Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, August 22nd

Sports by Hartley Tuesday, August 22nd as of 12:05 a.m.

Major League Baseball:

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles in a 3-game series: tonight (Tuesday), Wednesday and Thursday (all starting at 4:05 PM PT).

The (69-56) Blue Jays are a game behind the (70-55) Seattle Mariners for the third and final wild-card spot in American League.

Toronto is also just  1.5 games back of Houston as the (71-55) Astros hold the second wild-card berth.

On Monday night, Seattle crushed the Chicago White Sox 14-2 for their 7th straight victory and Houston outscored Boston 9-4.

The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.

The MLB standings can be found here.

The MLB schedule/results can be found here.

Track:

Local track athlete runs his way into provincial record books | https://t.co/jFsc6DINPq #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/0JpmPcqQGJ

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 21, 2023

UNBC Timberwolves:

The UNBC Timberwolves open their Canada West soccer season this weekend at Masich Place Stadium.

The UNBC women host Trinity Western Friday night at 5:30 and Fraser Valley Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

The women’s soccer schedule is here.

The UNBC men entertain UBC Friday evening at 7:45 and Sunday morning at 11:00.

The men’s soccer schedule is here.

Junior Football:

The (1-2) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team hits the road for the first time this season.

The Kodiaks, coming off a 25-11 victory over the (0-3) Kamloops Broncos, visit the (0-4) VI Raiders Saturday night at 5:30 in Nanaimo.

The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league standings are right here.

CFL:

Week 12 of the CFL season begins Thursday night (5:30 Pt) with (6-3) Montreal at (8-2) Winnipeg.

The Blue Bombers are two points ahead of the second-place B.C. Lions in the West Division.

The (7-3) Lions host the (3-6) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saturday at 4 PM.

The CFL schedule is here or here.

The CFL standings are here.