Local Sports

Angry black clouds descended upon Citizen Field three hours before the opening game of the World Baseball Challenge Tuesday and the organizers cringed.

Prince George Senior Baseball League Playoffs - Thursday results Dawn Till Dusk Contracting Titans 8 Shooters Gladiators 3 Jon Bourassa had 11 strikeouts to lead the Titans victory, while Kalen Kirkpatrick and Jesse Dill both had solo home runs.

Travis Selje hit for the cycle and coach Tim Blake received a Gatorade shower as the Cloverdale Spurs won their second straight peewee triple-A baseball provincial championship. "I'm pretty emotional right now," said Blake.

A pair of solo home runs rattled Prince George LTN Contracting Knights starting pitcher Ryan Hampe as the Aldergrove Dodgers staked out a 9-0 advantage. But the Knights rallied in the bottom of the fourth inning with four runs to make it 9-4.

The Prince George LTN Contracting Knights are off to the semifinal after an extra-inning 8-7 win over the Nanaimo Pirates on Saturday afternoon. Both the Knights and Pirates had 1-2 records heading into their head-to-head battle.

Prince George Senior Baseball League Playoffs Thursday results Queensway Auto World Red Sox x Inland Control & Services Tigers x Wednesday results Shooters Gladiators 4 Dawn Till Dusk Contracting Titans 2 Doug Clack and Brandon Graham each had two hi

Brent Marshall has always had a need for speed, much to his mother's dismay. "I've had many speeding tickets and I lost my licence a few times, that's when I started going to the drag strips on Saturdays," said Marshall.

Jujhar Khaira is one step closer to playing in the National Hockey League. The former Prince George Spruce Kings forward signed a three-year entry level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, forfeiting his NCAA scholarship at Michigan Tech.

Betty Ann Shiels tees off Saturday morning in defence of her Ladies Simon Fraser Open title at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Shiels tee time is 8:14 a.m.

Ajay Nickolet gave the Prince George LTN Contracting Knights the start they desired.