Sports by Hartley Wednesday, September 4th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
PG Kodiaks football:
The Prince George Kodiaks are stepping up for high school football players without a team.
In response to the news that PGSS, DP Todd and Duchess Park will not be offering football programs, the Kodiaks are launching a new, community-based, football program for players affected.
This includes two programs, one for students in grades eight and nine, and another for those in grades ten through twelve.
The season will run until the end of October, with the cost of both programs being $300.
Kodiaks step up for high school football players without a team in Prince George https://t.co/irqyqxGiOy
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 3, 2024
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The (1-5) PG Kodiaks visit the (2-3) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00 in the BC Football Conference.
The remaining schedule for Prince George includes: home against the (6-0) Okanagan Sun (Sat. Sept. 14th at 6 PM at Masich Place Stadium), home against the (1-5) Kamloops Broncos (Sat. Sept. 28th at 6 PM at Masich Place Stadium) and at Kamloops (Sat. Oct. 5th at 6 PM).
The Kodiaks, riding a five-game losing streak, have scored 126 points (average of 21 per game) while allowing 282 (average of 47 per game).
The league standings can be found here.
Paralympics: (in Paris)
Joel Ewert of Prince George helped Canada to a 6th place finish in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Canada lost its final game in the battle for 5th and 6th to host France 53-50 to finish with an overall record of 2-3.
A full list of wheelchair rugby scores can be found here.
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Former UNBC student Bo Hedges of Fort St. John scored seven points for Canada in a 79-67 quarterfinal victory Tuesday over the Netherlands in Paralympic men’s Wheelchair Basketball.
Canada advances to the semifinals on Thursday against the USA.
Results in men’s Wheelchair Basketball can be found here.
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In Paralympic women’s Wheelchair Basketball, Canada will play Germany in the quarterfinals today (Wednesday).
Ex UNBC Timberwolf Kady Dandeneau helped Canada to a 2-1 record in the preliminary round.
Results in women’s Wheelchair Basketball can be found here.
In an 89-41 win over Spain, Kady Dandeneau had a massive triple double and was also +30.
Canada has advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paralympics! Congrats Kady. pic.twitter.com/dP0RpFSqbD
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 2, 2024
In Paralympic women’s Sitting Volleyball, Canada, Jennifer McCreesh of Smithers is part of the Canadian team that finished with a 2-1 record in the preliminary round.
Canada will battle China in the semifinals on Thursday.
Results in women’s Sitting Volleyball can be found here.
Canada West Soccer:
The (0-3-1) UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team hosts the (1-2-1) UBC Okanagan Heat Friday and Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC women’s soccer team will open its Canada West season this weekend on the road at (0-1) Mount Royal Friday at 4 PM (PT) and at (1-0) Victoria Sunday afternoon at 1:00.
WSOC: Fast, Adaptive Winger Sydney Ludwig Commits to the Green and Gold.
Welcome to the Green and Gold, Sydney!
More 📎: https://t.co/1mvwq5Dh9p pic.twitter.com/2XFWrbclTI
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 3, 2024
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer schedule can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer schedule can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer standings can be found here.
Hockey:
With training camp done, the Prince George Cougars and P.G. Spruce Kings are gearing up for exhibition games this weekend on the road.
The Cougars have a pair of games in Edson, Alberta against the Edmonton Oil Kings: Saturday afternoon at 1:00 (PT) and Sunday morning at 11.
The Cougars preseason schedule is here.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule is here.
The Spruce Kings start their pre-season Friday night at 7:00 at the Coquitlam Express and will also have an exhibition game Saturday night at 6:00 at the Surrey Eagles.
The Spruce Kings preseason schedule is here.
The Spruce Kings 2024-25 regular season schedule is here.
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Big bucks for a big scorer.
The Edmonton Oilers have signed sniper Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension.
The deal has an average annual value of US$14 million, the highest in NHL history.
MLB:
Philadelphia Phillies 10 Toronto Blue Jays 9
The (67-73) Blue Jays host the (82-56) Phillies again this afternoon (Wednesday 12:07) to conclude a two-game mini series.
Toronto has just 22 games left in its season.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
Oakland Athletics 3 Seattle Mariners 2
The (69-70) Mariners are 1-4 on a 10-game road trip that continues tonight (Wednesday 6:40) against the (61-78) Athletics.
Seattle is in second place in the AL West, 6.5 games behind the (75-63) Houston Astros.
The Mariners second half schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
NFL:
The NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night (5:20) with the Baltimore Ravens at the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
The NFL schedule is here.
CFL:
The (6-6) B.C. Lions visit the (10-1) Montreal Alouettes Friday (4:30 PM) to start Week 14 of the season.
B.C. and (6-6) Winnipeg share top spot in the West Division, one point ahead of (5-6-1) Saskatchewan, and four in front of (4-7) Calgary and (4-8) Edmonton.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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