Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 12th
Canada West Soccer:
(Women) at Masich Place Stadium
Manitoba Bisons 3 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Sunday)
A great effort against a strong opponent.
We go again.
RECAP: https://t.co/UEvR4sr8PD pic.twitter.com/dwyOhZRPpz
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 11, 2022
UNBC Timberwolves 3 Winnipeg Wesmen 1 (Friday)
The UNBC women are 2-2 on the season and will play at MacEwan Saturday and Alberta Sunday with both games to start at 11 a.m. PT.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
(Men) in Kamloops
TRU Wolfpack 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Saturday)
TRU Wolfpack 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Friday)
The (2-3-1) UNBC men’s soccer team will play at Alberta Friday night (4:00 PT) and at Lethbridge Sunday afternoon (1:15 PT).
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars split their two-weekend exhibition games in Port Coquitlam.
The Cougars beat the Vancouver Giants 4-2 Friday before dropping a 5-2 decision to the Victoria Royals on Saturday.
Despite registering 54 shots and Carter MacAdams having a multi-point night, we fell 5-2 to the Victoria Royals in pre-season action in Port Coquitlam.
Back at it Friday night in Kamloops.
📝https://t.co/RivJYEFUCM pic.twitter.com/1B28k441m2
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 11, 2022
A nice way to kick off the pre-season! We double up the Giants by a 4-2 score in Port Coquitlam
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📸 Rob Wilton#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/KejSW2BJJi
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 10, 2022
The Cougars play their final two preseason games against the Blazers: Friday in Kamloops and Saturday in PG at CN Centre.
Prince George went into the weekend carrying a roster of 30 players: three goalies, eight defencemen, and 19 forwards.
The regular season opens for the Cougars on Friday, September 23rd when they host the Tri-City Americans.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
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The PG Cougars have hired Carter Rigby as an assistant coach.
The 28-year-old Rigby, a former WHL player, spent the last three seasons as Head Coach of the Osoyoos Coyotes of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).
We are pleased to welcome Carter Rigby to the team as our new Assistant Coach.
Welcome to PG, @RIGS94!
📝https://t.co/2bkzMbI6Fs#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/MlamWt2TQa
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 10, 2022
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Business Operations and Goalie Coach Taylor Dakers
| https://t.co/zqUm5J2HKF #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/h2LP3NjrCb— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 9, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings play three preseason games this week, with two of them on home ice at the PG Coliseum.
The Spruce Kings host the Merritt Centennials on Wednesday and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Thursday before they play their final exhibition game on Saturday in Salmon Arm.
The Spruce Kings lost their preseason opener, 6-5 in Merritt on Thursday.
They open their regular season on the road, Friday, September 23rd at Coquitlam.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
BC Football Conference: (Saturday at Masich Place Stadium)
Langley Rams 43 Prince George Kodiaks 16
Langley Rams run roughshod over mistake-prone Kodiaks https://t.co/XPh2rAF83N pic.twitter.com/1tBWo5A1Nc
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 11, 2022
The (1-5) PG Kodiaks visit the (2-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 6:00.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
NFL: (Sunday night game)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 Dallas Cowboys 3
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will have surgery on his right thumb and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
Monday Night Football to conclude the first week of the NFL season has the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks (5:20) as Broncos QB Russell Wilson plays against his former team.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions, coming off Friday’s 31-10 loss in Montreal, play their next two games against the Stampeders: Saturday at 4:00 PM (PT) in Calgary and the following Saturday, September 24th (7:00) in Vancouver.
After 14 weeks of the season, the (8-3) Lions are tied with the (8-4) Stampeders for second in the West Division, although B.C. has played one fewer game.
Week 15 starts Friday night at 6:30 (PT) with (3-10) Edmonton at (6-7) Saskatchewan.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
MLB:
Texas Rangers 4 Toronto Blue Jays 1
The Blue Jays went 8-2 on a 10-game road trip.
Toronto will host Tampa Bay in a five-game series starting tonight (Monday 4:07 PT).
With 23 games left, the (78-61) Blue Jays are holding down the third and final wild-card spot in the American League just 1/2 a game behind Tampa Bay and Seattle.
Toronto is 5 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore for the last wild-card berth.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has his first Grand Slam title at age 19 after winning the U.S. Open.
The third-seeded Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud of Norway in four sets (6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3) on Sunday as he became the youngest man to be ranked No. 1.
Earlier, top-seeded Iga Swiatek got by #5 Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 in the women’s final on Saturday.
The tournament results can be found here.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @BuffaloBills dominant performance over @RamsNFL in the season opener
| https://t.co/oUTs3PYs5X #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #BillsMafia #BUFvsLAR #BuffaloBills #LARams pic.twitter.com/xRaR2J26gA— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 9, 2022
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