5. 7, Holly Bradshaw, Britain, 15-5. 8, Martina Strutz, Germany, 15-1. 9, Ling Li, China, 15-1. 10, Minna Nikkanen, Finland, 15-1. 11, Alana Boyd, Australia, 15-1. 12, Lisa Ryzih, Germany, 15-1.

GOLF PGA FEDEXCUP LEADERS (Through Aug. 23) 1. Jordan Spieth 2. Jason Day 3. Bubba Watson 4. Jimmy Walker 5. Justin Rose 6. Robert Streb 7. Dustin Johnson 8. Patrick Reed 9. Rory McIlroy 10. Danny Lee 11. Zach Johnson 12. Brooks Koepka 13. Brandt Snedeker 14. Charley Hoffman 15. Rickie Fowler 16. J.B. Holmes 17. Kevin Kisner 18. Jim Furyk 19. Paul Casey 20. Hideki Matsuyama 21. David Lingmerth 22. Steven Bowditch 23. Bill Haas 24. Ben Martin 25. Ryan Moore 26. Matt Kuchar 27. Scott Piercy 28. Louis Oosthuizen 29. Chris Kirk 30. Kevin Na 31. Sergio Garcia 32. Gary Woodland 33. Jason Bohn 34. Sangmoon Bae 35. James Hahn 36. Justin Thomas 37. Shawn Stefani 38. Russell Henley 39. Tony Finau 40. Webb Simpson 41. Henrik Stenson 42. Harris English 43. Troy Merritt 44. Russell Knox 45. Billy Horschel 46. Daniel Berger 47. Brendan Steele 48. Brendon de Jonge 49. David Hearn 50. Marc Leishman 51. Phil Mickelson 52. Nick Watney 53. Brendon Todd 54. Pat Perez 55. Matt Jones 56. Ryan Palmer 57. Cameron Tringale 58. Fabian Gomez 59. Ian Poulter 60. Boo Weekley 61. Kevin Streelman 62. Keegan Bradley 63. Alex Cejka 64. Matt Every 65. Carl Pettersson 66. Daniel Summerhays 6HDQ 2¡+DLU 68. George McNeill 69. Brian Harman 70. Charles Howell III 71. Scott Brown 72. Rory Sabbatini 73. Chad Campbell 74. William McGirt 75. Will Wilcox 76. Davis Love III 77. Hunter Mahan 78. Scott Pinckney 79. Jerry Kelly 80. Colt Knost 81. Martin Laird 82. Morgan Hoffmann 83. Chesson Hadley 84. Kyle Reifers 85. J.J. Henry 86. Jason Kokrak 87. Padraig Harrington 88. John Senden 89. Jim Herman 90. Greg Owen 95. Adam Hadwin 102. Nick Taylor 104. Graham DeLaet

Pts Money YTD 4,169 $10,399,715 2,459 $6,066,205 2,407 $5,752,185 2,014 $4,300,050 1,742 $4,570,302 1,720 $3,647,124 1,718 $4,696,498 1,593 $3,067,681 1,567 $4,295,849 1,561 $3,233,397 1,559 $3,951,187 1,544 $3,391,267 1,537 $3,510,052 1,512 $3,295,096 1,498 $3,751,080 1,484 $3,400,104 1,416 $3,166,576 1,401 $3,223,639 1,389 $3,079,386 1,374 $3,079,850 1,305 $2,715,794 1,287 $2,688,210 1,281 $2,785,058 1,217 $2,617,934 1,208 $2,584,968 1,164 $2,258,545 1,127 $2,059,554 1,088 $3,009,036 1,087 $2,296,396 1,062 $2,328,983 1,051 $2,633,929 1,037 $2,448,415 1,037 $2,089,173 1,025 $2,110,462 1,012 $2,001,883 1,007 $1,986,376 987 $1,689,411 986 $2,074,020 985 $1,944,046 953 $1,959,575 952 $2,148,070 932 $1,534,116 930 $2,022,098 914 $1,655,553 903 $1,674,913 899 $1,802,951 895 $1,591,391 892 $1,464,467 890 $1,735,549 854 $1,762,267 849 $2,072,160 847 $1,607,992 831 $1,646,599 825 $1,411,289 821 $1,620,852 817 $1,607,645 816 $1,510,762 797 $1,554,789 777 $1,628,079 776 $1,671,352 771 $1,490,266 759 $1,441,948 739 $1,193,371 727 $1,521,816 723 $1,164,419 720 $1,103,482

