Sports by Hartley Thursday, September 5th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
Hockey:
We have trimmed our Pre-Season roster to 29 players.https://t.co/H977s7rWok
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 4, 2024
.@PGCougars sign Smithers-born blueliner
| https://t.co/1biZ4M7VL0 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #Smithers #sports pic.twitter.com/cCi2k79Q1X— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 5, 2024
The Prince George Cougars have signed 16-year-old forward Ethan Hamilton to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.
Hamilton was selected in the fifth round, 103rd overall by the Cougars in the 2023 WHL Prospect’s Draft.
We are pleased to announce that we have signed forward Ethan Hamilton (08) to a @TheWHL Scholarship and Development Agreement!https://t.co/TKGoXlg8HY pic.twitter.com/QkfFI3wygi
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 4, 2024
The PG Cougars and the Prince George Spruce Kings have a pair of preseason games on the road this weekend.
The Cougars face the Edmonton Oil Kings in Edson, Alberta 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.
Paralympics: (in Paris)
The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team has advanced to the Paralympic Games semifinals for the first time in 20 years.
Former UNBC Timberwolves basketball player, Kady Dandeneau, led Canada with 33 points and 13 rebounds in a 71-53 quarterfinal victory over Germany Wednesday.
“The curse is over. We’re finally onto a semifinal”
Kady Dandeneau leads Canada to victory with 33 points. Beaming after this win.
Special stuff for the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team. They haven’t been able to get back the quarterfinal for two decades — until now. pic.twitter.com/FWhj2JqFrv
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) September 4, 2024
Canada will face the Netherlands Friday (12:30 PM) in the semis.
The medal games will be played on Sunday.
Results in women’s Wheelchair Basketball can be found here.
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The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team, which includes former UNBC student Bo Hedges of Fort St. John, will be up against the USA today (Thursday 12:30 PM PT) in the Paralympics semifinals.
Results in men’s Wheelchair Basketball can be found here.
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In Paralympic women’s sitting volleyball, Canada, which includes Jennifer McCreesh of Smithers, will face China today (Thursday 11:30 AM PT) in the semifinals.
Results in women’s Sitting Volleyball can be found here.
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Joel Ewert of Prince George was a player with the Canadian wheelchair rugby team that finished 6th at the Paris Games.
A full list of wheelchair rugby scores can be found here.
MLB:
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (67-74) Blue Jays, with just 21 games left in their season, start a 3-game weekend series against the (76-63) Braves Friday (4:20 PM) in Atlanta.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
Seattle Mariners 16 Oakland Athletics 3
The (70-70) Mariners conclude a 4-game series against the (61-79) A’s this afternoon (Thursday 12:37) in Oakland.
Seattle is in second place in the AL West, 5.5 games behind the (75-64) 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 tonight (Thursday 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.
PG Kodiaks football:
The (1-5) Prince George Kodiaks visit the (2-3) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00 in the BC Football Conference.
(The remaining Kodiak schedule includes: home against the (6-0) Okanagan Sun (Sat. Sept. 14th at 6 PM), home against the (1-5) Kamloops Broncos (Sat. Sept. 28th at 6 PM) and at Kamloops (Sat. Oct. 5th at 6 PM).
The Kodiaks, who have dropped their last five, have scored 126 points (average of 21 per game) while allowing 282 (average of 47 per game).
The league standings can be found here.
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
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 Preview: TWolves Begin 2024 Canada West Season With A Pair of Road Games at MRU and Victoria. Third-year returnee Celeste Kirkness helps tee up the matchups below.
More 📎: https://t.co/vo87rSLG0h pic.twitter.com/CPzgV8Ln5V
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 4, 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.
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