Sports by Hartley Tuesday, September 3rd
(As of 10:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
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.
PG’s Ewert, Canada finish sixth in Wheelchair Rugby at Paralympics https://t.co/H4QYoJA1SY
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 2, 2024
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Former UNBC student Bo Hedges of Fort St. John scored seven points for Canada in a 79-67 quarterfinal victory today (Tuesday) over the Netherlands in Paralympic men’s Wheelchair Basketball.
Canada advances to the semifinals on Thursday.
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 on 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.
The semifinals are set for Thursday.
Results in women’s Sitting Volleyball can be found here.
Canada West Men’s Soccer:
Victoria Vikes 4 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
MSOC: TWolves Wrap Up Home Weekend With a 4-0 Loss to Victoria Vikes.
Read More 📎: https://t.co/txE6gs4PlK…
📷: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/4aJnAaMehB
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 1, 2024
Victoria Vikes 0 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Tie-Friday)
RECAP: A Thrilling Performance From Logan Pierce Earns UNBC A Point Against Vikes.
More 📎: https://t.co/M5KmXNLv6v
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/dbjNTauUlK
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) August 31, 2024
The (0-3-1) UNBC 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:
Both the Prince George Cougars and P.G. Spruce Kings concluded their training camp on Sunday.
Check out tonight’s highlights from the Rob Charney Cup to complete 2024 Training Camp!#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/m1al4nl4vE
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 2, 2024
The Cougars start their four-game preseason schedule with 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.
CFL: (Final two games in Week 13)
Edmonton 35 Calgary 20
Hamilton 31 Toronto 28
The (6-6) B.C. Lions visit the (10-1) Montreal Alouettes Friday (4:30 PM) to start Week 14 of the season.
The Lions ended a 5-game losing streak Saturday in Victoria with a convincing 38-12 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks.
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.
BCFC:
After having the bye on the long weekend the Prince George Kodiaks are gearing up for a game on the road.
The (1-5) Kodiaks visit the (2-3) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00.
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.
MLB:
Oakland Athletics 5 Seattle Mariners 4
The (69-69) Mariners are 1-3 on a 10-game road trip that continues tonight (Tuesday 6:40) against the (60-78) Athletics.
Seattle is in second place in the AL West, 6 games behind the (75-63) Houston Astros.
The Mariners second half schedule and results are here.
The (67-72) Toronto Blue Jays host the (81-56) Philadelphia Phillies in a two-game mini series tonight (Tuesday 4:07) and Wednesday afternoon (12:07).
The Jays have just 23 games left in their season.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
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