715 $1,139,085 704 $1,343,899 692 $1,220,566 690 $1,145,250 678 $1,356,164 670 $1,015,707 652 $845,513 649 $1,168,302 649 $1,241,253 648 $1,262,281 645 $1,221,274 632 $1,096,119 628 $1,044,209 628 $1,124,988 627 $1,062,235 626 $1,119,689 626 $1,113,434 620 $1,021,967 614 $1,033,489 610 $1,330,852 610 $1,354,289 610 $1,053,278 608 $1,180,794 584 $937,611 549 $1,053,352 545 $988,349

NFL

Encarnacion, Jays beat up Texas Seahawks linebacker looks for more snaps SCHUYLER DIXON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARLINGTON, Texas — Edwin Encarnacion turned David Price’s 30th birthday into a party — and a win for Toronto’s new ace.

Encarnacion hit a grand slam to extend his hitting streak to 21 games, boosting Price when he was pitching on his birthday for the first time in the majors and helping the Blue Jays to a 12-4 victory against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

The right-handed slugger pulled a pitch into the Toronto bullpen in left-centre for his 26th homer after Kevin Pillar opened a six-run sixth inning with a long ball that chased Texas starter Colby Lewis (14-6).

Lewis issued four of a season-high 11 walks by Rangers pitchers. Price (13-4) threw five scoreless innings after allowing Adrian Beltre’s two-run homer in the first. While he was still struggling in the third, he got help

MAHAN

on a spectacular, leaping catch at the wall in left field by Ben Revere that saved a run. “After we got out of that inning, I told him that’s hands down the best birthday gift that I had ever received,� Price said. “It’s a coin flip between that and 12 runs.�

The AL East-leading Blue Jays won their fifth straight, while the Rangers dropped a half-game behind Minnesota in the race for the second AL wild card.

Jose Bautista walked four times

and scored twice as Toronto went two games up in the division on the New York Yankees, who lost 6-2 to Houston. The Astros moved 5 1/2 games ahead of Texas atop the AL West.

Lewis threw two of three wild pitches by the Rangers — both during a 10-pitch at-bat that ended with former Texas player Justin Smoak’s two-run homer to break a 2-all tie in the fifth inning. Smoak’s 13th long ball hit off the facade of the upper deck in right field and extended Toronto’s franchise record to 16 straight road games with a homer.

Encarnacion’s second grand slam of the season — both against the Rangers — and the eighth of his career ended a stretch of six straight batters reaching to start the sixth. Pillar’s eighth homer was one of his three hits. “We’ve been waiting for Eddie to break out in a big way,� manager John Gibbons said.

CURTIS CRABTREE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — It doesn’t take long for the speed of Kevin Pierre-Louis to catch your eye.

The second-year Seahawks linebacker has loads of it. It’s a trait that Seattle covets in its linebackers and Pierre-Louis fits the bill.

Pierre-Louis showed flashes in limited action as a rookie before a shoulder injury prematurely ended his season. Now the 2014 fourth-round pick is making it difficult for Seattle’s coaching staff to keep him off the field. “He’s exactly the type of guy you’re looking for in terms of speed and movement and all of that,� head coach Pete Carroll said. “We’ve been recruiting and drafting for a long time to find a guy that runs 4.4 that can play linebacker. He’s done a great job.

He’s really an exciting player for us.�

Pierre-Louis’s speed showed up frequently in special teams duty a season ago. He would routinely match Ricardo Lockette, a former Division II 200-meter champion, in sprints to the end zone on kickoff coverage. “That’s just his gift,� linebacker K.J. Wright said. “He ran fast at the combine and that’s why we brought him in here. Just come out here, run, and hit and he does that really good.�

But his speed isn’t the only reason he’s pushing for more playing time. When called upon due to injuries last season, Pierre-Louis left a strong impression. He played well in his first extended duty against Carolina, including a tackle of Cam Newton for a loss in relief of Malcolm Smith.

FALLREGISTRATION

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Jayden Blake, a member of the Port Alberni Gymnastics Academy, in a competition last year. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

FALL 2015

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Elite Dance Academy had an amazing first year, we can’t wait for year 2! Thank you everyone for all the support.

We are expanding and super excited to be adding another large bright studio to our space. Come check it out!

