Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23rd
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 9 Tri-City Americans 0
Zac Funk and Viliam Kmec each scored hat tricks in the win.
Won’t you take me to, Funkytown.@PGCougars | #WHLHatTricks | #WHLOpeningWeek pic.twitter.com/mfCQUdUADI
— The WHL (@TheWHL) September 23, 2023
Terik Parascak scored two, while Ondrej Becher scored one.
The Cougars and the Americans will go at it again tonight at the CN Centre. (6:00)
And we are off and running!#WHLScores | #WHLOpeningWeek pic.twitter.com/6ubYdKz4mm
— The WHL (@TheWHL) September 23, 2023
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will kick off their regular season against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in Salmon Arm tonight. (6:00)
The Silverbacks swept the Spruce Kings in the first round of last year’s BCHL Playoffs.
The Spruce Kings finished 5th in the BCHL’s Interior Division last season with a record of 27-20-6-1.
Canadian Junior Football League:
The Prince George Kodiaks (2-4) will play the Valley Huskers (4-2) in Chilliwack this afternoon. (2:00)
This will be the first meeting of the two teams this season.
UNBC Womens Soccer:
University of Alberta 3 UNBC 0
UNBC Mens Soccer:
UNBC 2 University of Alberta 0
CFL:
Ottawa Redblacks 36 Saskatchewan Roughriders 28
BC Lions 37 Edmonton Elks 29
Two Saturday games:
Montreal Alouettes @ Calgary Stampeders (1:00 p.m.)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts (4:00 p.m.)
MLB:
Chicago Cubs 6 Colorado Rockies 0
Prince George’s Jared Young went 1-for-3, knocking a two-run homer in the 6th.
The Cubs (80-74) are sitting in the final wildcard spot in the National League, and are a half-game ahead of the Miami Marlins (79-74), and one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (81-73).
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Tampa Bay Rays 2
The Blue Jays (86-68) are holding onto the second wildcard spot in the American League.
The Jays are one game ahead of the Texas Rangers (84-68).
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