Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 27th
WHL (pre-season)
The Prince George Cougars finished 2-and-2 in the pre-season and will start the regular season at home on Saturday against the Kamloops Blazers.
The Cougars concluded exhibition games with an 8-5 victory Saturday over the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island which followed a 3-1 loss Friday against the Vancouver Giants in Maple Ridge.
Prince George Cougars 8 Victoria Royals 5 (Saturday in Victoria)
Carter MacAdams notched a hat-trick, including the game-winning goal and an empty-netter in the third period.
We wrapped up our 2021 Pre-Season with an 8-5 win in Victoria. Read all about Saturday’s victory in our game recap.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
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? @KevinRLight pic.twitter.com/oXOQETrMmr— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 26, 2021
Vancouver Giants 3 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday in Maple Ridge)
A scrappy Pre-Season clash in Maple Ridge. Read all about our 3-1 setback to the @WHLGiants.
RECAP ? https://t.co/OCr9D023GR
? Rob Wilton pic.twitter.com/aLoqDkdc2F
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 25, 2021
The Cougars are carrying 26 players, three goalies, nine defencemen, and 14 forwards.
Seven of the players are rookies and four are 20-year-olds (one over the limit); goalie Taylor Gauthier, defenceman Majid Kaddoura plus forwards Jonny Hooker, and Connor Bowie.
There are 3 P.G. boys on the team: defenceman Aiden Reeves and forwards Caden Brown and Fischer O’Brien.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
BCHL (pre-season game)
Prince George Spruce Kings 6 Merritt Centennials 2 (Friday in Merritt)
Kilian McGregor-Bennett, John Herrington, Kolton Cousins, Max Borovinskiy, Dylan Schives, and Evan Fedele all score their first of the preseason en route to 6-2 victory in Merritt!
?https://t.co/lLMkdVZvIA#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/O1vlHgrlau
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 25, 2021
Happy Weekend! Start it right, grab some ☕️, and enjoy last night’s highlights in a 6-2 triumph over the Merritt Centennials!
?️ –> https://t.co/sRU5IIpdVz…#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 25, 2021
The Spruce Kings have three pre-season games remaining: They visit West Kelowna on Tuesday and Penticton Wednesday before concluding exhibition play on Sunday, October 3rd when they host Merritt at 3 pm.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Start of the regular season)
(U18AAA in Nanaimo)
Cariboo Cougars 7 North Island Silvertips 3 (Sunday)
North Island Silvertips 7 Cariboo Cougars 5 (Saturday)
The (1-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (1-0-1) Valley West Giants Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:45 p.m. at Kin 1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA in PG)
Northern Capitals 3 Greater Vancouver Comets 1 (Sunday)
Northern Capitals 6 Greater Vancouver Comets 0 (Saturday)
The (2-0) Northern Capitals play the Fraser Valley Rush Friday night at 6:45, the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Saturday afternoon at 3:45 and the Vancouver Island Seals Sunday morning at 9 with all three games in Surrey.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
In other weekend results, the U15 Cougars dropped 3-2 and 6-1 decisions to the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs in Burnaby.
Canada West Soccer: (at UBC)
Men:
UBC Thunderbirds 3 UNBC Timberwolves 3 (Tie Saturday)
The UNBC men erased a 3-0 deficit by scoring three times in the final seven minutes to earn the draw
The greatest comeback in @UNBC Soccer history!!
Down three to @ubcmsoc with seven minutes remaining, @UNBCMSoccer came all the way back to earn the 3-3 draw!
READ: https://t.co/odOSKI2eNZ pic.twitter.com/bYZIoGtJnk
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 26, 2021
UBC Thunderbirds 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
RECAP: They are doing everything but score.
A frustrating game for @UNBCMSoccer, with plenty of possession and chances, but unable to convert, falling 1-0 to @ubcmsoc in Vancouver.
READ: https://t.co/5oUSPzCCXY pic.twitter.com/qLNTSBmzwX
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 25, 2021
Women:
UBC Thunderbirds 3 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
RECAP: @UNBCWSoccer battled the @USPORTSca champion @ubcwsoc for the second consecutive day, eventually falling to the T-Birds 3-0 in a gritty effort.
READ: https://t.co/axWYlciqKx pic.twitter.com/BGsT9ezhxX— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 26, 2021
UBC Thunderbirds 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
RECAP: It took @ubcwsoc 89 minutes to beat @UNBCWSoccer‘s Brooke Molby, who made 14 saves in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss.
READ: https://t.co/l7Rn2FkUcH pic.twitter.com/euhaoeuAEC— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 25, 2021
The UNBC soccer teams will host UBC Okanagan at Masich Place on Friday and Saturday, October 1st and 2nd (noon for the men and 6 p.m. for the women)
The UNBC men have three losses and three ties after six games while the UNBC women have six losses.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Minnesota Twins 2
The (87-69) Jays are one game behind the Boston Red Sox and two games back of the New York Yankees in the race for the two American League wild-card spots. Toronto is one game ahead of the Seattle Mariners.
The Blue Jays have 6 games left, all at home; against the Yankees on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and against the Baltimore Orioles Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Yankees conclude with three home games against Tampa Bay on the October 1st weekend.
The Red Sox visit Baltimore Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday before wrapping up with three on the road at Washington Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Mariners host Oakland tonight, Tuesday, and Wednesday and also entertain the LA Angels Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The Rays are going to display a Tampa Bay/Montreal sign at Tropicana Field during the MLB post-season, fuelling reports of a shared custody plan between the two cities for the club. https://t.co/Qmj6kiwxn4
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 26, 2021
The MLB standings are right here.
Triple-A Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George is batting .248 since getting called up to AAA with the Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old first baseman has four homers and 16 RBI’s in 36 games.
NFL:
Minnesota Vikings 30 Seattle Seahawks 17
(Both the Vikings and Seahawks are 1-2)
Green Bay Packers 30 San Francisco 49’ers 28 (Sunday night)
(Both the Packers and 49’ers are 2-1)
Five teams have a perfect 3-0 record: LA Rams, Arizona, and Carolina in the NFC plus Denver, and Las Vegas in the AFC.
Five teams are looking for a win sitting at 0-3: Detroit, and New York Giants in the NFC plus New York Jets, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis in the AFC.
The Monday Night game to conclude Week 3 has Philadelphia at Dallas. Both the Eagles and Cowboys are 1-1.
CFL: (Final games in Week 8)
Saskatchewan 31 B.C. Lions 24 (Friday)
Last-minute Fajardo TD gives Roughriders victory over Lions.
MORE: https://t.co/dxiYC404zX pic.twitter.com/3raGcrLJUk
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 25, 2021
Toronto 30 Montreal 27 (Friday)
West: Winnipeg 6-1, Saskatchewan 5-2, B.C. 4-3, Edmonton 2-4, and Calgary 2-5
East: Hamilton and Toronto 4-3, Montreal 2-4, and Ottawa 1-5.
Week 9 of the CFL season begins Tuesday with Edmonton at Ottawa (4:30 PT). The B.C. Lions host Winnipeg Friday night at 7:00. Games on Saturday, October 2nd have Montreal at Hamilton (1:00) followed by Saskatchewan at Calgary (4:00)
The CFL schedule is right here.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while thinking about getting out the winter tires . . . https://t.co/eukvCDk5l0
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 27, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller examines the race for the final wild care spot in the @MLB‘s American League that involves the @BlueJays
| https://t.co/PkBx8kKA5R #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/FHemLPxVTa— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 24, 2021