Classes commence the week of Sept. 14th and run until the third week in June. We have a huge variety of classes for all abilities and ages. We offer a competitive program which includes Festival Competitions and exam participation, as well as a Recreational program that’s for those kids that just want to have fun! We also have Art Classes with the amazing Janet Bengough. Come on out to a registration and see what we can offer you.

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Mainly sunny in the afternoon. Winds light. High 25, Low 13.

Humidex 26.

VANCOUVER ISLAND Port Hardy 19/13/s

Pemberton 28/15/pc Whistler 24/13/pc

Campbell River Powell River 23/14/pc 22/16/pc

Squamish 26/16/pc

Courtenay 21/16/pc Port Alberni 25/13/pc Tofino 18/14/pc

Ucluelet 18/14/pc

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TODAY HI LO

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Canada CITY

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ALMANAC

PRECIPITATION Yesterday 0 mm Last year 0 mm 2.0 mm Richmond Normal 22/16/pc Record 16.3 mm 1976 Month to date 26 mm Victoria Victoria Year to date 422.2 mm 21/16/pc 21/16/pc

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17/14

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TODAY Time Metres Low 5:23 a.m. 0.4 High 11:47 a.m. 2.7 Low 5:16 p.m. 1.1 High 11:23 p.m. 3.3

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Timbre! Choir is looking for new members in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals commence Monday, September 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.

CONNECT A Parent Program meets on Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125.

Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg).

Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Everyone welcome.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eightball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Line dancing with Linda Ross, third Thursday of each month at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: lindarossmusic@ yahoo.ca.

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Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250723-4478 to register.

Urgently needed: The Canadian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disaster Management programs in Port Alberni.

Please visit http://www. redcross.ca/volunteer/who-isneeded details.

To apply please email bcyvolunteering@redcross.ca, call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue.

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call

250-723-2040.

Service groups Alberni Valley Legion Branch No. 293 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August.

Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Coffee and snacks included.

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Elim church,

Mount Klitsa Garden Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre.

Everyone welcome.

STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meets the second Thursday of each month at Echo Centre, from 6 to 8 p.m. For all Star Trek fans. Info: 250-7247293 or albernideepspace@ gmail.com.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming Words on Fire, Open Mike, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

Feature presenter is Stephen Novik, who will launch his second chapbook of poetry.

Critical Mass Bike Ride, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. starting at Charâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing.

Wings for Angel dinner, entertainment, silent auction for Hugginz Foundation, Aug. 29.

Tickets at the Best Western Barclay or call 250-735-7595.

Pool Mural Project Unveiling Reception, Sept. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Echo Pool.

Free everyone welcome swim to follow from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Exhibition of Watercolour paintings by Mae LeBlanc September 1 to 30, 2015 at Echo Centre.

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First we are proud to announce that Jerry and Tracy Czeczei are the new owners of this location. Jerry has been at this location since it opened in 2009. He has over twenty years of fast lube experience and has passed this knowledge and experience to his current employees to ensure they perform at the highest level of customer service.

Second, we are celebrating our 6th year of operation. Jerry and Tracy would like to thank all of our customers from the Alberni Valley and the West Coast and invite you to continue to enjoy the best fast lube experience possible. It would not have been possible to build this franchise without the support of our customers and to Kim and Betty Heeks who inspired Jiffy Lube Canada to invest in our beautiful community. We wish

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To show our appreciation to all of our customers and to invite new customers, we are offering two great days of savings. No matter what vehicle you drive, you will receive $10 off any service, no matter how many services you order including: Oil changes, transmission service, differential service, transfercase service, fuel filter service and even radiator flushes are included in the savings. We also have ten 2 step fuel system services at a whopping $50 off the regular price Reg $89.99 Now only $39.99 (while supplies last) We also check and replace your air and cabin filters and PCV systems when needed, but these are not included in the $10 off special. Other services also available at regular cost.

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Things to consider as the kids start to hit the road ROBERT DUFFER CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The 2015 Bentley Continental GT Convertible goes zero to 60 in 4.1 seconds. [BENTLEY]

Sure this is a great way to go topless for the summer But the Bentley Continental convertible is the star of the show all year round LARRY PRINTZ TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

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t’s August, the pinnacle of summer and prime time for playing hooky.

We all know that the weather will never get any nicer than this, at least not for another 12 months.

So it’s not surprising that car buyers’ thoughts turn to driving topless — driving with the roof lowered, that is.

