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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, September 8th

Sports by Hartley Monday, September 8th, 2025

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

WHL: (Pre-season games in Hinton, Alberta)

Edmonton Oil Kings  4  Prince George Cougars  1   (Sunday)

The game summary is here.

Edmonton Oil Kings  5  Prince George Cougars  2   (Friday)

The game summary is here.

The Cougars play two more pre-season games, both against the Blazers; Friday night at 7:00 in Kamloops and Saturday at 5 PM in Quesnel.

The regular season for the Cougars will begin on Friday, September 19th when they host the Portland Winterhawks in the first of a doubleheader at CN Centre.

The PG Cougars regular season schedule is here.

 

BCHL: (Pre-season games in PG)

Spruce Grove Saints  3  Prince George Spruce Kings  2  (OT-Sunday)

The game summary is here.

Spruce Groves Saints   6  PG Spruce Kings  5  (SO-Saturday)

The game summary is here.

The Spruce Kings have two more pre-season games; they visit Langley Friday night at 7:15 and Chilliwack Saturday night at 6:00.

The regular season opener for the Spruce Kings will be played on September 19th at Chilliwack with their home opener on Friday, September 26th against Surrey.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is here.

 

BC Football Conference:

Okanagan Sun  60  Prince George Kodiaks  6   (Saturday in PG)

The loss ended a 3-game win streak for Prince George.

The (4-3) Kodiaks host the (2-4) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 6:00.

Prince George is in 3rd place in the 7-team league with three games left.

(The top 4 advance to the playoffs)

The BCFC standings: Okanagan 7-0, Westshore 6-1, Prince George 4-3, Langley 2-4,
Vancouver Island 2-4, Valley 2-4 and Kamloops 0-7.

The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

 

Canada West Soccer:

(Men)

Victoria Vikes  1  UNBC Timberwolves  1  (Tie-Saturday)
Victoria Vikes  3  UNBC Timberwolves  1  (Friday)

The (3-2-1) UNBC men host Saskatchewan Friday night at 8:00.

(Women)

UBC Thunderbirds  5  UNBC Timberwolves  0  (Sunday)
UBC Thunderbirds  3  UNBC Timberwolves  0  (Sunday)

The (0-6) UNBC women host UBC Okanagan Friday night at 5:30.

More on the Timberwolves can be found here.

The Canada West women’s soccer schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s soccer schedule is here.

The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.

The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.

 

MLB: 

Jared Young of Prince George homered as a pinch hitter for the New York Mets in a 6-3 loss Saturday to the Cincinnati Reds.

Young did not play for the Mets in a 3-2 loss Sunday to the Reds.

The 30-year-old Young is batting .190 with four homers and six RBI’s in 20 games (42 at bats) in a New York uniform this year.

New York Yankees  4  Toronto Blue Jays  3

The box score is here.

With 19 games left, the (82-61) Blue Jays lead A.L. East by 2 games over the Yankees and by 3.5 games over the Boston Red Sox.

Toronto begins a 6-game homestand Tuesday (4:07 PM PT) against the (78-66) Houston Astros. The Astros lead the A.L. West.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

NFL: (1st Sunday night game of the season)

Buffalo Bills  41  Baltimore Ravens  40

Monday Night Football to complete the first week of the season has Minnesota at Chicago (5:15 PT).

The NFL schedule and results can be found here.

 

CFL: 

The (5-7) B.C. Lions, with six regular season games left, are tied with the Edmonton Elks for last in the West, but hold a cross-over playoff spot.

The Lions host (4-8) Ottawa Friday night at 7:00.

Week 15 of the CFL season begins Friday (4 PM) with (6-6) Winnipeg at (7-5) Hamilton.

CFL West: Saskatchewan 10-2, Calgary 8-4, Winnipeg 6-6, B.C. 5-7, Edmonton 5-7.

CFL East: Hamilton 7-5, Montreal 5-7, Toronto 4-8, Ottawa 4-8.

The CFL standings are here.

The CFL schedule are here.

 

U.S. Open Tennis:

Carlos Alcaraz is the king at the US Open, defeating top-seeded Jannik Sinner in four sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4) in the final.

It is the second U.S. Open title for Alcaraz and his 6th overall major championship.

U.S. Open results can be found here.

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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 12 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 four grandchildren.

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