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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, August 14th

Hartley Miller
By Hartley Miller

Sports by Hartley Thursday, August 14th, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

Hockey:

Canada skunked host Czechia 5-0 Wednesday to finish 3-0 in the round robin at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup U-18 hockey tournament.

Earlier, the Canadian team crushed Switzerland 9-1 Tuesday after beginning with a 5-3 win on Monday over Finland.

Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels is part of the Canadian team.

(He has not picked up a point in the three games).

Canada is going for a fourth consecutive gold medal in the eight-country tournament and will play in the semifinals on Friday (10AM PT) against the United States.

 

MLB: 

Chicago Cubs  4  Toronto Blue Jays  1

The box score is here.

The two teams meet again in the rubber match of their 3-game series this afternoon (Thursday) at 12:07 in Toronto.

The (70-51) Jays have the best record in the American League and lead the second place Boston Red Sox by 4.5 games in the A.L. East.

(The Red Sox lost 4-1 to Houston on Wednesday)

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

Prince George Senior Baseball:

(First game in the best of 3 semis)

Fresno Construction Mariners  1  JRJ Construction Orioles  0

Chase Martin tossed a no-hitter for the Mariners, striking out 11 and walking two.

Game two will be played tonight (Thursday) at 6:30.

 

CFL: 

Week 11 of the CFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday 5:30) with (3-6) Ottawa at (4-4) Winnipeg.

The (4-5) B.C. Lions host the (5-4) Montreal Alouettes Saturday at 4 PM.

The CFL schedule are here.

The CFL standings are here.

 

BC Football Conference:

The (1-2) Prince George Kodiaks host the (2-1) Langley Rams Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the B.C. Football Conference.

The game can be heard on Country 97 FM.

The Kodiaks are 5th in the 7-team league while Langley is tied for second.

The top four to advance to the playoffs.

The BCFC standings: Okanagan 4-0, Westshore, Vancouver Island and Langley 2-1,
P.G. 1-2, Valley and Kamloops 0-3

The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

 

Swimming:

The 67th annual provincial swimming championships continue until Sunday at the Prince George Aquatic Centre.

Artistic swimming is featured today (Thursday) followed by speed swimming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Water polo was held Tuesday and Wednesday while the week began with diving on Monday.

The city has estimated that the event has brought roughly 6,000 athletes, coaches, and families to PG.

Something going on in the Prince George area you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing pgnews@vistaradio.ca.

Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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