Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 4th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Kelowna Rockets 2
Riley Heidt scored the winner with 91 seconds left in the third period to the delight of 2,040 fans at CN Centre.
A fun one tonight at the CN Centre! We collected our third win in a row with a 3-2 victory over the Rockets.
Recap, and interviews with HC & GM Mark Lamb and forward Carlin Dezainde👇
📝https://t.co/lXLUzO6Y9D#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/L9itgPKsDQ
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 4, 2023
The game summary and scoring highlights are here.
It was Heidt’s 5th goal in his third game this season.
📽️ HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT 📽️
Riley Heidt is quite alright!#WHLHoN | @PGCougars | @mnwild pic.twitter.com/FLHhtqpF5q
— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 4, 2023
Koehn Ziemmer returned to the P.G. lineup after being with the LA Kings.
He opened the scoring and added an assist.
.@PGCougars forward @koehnziemmer13 chats with @mypgnow after 3-2 victory over @Kelowna_Rockets #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Pf3bpWmF2k
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 4, 2023
P.G. outshot Kelowna 34-19.
Carlin Dezainde of @PGCougars talks a 3-2 victory post game with @mypgnow over the @Kelowna_Rockets #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/HExc3wJWID
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 4, 2023
The (4-1) Cougars host the (1-1-1) Rockets again tonight (Wed).
NEWS: We have re-assigned F Cayden Glover (04) to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. pic.twitter.com/Qxybv5IJ87
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 3, 2023
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast, @RiderFanBob the team’s Director of Scouting: Part 1:
Topics include: vast majority of roster either drafted or listed, rookies on the team making an impact, a 15-year-old who has made a huge impression & much more on the team’s future. https://t.co/gB9Pqe0vjr— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 4, 2023
Major League Baseball:
(First games in the best of three series)
(AL)
Minnesota 3 Toronto Blue Jays 1
(Minnesota ended a league record 18-game post-season losing streak. The Twins lead the series 1-0 with Game 2 this afternoon (Wednesday) at 1:30 PT.
Texas Rangers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 0
(The Rangers lead 1-0 with Game 2 today (noon PT) in Tampa)
(NL)
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Milwaukee Brewers 3
(The Diamondbacks lead 1-0 with Game 2 tonight (4:00 PT)
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Miami Marlins 1
(The Phillies lead 1-0 with Game 2 tonight (5:00 PT).
The MLB playoff schedule is here.
The Blue Jays 2023 regular season results can be found here.
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First baseman Jared Young of Prince George played in 16 Major League games with the Chicago Cubs this year.
The 28-year-old Young finished with a .186 batting average (with a pair of homers and eight RBIs).
NFL:
Week 5 begins Thursday night (5:15 PT) with (0-4) Chicago at (2-2) Washington.
The Bears are one of two winless teams along with the (0-4) Carolina Panthers.
There are two teams at 4:00: Philadelphia and San Francisco.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
First place will be on the line when the (11-4) B.C. Lions host the (11-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Friday night at 7:00.
The Lions, with just three regular-season games left, will also visit Hamilton on Oct 13th and entertain Calgary on Oct 20th.
The Blue Bombers will also host Edmonton on October 21st and visit Calgary on October 27th.
The first game in Week 18 has (4-11) Edmonton at (12-2) Toronto on Friday at 4:00 PM PT.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
BC Football Conference: (BCFC)
The (2-6) Prince George Kodiaks will complete their second season in the BC Football Conference with two road games.
The Kodiaks visit the (6-1) Okanagan Sun Saturday afternoon at 4:00 in Kelowna and also play at the (1-7) Kamloops Broncos Saturday, October 14th (6 PM) in Kamloops.
Prince George lost its last home game 74-14 to Okanagan on Saturday (Sept. 30th) at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves have four games remaining in men’s and women’s Canada West soccer.
The (0-9-1) UNBC women visit the country’s top-ranked team the (9-1) UBC Thunderbirds Friday and Saturday night at 5:00.
They will conclude their season with home games against UBC Okanagan on Friday the 13th (5:30 PM) and vs. Thompson Okanagan on Sunday the 15th (noon).
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
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The (2-7-2) UNBC men will host the (2-8) Fraser Valley Cascades on Friday, October 13th (7:45 PM) and on Sunday, October 15th (2:15) at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC men wrap up their regular season with a doubleheader in Kelowna against UBC Okanagan on the 21st and 22nd (both noon starts).
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
She is fiery, talented, and brimming with leadership!
UNBC Women’s Basketball has made its first addition to the 2024 recruiting class, officially welcoming guard Yana Shupak to the Green and Gold!
Hear from the newest Timberwolf, and read the news here: https://t.co/zKOoJ9v2oa pic.twitter.com/L01dOfnJbo
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 2, 2023
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (2-1-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (1-1) Thompson Blazers Saturday night at 6:45 and Sunday morning at 9:45 in Kamloops.
The BCEHL standings are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
BCHL:
The (1-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are off until they play three games on the road next week.
The Spruce Kings visit the (1-3) Merritt Centennials on Tuesday, October 10th, the (2-1-0-1) Penticton Vees on the 11th and the (3-1) West Kelowna Warriors on Friday the 13th.
The Spruce Kings’ next home games will be against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on October 20th and 21st.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
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