Olympics
Swimmer Margaret Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal.
Mac Neil who is from Ontario finished first in the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a time of 55.59 seconds.
Canada’s Jessica Klimkait has won bronze in the women’s under-57 kilogram category at the Tokyo Olympics.
Klimkait is the first-ever Canadian female to win an Olympic medal in judo
Olympic Women’s Basketball
Serbia 72 Canada 68
Max Purcell of Australia defeated Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 & 7-6 in Men’s Tennis
Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada 6-2 & 6-4 in Women’s Tennis
Major League Baseball
Interleague
New York Mets 5 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil broke a 3-3 tie with a 2-run double
Pete Alonso homered for the Mets
Alonso hit 3 homers to help New York take 2 of 3 in the series.
Toronto stranded 9 runners.
The Blue Jays finished 14 & 4 in Interleague play this season
Baltimore Orioles 5 Washington Nationals 4
Chicago White Sox 3 Milwaukee Brewers 1
American League
Boston Red Sox 5 New York Yankees 4
Cleveland Indians 3 Tampa Bay Rays 2
Kansas City Royals 6 Detroit Tigers 1
Los Angeles Angels 6 Minnesota Twins 2
Houston Astros 3 Texas Rangers 1
Seattle Mariners 4 Oakland Athletics 3
National League
Philadelphia Phillies 2 Atlanta Braves 1
Miami Marlins 9 San Diego Padres 3
St.Louis Cardinals 10 Cincinnati Reds 6
Chicago Cubs 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 1
San Francisco Giants 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Colorado Rockies 2
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
Thomas Hatch (0-0) vs Nick Pivetta (8-4)
7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins 8:10 p.m.
Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners 10:10 p.m.
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets 5:10 p.m
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets 8:10 p.m.
Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 8:05 p.m.
Colorado Rockies at L.A. Angels 9:38 p.m.
Intercounty Fastball
Caledon East Combines 4 Dundalk Smoke 3
Ontario Amateur Softball Association Qualifier
at New Hamburg
Under 12
The Tara Twins split their 4 games
Elmira Heat 12 Tara Twins 7
Nathan Miller and Jackson Kuhl split the loss for the Twins, collecting 5 k’s, while giving up 6 hits and 6 walks. Miller also had a good game at the plate, taking 2 walks and hitting a homerun for the Twins.
Lanen McCartney had a single, double and an RBI for the Twins as well.
Tara Twins 18 PDP Lightning 6
The Twins came out with bats on fire, scoring 10 runs in the first inning,
Zak Hamilton pitched the win for the Twins, giving up 5 hits, 4 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Ethan Sopkowe and Owen Weir had homeruns for the Twins, and Anthony Klerks chipped in with a double and triple.
Tara Twins 10 Wilmot Thunder 2
Wilmot jumped on the board first, with 2 quick runs in the top of the first, but the Twins answered back with 2 of their own in the bottom half,
The defensive effort was highlighted by an amazing diving catch in left field by Colton Cameron, which was the highlight of the tournament, according to the OASA officials.
Ethan Sopkowe toed the rubber for the Twins, throwing 7 innings of 6 hit, 2 walk and 1 strikeout ball.
The Twins offense was buoyed by Mason Bell with 2 doubles and 2 walks, and Waylon Greig with a 2 rbi double, a walk and 3 runs scored
Semifinal
Norwich Otters 6 Tara Twins 5
The Otters jumped ahead 3-2 after 1, the Twins tied it 3-3 after 3, Norwich went up 4-3 in the 5th until the Twins went ahead 5-4 in the top of the seventh, thanks to a 2-RBI double by Landen McCartney.
But Norwich had a comeback of their own in the bottom of the seventh, scoring 2 runs to come out on top
Nathan Miller pitched for the Twins in the loss, giving up 6 hits, 7 walks while striking out 8.
Mason Bell had 2 hits and 2 runs scored for Tara, while Sopkowe had 2 hits, a walk, a run and an RBI as well.
Norwich went on to face Elmira in the final, dropping a 10-0 game to the west qualifier champion Heat.
The final rankings for the West Qualifier are Elmira, Norwich, Tara, Wilmot, PDP, Tavistock. They will face the East at the provincial championships in Drumbo August 14 and 15. Napanee won the East qualifier, followed by Havelock, Napanee BB and Kenmore.
