Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, September 8th
UNBC Timberwolves:
A day after being named Canada West Player of the Week, striker Michael Henman of the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team received national honours as U Sports Player of the Week.
Henman became the first player in Canada West history to score hat-tricks in back-to-back games, during a doubleheader sweep over the Victoria Vikes at Masich Place Stadium.
He tallied his first three goals in a 4-1 victory on Friday and added three more on Saturday in a 3-0 win.
⚽️Tolnai of @ubctbirds, Henman of @UNBCATHLETICS named U SPORTS Soccer Player of the Week
⚽️ Tolnai de l’UBC et Henman de l’UNBC sont les joueurs de la semaine de soccer U SPORTS@CanadaWest
EN: https://t.co/c1Wo0J7xic
FR: https://t.co/yWefywuoMW pic.twitter.com/eoGHuUuvHo— U SPORTS Soccer (@USPORTS_Soccer) September 7, 2022
The (2-1-1) UNBC men’s soccer team will play Friday and Saturday night at 7:45 in Kamloops against the (3-1) TRU WolfPack.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
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The (1-1) UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team will host (0-1) Winnipeg Friday night at 6:00 and (2-0) Manitoba Sunday at noon.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Baltimore Orioles 1
The Jays are 6-1 on a 10-game road that will continue Friday night (5:05 PT) against the (59-77) Rangers in Texas.
With 26 games left, the (76-60) Blue Jays are 3rd in the A.L East and are holding down the third and final wild-card spot in the American League (behind Tampa Bay and Seattle).
The (72-65) Orioles are 4 1/2 games back of the Jays for a playoff berth.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Hockey:
The Prince George Spruce Kings play the first of four preseason games tonight (Thursday) against the Centennials in Merritt.
The Spruce Kings also host Merritt on Wednesday, September 14th, and Salmon Arm on Thursday the 15th before their final exhibition game on Saturday the 17th in Salmon Arm.
They open their regular season on the road, Friday, September 23rd at Coquitlam.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
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The Prince George Cougars play four preseason games with the first two this weekend in Port Coquitlam: Friday against Vancouver and Saturday vs. Victoria.
Prince George will also meet the Blazers Friday, September 16th in Kamloops before hosting the Blazers on Saturday, September 17th.
We kick off our pre-season schedule this weekend in Port Coquitlam against the Vancouver Giants and the Victoria Royals.
Full pre-season schedule, pre-season roster, and more below!
👉 https://t.co/5Osn2k8VIz#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/Mv8aoomhl5
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 7, 2022
The Cougars are carrying a roster of 30 players: three goalies, eight defencemen, and 19 forwards.
The regular season opens for the Cougars on Friday, September 23rd when they host the Tri-City Americans.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
We are excited to announce the signing of 2022 61st overall @TheWHL Prospects Draft pick F Aiden Foster (07)!
📝 https://t.co/PSa7U90BnN#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/lzpGAL5TWx
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 8, 2022
We are excited to announce the signing of 2021 78th overall @TheWHL Prospects Draft pick F Terik Parascak (06)!
📝 https://t.co/4YIaRUYdop#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/61kpRXz5Ca
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 7, 2022
Column:
Blades, Raiders help Big River celebrate special occasion . . . First Nation opens complex in honour of ex-NHLer Jim Neilson . . . Rangers were there, too https://t.co/0os1ZEPrEv
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 8, 2022
NFL:
The NFL regular season opens tonight (Thursday at 5:20 PT) with the Buffalo Bills at the L.A. Rams.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
CFL:
Week 14 of the CFL season starts Friday night (4:30 PT) with the (8-2) B.C. Lions at the (4-7) Montreal Alouettes.
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, six points behind the (11-1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers and two points in front of the (7-4) Calgary Stampeders.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-4) PG Kodiaks host the (2-4) Langley Rams Saturday night in the BC Football Conference.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Masich Place Stadium.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
Tennis:
Frances Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the US Open semifinals since 2006.
The 22nd-seeded Tiafoe won his quarterfinal match in straight sets.
The tournament results can be found here.
