Brendan’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, September 10th

WHL Pre-Season:

The Prince George Cougars are back in action Friday and Saturday against the Kamloops Blazers to end the pre-season.

PG hosts the Blazers Friday in Quesnel at the West Fraser Centre (7pm) before wrapping up at the Sandman Centre the following night (Saturday) in Kamloops.

Former Prince George Spruce Kings forward River Arnason is on the Blazers.

BCHL Preseason

The PG Spruce Kings host the Chilliwack Chiefs in a pre-season double header Friday at 7pm and Saturday at Noon from the Kopar Memorial Arena.

Cariboo Cougars

The U17 Cariboo Cougars begin the BCEHL AAA regular season this weekend.

Cariboo hosts the Greater Vancouver Canadians 6:45pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.

Both games are in Kin 1.

UNBC Timberwolves Soccer:

The UNBC Timberwolves continue a four-game homestand Friday and Sunday at Masich Place Stadium.

The T-Wolves women’s soccer team (0-2) hosts Trinity Western (5:30pm on Friday) and UBC at Noon on Sunday

In men’s action, UNBC battles the Spartans at 8pm on Friday and the Thunderbirds 2:30pm on Sunday.

NFL

Seattle Seahawks 13 New England Patriots 10

Tonight (Thursday), the Los Angeles Rams take on the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.

BC Football Conference

The Prince George Kodiaks are back in action on Saturday as they travel to Greater Victoria to play the Westshore Rebels.

Kickoff is at 4pm.

PG (2-4) sits fifth in the seven team league.

CFL:

The next action for the B.C. Lions (6-6) is Saturday at 7pm against the Montreal Alouettes (10-2).

MLB:

Athletics 2 Toronto Blue Jays 0

The Jays (73-74) remain one game out of the final wild card spot in the American League, which is occupied by the Cleveland Guardians (74-72).

Toronto is back in action on Friday when they begin a three-game weekend set

PG’s Jared Young recorded two hits in the New York Mets 15-14 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

The Mets (68-78) are off today (Thursday) and begin a three-game set against the Yankees Friday.

BC 55+ Games in Kamloops

The BC 55+ Games continue to in Kamloops.

It is the second day of competition. Our very own Hartley Miller is competing in five-pin bowling.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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