Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, June 30th

Sports by Hartley Tuesday, June 30th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George went 1-for-4 for the New York Mets in their 2-1 Monday loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

He played first base and batted 5th in the lineup.

The 30-year-old Young is batting .233 this season with six homers and 14 RBI’s while going 25-for-107 in 40 games with the Mets.

The Blue Jays victory ended their six game losing streak.

The (40-45) Jays host the (35-50) Mets again tonight (Tuesday 4:07 PT).

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The New York Mets schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

Soccer: (World Cup)  3 Monday games in the knockout stage

Morocco  1  Netherlands  1  (Morocco won on penalty kicks to advance)

Morocco will play Canada in the round of 16 Saturday (10 a.m. PT in Houston)

Paraguay  1  Germany  1  (Paraguay won on penalty kicks to advance)

Brazil  2  Japan  1

There are three elimination games today (Tuesday) at the World Cup: Norway against Ivory Coast (10 AM PT), France vs. Sweden (2:00) and Mexico against Ecuador (6:00).

The World Cup schedule/results are here or you can get more information here.

The World Cup standings are here.

 

PG Senior Lacrosse: (Monday playoff result)

PG Assault  11  Bandits  10  (OT)
(Assault won the series 2-0 to advance to the best-of-5 final against the Devils)

 

Hockey:

The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced they will play the 2026-27 home opener on Friday, September 25th against the West Kelowna Warriors.

The 2026 CHL Import Draft will be held today (Tuesday).

The PG Cougars traded their first round pick to Saskatoon.

With three imports on their roster, the Cougars are in a position to not make a pick.

The full list of NHL 2026 Draft Picks can be found here.

 

CFL:

The B.C. Lions and the Ottawa Redblacks are the only winless CFL teams as they both sit at 0-3.

The (3-0) Edmonton Elks are the league’s only unbeaten team.

The Lions host the Elks Saturday at 4 PM in Kelowna.

Week 5 starts Thursday night (6:00 PT) with (2-1) Toronto at (1-2) Calgary.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

The CFL standings are 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 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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