Sports by Hartley Wednesday, August 28th
(As of 12:15 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
BCFC:
Prince George Kodiaks kicker Brady Harper is the BC Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Harper was 2/2 on field goals and 3/3 on converts in the Kodiaks 43-27 loss to the Kamloops Broncos.
Congrats to our Week 6 #BCFC Players of the Week winners! @KamBroncos @PGKodiaks @LangleyRams @GoValleyHuskers @okanagan_sun @WestshoreRebels @ViRaiders pic.twitter.com/rg81TUw0eV
— BCFootballConference (@BCFC_Media) August 27, 2024
The (1-5) Kodiaks, who have lost their last five, have four games left in their season: at Valley Huskers (Sat. Sept. 7th at 7 PM, home against Okanagan (Sat. Sept. 14th at 6 PM at Masich Place Stadium), home against the Kamloops Broncos (Sat. Sept. 28th at 6 PM at Masich Place Stadium) and at Kamloops (Sat. Oct. 5th at 6 PM).
The Kodiaks have scored 126 points (average of 21 per game) while allowing 282 (average of 47 per game).
The league standings can be found here.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars four-day on-ice training camp runs from Thursday to Sunday at CN Centre.
The camp will conclude with the annual Rob Charney Cup Intra-squad game Sunday night at 6:00.
The Cougars start their four-game preseason schedule on Sept 6th and 7th in Edson, Alberta against the Edmonton Oil Kings.
The Prince George Spruce Kings three-day training camp will begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 with the Team Red vs. Team Grey Intra-squad game at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings start their pre-season on Friday, Sept. 6th at Coquitlam.
Junior hockey returns to Prince George with @PGCougars and @SpruceKings camps https://t.co/9tiXBHNA3Y
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 27, 2024
MLB:
Boston Red Sox 6 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The loss ended the 6-game winning streak for the (65-69) Blue Jays, who play again tonight (Wednesday 4:10) in Boston against the (68-64) Red Sox.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
Tampa Bay Rays 3 Seattle Mariners 2
The (67-66) Mariners host the (66-66) Rays again this afternoon (Wednesday 1:10) in the rubber match of their 3-game series.
Seattle is in second place in the AL West, 3.5 games behind the (70-62) Houston Astros.
The Mariners second half schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The (0-2) UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team has its home openers this weekend at Masich Place Stadium.
The Timberwolves host the (2-0) Victoria Vikes Friday and Saturday night at 6:00.
The UNBC women’s soccer team will open its season September 6th at Mount Royal.
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.
CFL:
Week 13 of the CFL season begins Saturday afternoon at 4:00 in Victoria with the (5-6) B.C. Lions home against the (7-2-1) Ottawa Redblacks.
The Lions, who have dropped their last five, are coming off a 34-27 loss to the Redblacks in Ottawa.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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