Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, September 16th
(Updated at 2:05 p.m.)
MLB:
Jared Young of Prince George made his Major League Baseball debut today for the Chicago Cubs in a 2-1 home win over the Colorado Rockies.
Young started at first base and batted sixth in the lineup.
He went 1-for-4 with an eighth inning double.
First major league hit for Jared Young! 👏 pic.twitter.com/XWRTn3N5EN
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 16, 2022
Here is today’s #Cubs starting lineup at Wrigley Field. pic.twitter.com/KZaMVqf7pd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 16, 2022
The 27-year-old was called up from Triple-A Iowa this week.
Young earned the promotion after batting .228 with 16 homers and 57 RBIs in 108 games this year with Iowa.
Young on the cheers he received from Cubs fans after his first hit: “That’s probably the loudest building I’ve ever been in. That was pretty cool. … It was a surreal day.” https://t.co/6O0bJtkCIK
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) September 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Rays 11 Toronto Blue Jays 0
With 18 games left, the (81-63) Blue Jays are tied with the Seattle Mariners for the top two A.L. wildcard berths, half a game ahead of the Rays.
Tampa is holding down the third and final wildcard spot, 4 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore.
The Jays host the Orioles in a 3-game series starting tonight (4:07 PM PT).
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller chats @jaredyoung9‘s call up to the @Cubs and the @MLB playoffs in his latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/H8MeVObctD #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/TIh75405dN
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 16, 2022
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have a home-and-home this weekend against the Blazers to conclude their preseason: tonight (Friday) in Kamloops and Saturday in PG.
The Cougars split their first two exhibition games last weekend in Port Coquitlam, a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Giants was followed by a 5-2 loss against the Victoria Royals.
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.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with the new voice of the @PGCougars @colewaldiepxp in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/RWHTwpZl9q #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/DotSbe73Gm
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 15, 2022
BCHL: (Exhibition game Thursday at PG Coliseum)
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2
Kilian McGregor-Bennett with a three-point night to help the Spruce Kings lock down their first win of the preseason.
Spruce Kings will wrap up the exhibition schedule on the road this Saturday against Salmon Arm. pic.twitter.com/8wX4VIezDg
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 16, 2022
The Spruce Kings conclude their preseason schedule on Saturday when they visit Salmon Arm.
P.G. is 1-2 in the preseason, having lost a pair to Merritt, 4-3 on Wednesday, and 6-5 on September 8th.
The Spruce Kings open their regular season on the road, Friday, September 23rd at Coquitlam.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NFL: (Start of Week 2)
Kansas City Chiefs 27 Los Angeles Chargers 24
The Chiefs are 2-0 to lead the AFC West followed by the 1-1 Chargers.
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:
Week 15 of the CFL season starts tonight at 6:30 (PT) with (3-10) Edmonton at (6-7) Saskatchewan.
The B.C. Lions visit the Calgary Stampeders Saturday at 4:00 PM (PT) in the first of a home-and-home.
The same teams will also meet Saturday, September 24th (7:00) in Vancouver.
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.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-5) Prince George Kodiaks visit the (2-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 6:00 in the BC Football Conference.
The Broncos beat the Kodiaks 35-20 on August 6th in Prince George.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves play in Alberta this weekend in Canada West Soccer.
The (2-3-1) UNBC men visit (1-0-4) University of Alberta today (Friday 4:00 PT) and (1-4) Lethbridge Sunday afternoon (1:15 PT).
The (2-2) UNBC women play at (2-2) MacEwan Saturday and at (2-2) 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.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
Tennis:
Breaking: Roger Federer announced his retirement from tennis at age 41. He won 20 major titles and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. https://t.co/NxabNoI661
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 15, 2022
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