PGA 3M Open
at TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
Cameron Champ shot a 5-under 66 in the final round to post a 2 stroke victory.
It was the 3rd PGA Tour victory for Champ
Adam Hadwin was the low Canadian
Hadwin tied for 6th, 4 strokes back of Champ
LPGA Evian Championship
at Evian-les-Bains, France
Minjee Lee won in a playoff over Lee Jeong-eun
Canadian Brooke Henderson tied for 25th
Ontario Junior Boys Golf Tournament
at Whistle Bear Golf Club
2021 Chantry Chinook Classic
Salmon Leader
Angela Brockett
16.32 pounds
Trout Leader
Luke Watson
16.65 pounds
The derby runs through August 2nd
Gary Byers Update
Girls Field Lacrosse
at Halton Hills
Under 19 Elite
The Owen Sound Lady North Stars competed in their final weekend of OWFL play.
The Lady NorthStars finished the season ranked 3rd overall in the province with a 7-4-1 record.
Graduating players Francesca Alpajaro and Jordan Kosempel finished the season with outstanding defensive performances. Goalie Maxine Van Strein also had a tremendous day between the pipes.
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 20 Newmarket 12
Goals: Kennedy Stauffer(4), Taylor Chegahno (4), Jill Goldie (3), Kennedy Coghlin (3), Tara Meikle (2), Francesca Alpajaro (2), Karly Low and Grace Vokes (1)
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 15 Oakville 12
Goals:Taylor Chegahno (5), Kennedy Stauffer (3), Jill Goldie (2), Karly Low (2), Tara Meikle, Kennedy Coghlin and Emma Bryan (1)
Oshawa 24 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 16
Goals: Taylor Chegahno (5), Kennedy Stauffer (5), Tara Meikle (3), Jill Goldie, Karly Low and Grace Vokes (1)
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 18 Halton Hills 13
Goals: Kennedy Stauffer (7), Taylor Chegahno (4), Tara Meikle (2), Jill Goldie (2), Kennedy Coghlin (2), Emma Bryan (1)
Under 15A
Oshawa 25 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 18
Kitchener-Waterloo 12 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 9
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 16 Oakville 14
Goals by: Edyn Beyer (11), Laine Nissen (10), Brooklyn Doyle (8), Taryn Lee ( 5), Aliyah Bonterre (5), Madison Playter (2), Aleida Nelson (1) and Emma Cooper (1).
Under 15B
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 14 Hamilton 9
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 10 Oakville 9
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 12 Kitchener-Waterloo 7
Halton Hills 12 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 4
Under 13A
Halton Hills 8 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 5
Goals scored by Bree Wilkins, London Doyle and Avery Seaman.
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 6 Kawartha 3
Goals scored by Bree Wilkins, Taryn Weppler and Megan Nissen.
Semifinal
Oshawa 15 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 5
Goals scored by Taryn Weppler, Sarah Barefoot, Bree Wilkins, Lauren Neil and Megan Nissen.
The Northstars defensive end was played by Danielle Brown, Adassia Clock, Lauren Neil and Adalyn Jackson. Dani Wilkie had a strong showing in net for all four games.
The U13A NorthStars completed their 2021 season ranked 3rd in Ontario.
Under 13B
Orillia 5 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 2
Mya Good and Lilly Shute scored for the Lady NorthStars
Toronto Beaches 5 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 3
Goalie Annabelle Evans was fantastic in the loss
Scoring from came from Mya Good, Ainsley Smith and Lilly Shute.
Burlington 8 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 5
Jenna Cranney with 3, Addison McCoubrey and Lilly Shute scored for the Lady NorthStars.
Under 11A
Oshawa 10 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 2
Scoring for Owen Sound, Ava Ward and Scarlett Stevenson.
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 6 Burlington 3
Goals for Owen Sound, Ella Todd (4), Avery Thompson and Briar McCoubrey.
Semifinal
Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 4 Oakville 3 (OT)
Scoring for Owen Sound, Ella Todd (2), Briar McCoubrey and Avery Thompson, with the OT goal.
Final
Oshawa 10 Owen Sound Lady NorthStars 2
Olivia Neil made some great saves and stood proud in net for all four games.