Kenny Lally of Prince George's Inner City Boxing Club punched his ticket to the Canadian finals in Toronto this fall after a third-round knockout of his opponent at the Western Canadian Championships in Red Deer on the weekend.
With the knockout, Lally won gold in the 56-kilogram weight class.
His Prince George teammate Jag Seehra lost to Rob Cuisine of Edmonton in the 60kg final Sunday.
Seehra will now have to make the trip to Cornwall, Ont., for the national Golden Glove championships and win the title in order to make it to Toronto for the Canadian finals Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.
Conway earns Spirit of Sport award
Prince George athlete Barbie Conway has won the Special Olympic B.C. Spirit of Sport award.
The award is handed out annually to one athlete in B.C. who exemplifies the true meaning of sportsmanship.
Conway has been involved with Special Olympics for 16 years and is an avid swimmer, cross-country skier, golfer and a member of the athletics team.
She has attended three Special Olympics national competitions and has been to the World Games once where she competed in cross-country skiing.
"Barbie has a keen sense of humour and a ready smile," said outgoing Prince George Special Olympics co-ordinator Thom Ross. "This puts everyone who has been involved with her at ease. Her feelings are genuine. At the national Games in St. Albert, one of her teammates did not receive a medal. She knew how hard he had tried and she wanted to lend him one of her medals for the team photo so he would not feel left out."
Conway has served as an athlete speaker for more than eight years and speaks annually at the Special Olympics B.C. Charity Golf Classic hosted by Cariboo Prince George MP Dick Harris. She is also on the board of directors as an athlete representative, a role she has held for five terms.
It's the third time in the past 18 years that a Prince George athlete has won the Spirit of Sport award.
Every year, Special Olympics organizations in B.C. nominate an athlete who they feel would be worthy of this award. Conway was among 11 male and female athlete nominees from around B.C.
Peewee girls golden
The Prince George PrintWerx peewee girls softball squad clobbered Quesnel 15-7 in the final to win gold at the 100 Mile An Hour tournament in 100 Mile House on the weekend.
The peewee girls went undefeated in the tourney, earning wins (13-7) against 100 Mile An Hour in the semifinal and 20-8 in their round-robin match. They opened with an 11-7 victory against Quesnel's KR Courier team.
Game MVPs were catcher Camryn Scully, first baseman Hannah Hart, pitcher Abbigail Turner and pitcher Mandy Pratt.
Prince George will host its annual Father's Day tournament this weekend at Freeman Park. Squirt and peewee teams from Kamloops, 100 Mile House, Quesnel and Kitimat will compete against the local squads.
Silver for Reds
The Superior Fencing Reds men's fastball team finished in second place at the Shuswap Shotgun fastball tournament in Canim Lake on the weekend.
The Red posted a 3-2 record, which included a pair of losses against the Native Canadian champion Westbank Cardinals.
The Reds will compete in the Potskin/Ghostkeeper Memorial tournament this weekend.