And who could argue the opinion that the perfect vehicle for going topless is the 2015 Bentley Continental GT Convertible?

Of course, it’s easy for a car as exquisite as the Continental to be the star of the show when the weather is this lovely.

The car’s classically elegant looks and effortless manner make you and the car the highlight of any automotive road show.

But the fact of the matter is that I live and work in Vermont.

And my test drive actually occurred in January.

OK, you can pity me for having bad timing, but the real test of a truly great convertible comes not when the top is down. After all, even the most mediocre car seems wonderful with the sun in the sky, the wind in your hair and bugs in your teeth.

No, the true assessment comes

when the top is raised and the weather is lousy. And in January, in Vermont, it is.

So you really have to wonder what they slipped in the tea at Bentley. Why send the most muscular version of the Continental GT Convertible to the frozen north?

With a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12 engine producing 626 horsepower and 605 poundfeet of torque, there’s enough thrust to propel the car to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds, and continue to a top speed of 203 mph. What possible good could it be in a place that has measurable snowfall seven months of the year?

Yes, exercising all of those ponies is ferociously fun this time of year, especially up here, where finding a perfect country road is easy. The eight-speed automatic transmission can be shifted manually.

And while this is entertaining, given the engine’s massive amount of horsepower, it’s unnecessary. The car’s speed is possible thanks to more than the extra ponies; Bentley also lowered the car’s ride height and stiffened the electronically controlled damping and steering systems.

Optional carbon ceramic disc brakes are offered in place of the standard iron discs to improve

the already impressive stopping ability.

And need I say that it’s pure joy? Of course not. Whatever performance parameter you can mention — be it speed, handling or ride comfort — the Bentley Continental GT Speed excels.

But I am sure that even if you didn’t know that, you assumed it.

Still, you have to wonder what such a speed demon is like in the dead of winter.

So did I. But it was January, and the crystal blue sky that promised worry-free driving soon darkened. The wind was soon howling and a curtain of snow soon blanketed the ground.

Given what I had parked in the garage, I did what few owners of a quarter-million-dollar convertible would do; I took it out in the midst of a truly epic, if typical, New England winter storm.

Surprised? Don’t be. It made as much sense as taking out any other vehicle.

After all, this Bentley weighs more than 6,000 pounds, as much or more than many “rugged” SUVs. However, just like them, it has all-wheel drive, and its ride height can be raised.

Finally, it rides on 21-inch tires, in this case studded snows. Toss in the fact that Bentley’s scrumptious leather thrones were heated — as was the steering wheel _

and you have a grand touring car that is no fair-weather friend.

Out into raging snow squalls I drove, traversing snow and ice as if it didn’t exist.

The car’s multiplicity of systems insures that the shiny side of the car stays upright and on the road. In fact, despite my best attempts, it was nearly impossible to get the Bentley slip or slide.

By the time I was finished with it, the Arabica-colored Bentley was encrusted in white salt residue, a testimony to its superb performance. Other than needing a good wash, it survived Vermont’s worst weather, emerging unscathed.

And while I expected the car to perform well while weathering winter’s wrath, I didn’t anticipate that the Continental GT Speed would tackle it as easily as it does screaming down the Autobahn at 175 mph. It is a truly remarkable feat.

By providing the ultimate summer car in the heart of winter, Bentley has proven that it makes the finest grand touring car available at any price, one that laughs at the weather, while allowing you to laugh with delight while driving it.

So go ahead and buy one now; you’ll love it. But you’ll adore it just as much come winter.

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Ford looks poised to bring back the Ranger THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ford is making plans for a return to the small pickup truck market in the U.S. with a new version of the Ranger.

The company is negotiating with the United Auto Workers about making the truck at a factory in the Detroit suburb

of Wayne, Michigan, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

A new small SUV that may be called the Bronco also is under discussion, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the talks are part of national contract negotiations and no agreement has been

reached.

The Wayne factory, which Ford calls the Michigan Assembly Plant, employs more than 4,400 workers. The 5-millionsquare-foot facility now makes the Focus compact and C-Max gas-electric hybrid.

Ford is expected to move those products to a lower-cost factory

in Mexico in 2018, but has yet to confirm the move.

“We actively are pursuing future vehicle alternatives to produce at Michigan Assembly and will discuss this issue with UAW leadership as part of the upcoming negotiations,” spokeswoman Kristina Adamski said Wednesday in a statement.

