martensville messenger - aUgUst 4 , 2016 - Page 7
By Tyler Janzen
Another great week in the CFL is in the books and a decent week for my picks ! I went 2-2 this week which is not too shabby . I took a chance on the Roughriders and was deeply disappointed as they got absolutely destroyed by the Montreal Alouettes 41-3 on Friday . The defence just wasn ’ t there for the Riders and it just happened to be on a day that the offence also wasn ’ t connecting scoring just one field goal in the third quarter . That made me 0-2 after the first two games of the week with the Eskimos losing to the Bombers on Thursday in Edmonton . The green and gold got off to a slow start giving up 11 points in the first quarter and just couldn ’ t cut down the deficit losing by a score of 30-23 . After Saskatchewan got thumped on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader , Calgary and BC gave the CFL some excitement . BC jumped out to an early lead on Chris Rainey ’ s 95-yard punt return TD in the first quarter and in the first half Calgary came back from 17-3 to make it 17-16 at the half . Then BC stepped on the gas pedal again and put up 17 points in the third increasing their lead to 34-19 going into the final quarter . Then it was Calgary ’ s turn , the stamps poured it on scoring 8 points in the first 5 minutes . But when Lion ’ s QB Jonathon Jennings competed his third touchdown pass of the game with just 4:33 remaining in
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the game Stamps fans started leaving McMahon stadium . Oh boy were those fans sorry they did . Calgary scored quickly , cutting the lead to just 8 points with 2:11 left , and then BC threw up their first interception of the game and Calgary ’ s Ciante Evans returned it to the Lion ’ s 32- yard line . With just a minute and six seconds remaining , Bo Levi Mitchell threw for his third TD of the game and then followed it up with a completion for the 2-point conversion to tie the game at 41 and send it into overtime . The Stamps managed just a field goal . When BC was in the “ Red Zone ” Jonathon Jennings threw another interception and finalizing the score at 44-41 and putting Calgary into first place in the west .
On Sunday the Toronto Argonauts evened my record at . 500 with a 23-20 victory over the RedBlacks . Ottawa has struggled after losing their second string quarterback last week against Saskatchewan and have lost their last two games . The RedBlacks are now second in the East and Toronto has taken over top spot with a record of 4-2 . With my picks for week 7 I am taking the Ti-Cats , Stampeders , Lions , and RedBlacks .
Trade deadline day in the MLB was last Monday and the Jays made some serious repairs to their pitching staff . Trading away Drew Hutchison , Jesse Chavez , and Guadelupe Chavez to Pittsburgh , the Dodgers , and Houston . In return they received RHP ( right handed pitcher ) Scott Feldman , RHP Mike Bolsinger , LHP Francisco Liriano , Outfielder Harold Ramirez , and Catcher Reese McGuire . There were many other trades in the MLB on August 1st and for a full list of transactions visit espn . go . com / m .
Osczevski Off to U of a
Adam Osczevski recently secured a spot on the Augustana Vikings hockey team from the University of Alberta in Camrose . He had a stellar last year of junior hockey in the BC hockey league with the Cowichan Capitals .
Osczevski was captain of the Capitals last season and earned this spot as
Photo courtesy of Cowichan Capitals Facebook page team leader posting 31 points with 16 goals and 15 assists . Playing for a University team was Adam ’ s ambition and now he will have this opportunity .
Good luck to Adam Osczevski at the University of Alberta as a future Viking .
ABOVE : Adam Osczevski , Captain of the Cowichan Capitals during last season , has signed with the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings in Camrose , BC .
BELOW : Team Saskatchewan coached by Steve Adair and assisted by Sean Underwood and Derek Coderre placed 3rd at the National Ball Hockey Tournament in Edmonton on the weekend .
ABOVE : The Midget girls played well at provincials in Regina making it to the semi-finals on Sunday but lost in an extra inning . L-R : ( Coach Marla Laskowski , Brynn Kokesch , Adrian Laskowski , Jordan Macpherson , Landry Derdall , Madison Ryan , Allie Dimmick , Quinn Avery , Asst . Coach Patti Rowley , Bottom Row ( left to right ) Nara Elia , Victoria Romanovitch , Abby Ridgewell , Caitlinn Gardner , Jasmine Petit , Shayla Sommerfeld .