Darin’s Sports Shorts; Monday, October 12th

Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 a.m., Monday, October 12:

WHL:

Swift Current Broncos  3  Prince George Cougars  2 (SO)

Aiden Foster scored his 5th goal of the year, while Dermot Johnston scored his first WHL goal in the loss.

Peyton Shore turned aside 24 shots.

The box score is here.

The Cougars (2-3-0-1) are 10th in the WHL’s Western Conference.

The WHL standings are here.

The Cougars will have a quick one game road trip, heading to Kelowna to play the Rockets Saturday.

The full Cougars schedule is here.

BCHL Showcase:

Trail Smoke Eaters  4  Prince George Spruce Kings  3

Trent Gates, Ryan Wachtel, and Cooper Faughan scored for the Spruce Kings in the loss.

Ryder Green made 21 saves on 25 shots, before Cody Arnold came in and stopped all four shots he faced in the Spruce Kings net.

The box score is here.

The Spruce Kings (5-2-0-0) are second in the BCHL’s Coastal East Division.

The BCHL standings are here.

The BCHL Showcase continues today in Nisku, Alberta, with the Spruce Kings taking on the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.

NHL:

NFL:

Jacksonville  19  Philadelphia  17

Cincinnati  31  Miami  24

New England  45  Las Vegas  17

Minnesota  23  New Orleans  13

NY Jets  17  Cleveland  12

Pittsburgh  34  Indianapolis  22

Houston  26  Tennessee  3

NY Giants  27  Washington  27

Green Bay  31  Chicago  7

Denver  23  LA Chargers  17

Detroit  45  Arizona  21

San Francisco  32  Seattle  29

Baltimore  30  Atlanta  23 (OT)

 

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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