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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, July 8th

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By Hartley Miller

Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 8th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Hockey:

The Prince George Spruce Kings will play all 26 home games on a weekend.

The BCHL released its 2026-27 regular season schedule on Tuesday.

The Spruce Kings home schedule will feature nine Friday night games at 7:00, 12 on Saturday nights at 6:00, and five Sunday afternoon games, with a new start time of 2:00.

They start their 52-game season Friday, September 18th in Powell River and end at home on Sunday, March 21st against Victoria.

 

Soccer: (World Cup)

(Tuesday) Round of 16

Argentina  3  Egypt  2 (in Atlanta)
(Argentina trailed 2-0 before scoring three late goals in the 79th minute, 83rd minute & in extra time)

Switzerland  0  Colombia  0  (in Vancouver)
(Switzerland won the game 4-3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the quarter-finals against Argentina)

Quarter-finals

(Thursday)  France  vs.  Morocco (1 PM PT in Foxboro)

(Friday)  Spain  vs.  Belgium  (Noon PT in Inglewood, California)

(Saturday)  Norway  vs.  England  (2 PM PT in Florida)
                  Argentina  vs.  Switzerland  (6 PM PT in Kansas City)

The semi-finals will be played July 14th and 15th (noon PT start both days) with the final on Sunday, July 19th.

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

The World Cup standings are here.

 

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George went 2-for-5 for the New York Mets in their 16 -12 Tuesday loss to the Kansas City Royals.

The 30-year-old Young is batting .231 this season with six home rums and 16 RBI’s while going 30-for-130 in 47 games with the Mets.

The (38-54) Mets host the (38-54) Kansas City Royals tonight (Wednesday 4:10 PT).

Toronto Blue Jays  9  San Francisco Giants  3

The Box Score is here.

The (43-49) Jays visit the (38-53) Giants again this afternoon (Wednesday 12:45).

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The New York Mets schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

Minor Lacrosse:

38 teams, including two from Prince George, compete at the BC Lacrosse Association Box Provincials at the Kin Centre.

PG is entered in the U15 and U17 boys divisions.

The tournament begins Thursday morning at 8:00 and will conclude with gold medal games Sunday at noon and 2 PM.

 

PG Senior Men’s Lacrosse (Game 1 in the best-of-5 Final)

Devils  8  Assault  7  (Monday result)
(Devils lead 1-0 with Game 2 Thursday night)

 

UNBC Timberwolves:

 

CFL:

The (1-3) BC Lions play their next game on Friday, July 17th in Edmonton (6:05 PT kickoff)

Week 6 of the CFL season starts Thursday with (0-4) Ottawa at (3-1) Edmonton (6:05).

Standings:

West Division: Edmonton & Saskatchewan 3-1, Winnipeg & Calgary 2-2, B.C. 1-3

East Division: Montreal 3-1, Hamilton & Toronto 2-2, Ottawa 0-4

The CFL schedule and results 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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