Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, September 23rd
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars begin their regular season with four straight games on home ice, two this weekend.
The Cougars entertain the Tri-City Americans tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday at 6:00.
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴…
Our new look for 2022-2023 is here.#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/IDe6ONJJc0
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 22, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/9nwg4QmnPR #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/FZgDodcAU0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 22, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings are on the road to start their BCHL season.
The Spruce Kings visit the Coquitlam Express tonight and the Langley Rivermen Saturday before hosting the Vernon Vipers on September 30th and October 1st.
TRADE: We’ve acquired D Kai Greaves from the @AVBulldogs in exchange for future considerations.
DETAILS: https://t.co/sKCWkTo5m1 pic.twitter.com/sU5nbI4n8Y
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 22, 2022
Spruce Kings have released details for their 2022-23 Home Opener in conjunction with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with the Lheidli T’enneh.
DETAILS: https://t.co/W2kZbfHAwc pic.twitter.com/cK9uARdK50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 22, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home this weekend in Canada West men’s and women’s soccer at Masich Place Stadium.
The (3-4-1) UNBC men host (1-4-2) Saskatchewan tonight at 5:00 and (2-2-3) MacEwan Sunday at noon.
The (2-3-1) UNBC women entertain (7-0) UBC this evening at 7:15 and (2-4-1) Victoria Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
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.
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller relfects on the life of Tom Masich and the start of the @pgcougars season against the @TCAmericans in this week’s column
| https://t.co/kxIgMSPngG #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/6bCzAYRopW— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 23, 2022
Giants without captain for a while . . . Oil Kings add a 20-year-old off waivers . . . One WHL coach gets three-year extension https://t.co/Bt8kaTNa3z
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 23, 2022
MLB:
Tampa Bay Rays 10 Toronto Blue Jays 5
The same teams continue a 4-game series when they play again tonight (4:10 PT) in Tampa Bay.
The (84-66) Jays, with just 12 regular season games left, lead the American League Wild Card standings and are second in the A.L East, one game ahead of Tampa.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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Jared Young of Prince George did not play in the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory (Thursday) over the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
In four games with the Cubs since his call-up from Triple-A Iowa, the 27-year-old Young is batting .231, going 3-for-13 with a walk.
.@jaredyoung9 enjoying life in the majors with @Cubs
| https://t.co/uLIznsBoRz #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/cZDLyqnAST— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 20, 2022
NFL: (Start of Week 3)
Cleveland Browns 29 Pittsburgh Steelers 17
The Browns took over first in the AFC North at 2-1 while the Steelers fell to 1-2.
There are 14 games in the NFL Sunday including 2-0 Buffalo at 2-0 Miami, 2-0 Kansas City at winless Indy, Green Bay at 2-0 Tampa Bay, and 2-0 Philadelphia at Washington.
The Monday night game has Dallas at 2-0 New York Giants.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions host the Calgary Stampeders Saturday night at 7:00.
The (9-3) Lions are second in the West Division, six points behind (12-2) Winnipeg and two ahead of (8-5) Calgary.
Week 16 of the CFL season starts tonight (4:30 PT) with (4-9) Hamilton at (5-7) Montreal.
Winnipeg is idle this week.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-6) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the BC Football Conference.
The Broncos whipped the Kodiaks 47-17 last Saturday (Sept 17) in Kamloops.
The league results and standings can be found right here.