Sports by Hartley Friday, October 4th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars conclude a 5-game road trip this weekend as they visit the
(1-2-1) Seattle Thunderbirds tonight (Friday) at 7:05 and the (2-1) Portland Winterhawks Saturday night at 6:00.
The Cougars are 2-1 on the trip and 3-1-1 overall after five games.
Their next home games will go at CN Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday against Portland.
The Cougars game summary in a 5-2 Wednesday win in Kelowna is here.
The line Riley Heidt, Terik Parascak, and Borya Valis combined for NINE points tonight in our 5-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets!
Recap and reaction from Associate Coach Jim Playfair!https://t.co/Fh4c2sxE6g#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/uq55xpHHC0
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 3, 2024
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on the Cat Scan #podcast, @PGCougars Director of Business & goalie coach Taylor Dakers talks about new goalie Cooper Michaluk, draft year for goalie Josh Ravensbergen, competitive team, season ticket sales, feature nights, new sound system, fan feedback & more. #WHL https://t.co/RaexEGcwXS
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 1, 2024
BCHL:
The (2-3) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (2-3) Surrey Eagles tonight at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings have signed Left Winger Ethan Montroy (05).
FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/CXf0lbQvOi pic.twitter.com/1iVX7zXqUH
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 2, 2024
In another move, the Spruce Kings have acquired 19-year-old defenseman Erik Sollied from the Nanaimo Clippers in exchange for future considerations.
Sollied has played 68 BCHL games over the past 3 seasons with Merritt and Nanaimo.
The Spruce Kings 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
The BCHL Division standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
Two home games in three days for the UNBC Timberwolves in Canada West women’s soccer.
The (1-7) UNBC women host the (5-1-3) Victoria Vikes today at noon and the (2-5-2) Mount Royal Cougars Sunday at noon.
Meanwhile, the (1-9-2) UNBC men’s soccer team is on the road visiting the (7-0-2) UBC Thunderbirds tonight at 7:30 and Saturday night at 7:00.
(The UNBC men will conclude their season with a pair of games in Kamloops against the
(1-8-1) Thompson Rivers Wolfpack on October 18th and 19th at 7 PM.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer schedule and results can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer schedule and results can be found here.
BC Football Conference:
The Prince George Kodiaks complete their 3rd season in the BC Football Conference when they tackle the Broncos Saturday night at 6:00 in Kamloops.
The Kodiaks are 2-7 while the Broncos are 1-8.
The two teams have split their first two meetings this year.
.@PGKodiaks Briere named BCFC Defensive Player of the Week https://t.co/1OMqfkpk2b
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 2, 2024
The league standings and schedule can be found here.
NFL: (Week 5)
Atlanta Falcons 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 (OT)
(Falcons QB Kirk Cousins passed for a career-high 509 yards, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime. Both the Falcons and Bucs are 3-2)
The NFL schedule is here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
It is the 4th last weekend of the CFL regular season.
The B.C. Lions host the (4-9-1) Calgary Stampeders tonight at 7:00.
The (7-8) Lions are 3rd in the West Division, a point behind the (7-7-1) Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Week 18 begins today at 4 PM with (9-6) Winnipeg at (6-9) Hamilton.
The West-leading Blue Bombers have won seven straight while the Tiger-Cats are riding a 4-game winning streak.
The Lions final two games are at Saskatchewan on Oct 12th (4 PM) and home against East-leading Montreal on Oct 19th (4 PM).
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
MLB: (3rd and deciding game in the best-of-3 National League wild-card series)
New York Mets 4 Milwaukee 2
(Down 2-0 in the 9th, Pete Alonso smashed a 3-run homer for the Mets who won the series 2-1. The Mets advance to the best-of-5 NL Division Series against the Phillies beginning Saturday afternoon at 1:08 in Philadelphia.
The other NLDS starts Saturday night at 5:38 in LA with the Dodgers home against the San Diego Padres.
The American League best-of-5 Division Series will also get going Saturday with Detroit at Cleveland (10:08 AM) and Kansas City at the New York Yankees (3:38 PM).
The MLB playoff schedule is here.
The final MLB standings are here.
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