Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 26th
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars split their first two games of the season against the Tri-City Americans.
The Cougars won 5-1 Friday and lost 8-3 Saturday.
Attendance was 2,497 for the opening night followed by 1,218 at CN Centre.
The Cougars continue a four-game homestand Friday and Saturday against the Kelowna Rockets.
Eight is enough: Americans feast on Cougars to earn road split https://t.co/yh4P8x90Sp pic.twitter.com/E3pWpl4lfp
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 25, 2022
Second period scoring onslaught leads to home opener win for Cougarshttps://t.co/mrGHLUxnvg | #CityOfPG @PGCougars pic.twitter.com/C7L9vXdSpT
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 24, 2022
NEWS: We have re-assigned D Leith Hunter (07) and G Brady Holtvogt (07) to their respective U18 teams.#WHL pic.twitter.com/hGbBrgx7B6
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 26, 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 began their BCHL season with back-to-back wins on the road.
The Spruce Kings blanked the Coquitlam Express 3-0 on Friday and followed that with a 3-2 triumph on Saturday over the Langley Rivermen.
We’re 2-0 following the first weekend of the 2022-23 BCHL Regular Season.
Here’s the highlights from Saturday’s 3-2 win over Langley, brought to you by WR Ventures Ltd. pic.twitter.com/mcXdHb51EM
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 26, 2022
P.G. will host the Vernon Vipers on Friday and Saturday.
Spruce Kings sweep season-opening road swing https://t.co/7Fecc6SuyM pic.twitter.com/8yCY1Rpo1s
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 25, 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.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
The U18 Cariboo Cougars lost their first two games of the season, 6-3 (Saturday) and 7-4 (Sunday) to the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in Abbotsford.
The U18 female Northern Capitals split their first two games in Kelowna against the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers.
The Caps won 5-3 (Saturday) and lost 6-2 (Sunday).
The league scores, standings, and stats for all divisions can be found here.
Canada West Soccer: (at Masich Place Stadium)
Men: UNBC Timberwolves 3 MacEwan 1 (Sunday)
Preston powers UNBC MSOC to victory against MacEwan @UNBCATHLETICS
| https://t.co/4N1ZzA9TUP #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #sports #northernbc pic.twitter.com/ihtW7SYGi1— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 26, 2022
The UNBC men are 5-4-1. They also beat Saskatchewan 4-0 on Friday.
Michael Henman had four more goals on the weekend, three on Friday and one on Sunday afternoon.
The UNBC men visit (5-2) UBC Friday and Saturday night at 7:30.
Women: Victoria 4 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Sunday)
The UNBC women are 2-5-1. They also lost 2-0 on Friday against UBC.
The UNBC women visit (0-3-5) Fraser Valley Friday night at 5:30 and (6-1-1) Trinity Western Saturday night at 5:00.
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.
BC Football Conference: (at Masich Place Stadium)
Kamloops Broncos 14 Prince George Kodiaks 9 (Saturday)
Details on the game can be found right here.
The (1-7) Kodiaks visit the (4-5) Langley Rams Saturday afternoon at 4:00 before concluding their first season with a home game on Saturday, October 8th at 7:00 against the (8-0) Okanagan Sun.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
NFL: (Week 3)
Denver 11 San Francisco 10 (Sunday Night game)
Miami 21 Buffalo 19
The Dolphins are the only AFC team at 3-0.
The Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0 in the NFC after a 24-8 victory over Washington.
The only other unbeaten team in the NFL is the 2-0 New York Giants who host the 1-1 Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their first game, 14-12 against the Green Bay Packers.
The only winless teams in the NFL are (0-3) Las Vegas and (0-2-1) Houston.
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:
Even though they lost 25-11 to the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday, the B.C. Lions have clinched a playoff spot.
The (9-4) Lions are tied with the (9-5) Stampeders for second in the West Division, although B.C. has a game in hand.
The Lions host (3-10) Ottawa Friday night at 7:30.
Week 17 of the CFL season begins Friday (5:00 PT) with (6-8) Saskatchewan at (12-2) Winnipeg.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Tampa Bay Rays 1
The (86-67) Jays, with just nine regular-season games left, lead the American League Wild Card standings by 2 games over Tampa and 2 1/2 over Seattle.
In the race for the final wild-card spot, Seattle is four games ahead of Baltimore.
The Jays host the A.L. East-leading New York Yankees tonight (Monday 4:07 PT), Tuesday and Wednesday.
Toronto will also entertain Boston on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before concluding the regular season with a 3-game series at Baltimore on October 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
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’ 8-3 victory (Sunday) over the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
Young did play in the previous two games against the Pirates and had a hit in each game.
In six games with the Cubs since his call-up from Triple-A Iowa, the 27-year-old Young is batting .263, going 5-for-19 with two doubles, three walks, no RBIs, and seven strikeouts.
Basketball:
.@CanBball falls to Australia 75-72 at the #FIBAWWC 👏🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/o5D5DIHWr5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 26, 2022
Column:
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
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