Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, September 18th

Sports by Hartley Friday, September 18th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

MLB: 

A scary incident involving New York Mets first baseman Jared Young of Prince George in Thursday’s 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 31-year-old Young was removed from the game on a stretcher in the sixth inning.

He was carted off the field after he was knocked out when he was struck on the head by Mets pitcher Nolan McLean’s knee as the two converged on Justin Crawford’s slow grounder.

Jared Young is being taken to hospital for further examination. He has feeling in his extremities. Additional updates will be provided when possible.

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 18, 2026

Mets manager Andy Green said a CT scan at a hospital was negative.

He added that Young had concussion symptoms and full use of his extremities.

Young was immobilized but he did flash a thumbs-up to the crowd while on a stretcher before departing the field.

He went 0-for-2 in the game and now sits with a .266 batting average (82-for-308) with nine homers and 39 RBI’s in 103 games this year with New York.

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The (76-77) Toronto Blue Jays, with nine games remaining, visit the (76-77) Texas Rangers in a crucial three-game series starting tonight (Friday 5:05 PT).

Both the Blue Jays and Rangers are two games behind the final wild-card spot in the American League.

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The Toronto Blue Jays second-half schedule and results are here.

The New York Mets second-half schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

The MLB wild-card standings are here.

WHL:

It is the opening weekend of the WHL regular season.

The Prince George Cougars host the Penticton Vees tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.

WHL announces three rule changes ahead of opening weekend https://t.co/VJbu35RQVK

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 16, 2026

The PG Cougars regular season schedule is here.

The WHL regular season schedule is here.

The WHL standings are here.

Cat Scan podcast:

Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Lamb – September 16th, 2026 https://t.co/0p3g7PwCmH

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 16, 2026

The Spruce Kings home opener will be on Friday, September 25th at 7 p.m. against the West Kelowna Warriors.

Spruce Kings heading into the season younger and faster https://t.co/xoaEGf2lNr

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 18, 2026

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is here.

The BCHL regular season schedule is here.

The BCHL standings are here.

Canada West Soccer:

The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Fraser Valley Cascades tonight (Friday) (5:30 for the women and 7:45 for the men) and the Trinity Western Spartans Saturday night (5:00 for the women and 7:15 for the men) in Canada West Soccer.

The UNBC women are 0-4 on the season while the UNBC men sit with a record of 0-1-3.

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.

BC Football Conference: 

The (2-5) Prince George Kodiaks play their third last game of the BC Football Conference season when the host the (6-2) Okanagan Sun Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium.

Okanagan is 2nd and P.G. is 5th in the 7-team league where the top four make the playoffs.

BCFC Standings:

Langley Rams  8-0
Okanagan Sun  6-2
Westshore Rebels  5-2
VI Raiders  4-4
PG Kodiaks  2-5
Valley Huskers  1-6
Kamloops Broncos  0-7

The BCFC home page and schedule can be found here.

NFL: (Start of Week 2)

Buffalo Bills  41  Detroit Lions  31

Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the 2-0 Bills.

The NFL regular season schedule is here.

The NFL regular season standings are here.

CFL: 

Week 16 of the CFL season kicks off tonight (Friday 4:30 PT) with Montreal at Hamilton.

The (7-6) B.C. Lions, with five regular season games left, play their next game on Friday, September 25th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the (8-5) Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Standings:

The CFL schedule and results are here.

Prince George Sports Hall of Fame:

The Prince George Sports Hall of Fame and its Board of Directors have announced tickets for the 14th Induction Banquet are now on sale.

The banquet is set for Saturday, October 24th at the PG Conference and Civic Centre.

This year’s induction banquet will add five new inductees – Gerald Peckham, Mary Potskin, Keith Sullivan, Tuomas Ukonmaanaho and Kris Yip.

In addition, 15 Rising Star Awards are to be recognized.

PG Sports Hall of Fame kicks off ticket sales for 14th Induction Banquet | https://t.co/5nD3TcFNqI #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/E6VdLvXEhD

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 17, 2026