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The first car is one of the most memorable purchases of a lifetime.

For teens, it offers independence and tangible confirmation that they are driving headlong into adulthood. In a word, a first car is freedom.

It’s exciting for parents, too, especially before the black abyss of tuition payments. But it is a complex consideration fraught with the safety concerns of the driver and financial obligations of the backer.

The time-honoured tradition of passing along the family truckster is still alive and well, but with the proliferation of advanced safety features and the reality of our hyper-connected technological culture, the Olds Cutlass Supreme with the bench seats and the tape deck (my first legacy car) may not make much sense.

“Cost is a big issue for parents when they’re looking for a teen,” said Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “But spending a little more will get a vehicle that has the characteristics that will protect a teen if a crash happens.”

Modern safety equipment is especially beneficial to inexperienced drivers. Not only are cars better equipped to absorb crashes, they are loaded with equipment to prevent them.

Remember the CD player? Forget it, because it’s being phased out in newer cars. If there isn’t at least one USB port in a new car, it feels outdated (we’re waiting, Volkswagen).

Chevy has already gone wireless, turning its lineup of cars and trucks into wireless hot spots enabling up to seven devices to be connected.

Technology is not limited to connectivity.

The latest infotainment systems have built-in navigation, roadside assistance, voice commands, text message readback, phone storage — everything imaginable to keep the phone put away and keep the driver relying on the car’s internal systems, which aren’t as distracting. Most systems cost extra.

The technology also extends to driver safety features, such as lane departure warnings, adaptive cruise control, blind spot alerts and the backup camera, which has been mandated in all cars starting with model year 2018. Most new cars already have them.

Of course, consumers are paying more than they ever have for new cars, with the average transaction price of a new car tipping $33,000.

Fortunately, the IIHS last year addressed the unreality of buying your teen a new car by coming up with its first recommended used car list for teens.

If considering a used car, make sure to do a free VIN check to determine vehicle incident history.

Our suggestions are based on new cars because their costs are easier to calculate. Rader suggests parents plan ahead when buying a car for themselves by considering what it will need to have to be safely passed on to their teen.

Chances are a used model would save you money and still satisfy your priorities. We only recommend cars with a Top Safety Pick rating or above from IIHS and tried to keep the MSRP for base models under $20,000.

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al material including fiery guitar instrumentals that will put you on on Alder is at home on stages all the edge of your seat and his singing over the world, and now bringing with a voice that will soothe your his guitar magic back to Vancousoul. One could describe his music as ver Island. “fusion folk, blending pop and instruDon Alder will perform songs from mental music” while others say “new various albums, including new songs world fusion with a hinge of bluefrom his upcoming CD titled “Armed grass”. Alder describes it as “honest & Dangerous”. music from the heart”.

He will be performing all originHis music is a unique combination of deeply textured melody and story. Lyrical and comS ST U TOHATSU SEEOR BE pelling, his original songs are F ION notes of exploration – some NOWELECT S passionate and haunting, some hard-driven, others light and teasing. In quiet pieces or pushing right to the edge, Don’s phenomenal finger style playing and rich voice captivate. Don is also recognized as one of the of the world’s top harp guitarists, and besides his Yamaha guitar and his baritone guitar he’ll bring along his harp guitar for sure.

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His singing is soulful and heartfelt and his story telling and guitar playing is highly entertaining.

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Hit single after hit single (Angeline, Catalina Sunrise, Vulnerable, Silver Lining Girl, Sure Fire Love, Dream Vacation and Slow Turning to name a few) became staples of country music radio. As of August 2013 Nineteen Sean Hogan music videos aired on Country Music Television a few of those were on the NCN predecessor. His two US Americana album releases, 2003s Ruled By Mercury and 2008s Conspiracy Radio, climbed the Americana music charts and were well-received by radio south of the border. In between those releases, he recorded his fifth Canadian album, The Southern Sessions, putting him back on Canadian country radio with the hit singles What Would You Have Me Believe and Dont Sweat the Small Stuff. In 2009 he released a U.S. version of the Southern Sessions with slightly modified track listing adding in Catalina Sunrise, A Cowboy’s Heart to the sequence and there scored a couple independent chart hits with Heartbreak Song in 2009 and Suck It Up in 2010.

In between he found the time to lead his annual cross-country Canadian Country Christmas tours, bringing a group of high-profile Canadian country music artists to large and small communities coast to coast raising over $130,000 for local charities and sponsoring dozens of children in Third World countries over the past decade.

Catch him at Char’s Landing on Sunday at 8 p.m.

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ecause crops ripened so quickly this year, I’m early in focusing on an exciting international topic, squash! Looking at the big picture squash seems to have originated in South and Central America.

It then developed strong roots in the United States. Its English name originates from the Massachuset First Nation’s word “askutasquash, meaning eaten raw or uncooked.”

Times have changed however as cooked squash seem to have increased in popularity.

The more popular squash in North America indeed includes the prolific summer squash, zucchini and a winter squash, the pumpkin. Modern pumpkins have largely been developed as halloween ornaments, with fairly watery flesh. If you wish to eat pumpkins you should grow or purchase specialty pie or sugar pumpkins.

Or you can simply use some variety of winter squash in your “pumpkin” pie. My research finds that much canned commercial pie filling does actually come from what we generically know as squash.

The kabocha squash also originated in the Americas. Portuguese explorers brought it to Japan, hundreds of years ago and over the centuries dedicated horticulturalists developed it into what I think is the most delicious squash. It’s now come back to the Americas and seems to be gaining in popularity.

Though it disappoints my creative imagination I haven’t found any evidence that the Italians developed the spaghetti squash.

Its stringy flesh can, of course, be substituted for pasta in recipes, a feature which is appreciated in our health conscious, gluten-phobic world.

Helgie Naesgaard Simply Growing

In the squash world, zucchini comes across as a bit watery and bland. Winter squash varieties are much more exciting with their denser, nutritionally richer flesh.

This orange flesh ties into the concept of consuming a rainbow of coloured produce.

I soften up the squash in the oven prior to cutting it. You have

to take great care because it’s easy to overcook.

Rotate it in the oven for even softening.

After some cooling you can peel and slice or dice, and include in your recipe.

The Japanese introduced an edible kabocha skin, so in addition to great flavour there’s less waste and less labour.

Drop by Naesgaard’s Market for Family Farms Day on Sunday, Sept 20 for more ideas. » Helgie Naesgaard owns and operates a family-run business in the Alberni Valley. Naesgaard’s Farm Market has been serving the Valley for more than 40 years.

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“The law that bans people from bringing beer across the border from Quebec to New Brunswick is a travesty of what the Fathers of Confederation wanted,” said Andrew Smith, a professor of political history at the University of Liverpool in England.

“The Fathers of Confederation wanted a comprehensive economic union. They wanted unfettered trade between the provinces.”

Smith is considered the key defence witness in the case of a New Brunswick man charged with illegally importing alcohol from Quebec.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might question whether you have done enough background work as you forge ahead on a major project.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You will need to understand what has happened behind the scenes before you jump to any conclusions. A situation doesn’t have the implications you might think it does. Try not to exclude a possibility that you have not yet considered. Tonight: Try a new type of cuisine.

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Tonight: Listen to a loved one’s ideas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be in a situation where you want to say a lot, but you are not the lead person.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Listen to news more carefully, and understand your role in getting a project done. Meanwhile, take some time to schedule an important appointment for yourself. In this period of high energy, you need to take good care of yourself. Tonight: Let the party begin.

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Touch base with a loved one early in the day. Tonight: Hang out at home.

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Although you might not want to share now, you might later. Use caution in choosing your words.

Tonight: Your treat.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You are on fire. You have a lot on your mind, yet somehow you will be capable of covering all your bases. You could be feeling a bit awkward dealing with a particular person. This new element of discomfort might surprise you. Tonight: In the whirlwind of the moment.

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In 1966, George and his family relocated to Port Alberni where George worked as a welder at the pulpmill until his retirement. He and Elaine built their dream house at Sproat Lake in 1974, where they enjoyed entertaining family and friends, and where George lovingly cared for Elaine in her final years. George was proud to have remained living in his Sproat Lake home until his final illness.

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Over the years, he made many close friends and enjoyed their frequent company. Floor curling with the Sunshine Club was a favorite activity in his later years. He passed away after a short illness, and will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday Aug 31, 2015 at the Cedar Grove Reformed Church (4109 Kendall Ave).

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there over the weekend. Dozens of police were injured when a far-right mob hurled bottles and fireworks at police, trying to prevent asylum seekers from moving into a former hardware store south of Dresden.

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