Sports by Hartley Friday, September 6th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars have signed 16-year-old forward Ryan Richter of Smithers to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.
Richter played the 2023-24 season with the Burnaby Winter Club U18 program of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) where he notched 23 points (3-20-23) in 31 games.
We are excited to announce the signing of defenceman and Smithers, BC product Ryan Richter to a @TheWHL Scholarship and Development Agreement!https://t.co/QPhFZMYjaF pic.twitter.com/zwTkpOBRKb
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 5, 2024
SIGNED! 🇷🇺
We are thrilled to announce the signing of Russian blue-liner Arseni Anisimov to a @TheWHL Scholarship and Development agreement!
добро пожаловать в принца Георгия, Арсений!https://t.co/oJD3dY76ex pic.twitter.com/dDroxmmf2J
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 5, 2024
The PG Cougars play a pair of exhibition games this weekend in Edson, Alberta.
They meet 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 Prince George Spruce Kings start their four-game pre-season schedule on the road.
The Spruce Kings visit the Coquitlam Express tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and the Surrey Eagles 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)
Jennifer McCreesh of Smithers is part of the Canadian Paralympic women’s sitting volleyball team that lost 3-0 to China in the semifinals of the Paris Games.
Canada will play for bronze Saturday (6 AM PT) against Brazil.
Results in women’s Sitting Volleyball can be found here.
Two northern BC athletes to compete for Paralympic bronze Saturday https://t.co/F6hVvPWlUA | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 5, 2024
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The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team, which includes former UNBC student Bo Hedges of Fort St. John lost 80-42 to the USA in the Paralympics semifinals.
Canada will battle Germany for bronze Saturday (7 AM).
Results in men’s Wheelchair Basketball can be found here.
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The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team will go against the Netherlands today (Friday 12:30 PM) in the Paralympic Games semifinals.
Former UNBC Timberwolves basketball player, Kady Dandeneau, led Canada with 33 points and 13 rebounds in a 71-53 quarterfinal victory over Germany Wednesday.
She has done it again.@UNBC alum Kady Dandeneau had 33 points, 16 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals to power Canada to its first semifinal appearance in 20 years!
Kady and Team Canada will face the Netherlands on Friday!
PHOTO: Michael P. Hall / Canadian Paralympic Committee pic.twitter.com/3xnoFPRR8W
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 5, 2024
The medal games will be played on Sunday.
Results in women’s Wheelchair Basketball 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.
Canada West Soccer:
Both the UNBC Timberwolves men’s and women’s soccer teams are in action this weekend.
The (0-3-1) UNBC men will host the (1-2-1) UBC Okanagan Heat tonight and Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC women will open its Canada West season at (0-1) Mount Royal today (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.
NFL: (Regular season opener)
Kansas City Chiefs 27 Baltimore Ravens 20
There is a special Friday game in the NFL and it will be played in Brazil as the Philadelphia Eagles face the Green Bay Packers (5:15).
The NFL schedule is here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
Week 14 of the CFL season begins tonight (Friday 4:30) with the (6-6) B.C. Lions at the (10-1) Montreal Alouettes.
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 play their first game in a couple of weeks when they 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
MLB:
Seattle Mariners 6 Oakland Athletics 4
The (71-70) Mariners visit the (71-69) St. Louis Cardinals tonight (5:15).
Seattle is in second place in the AL West, 4.5 games behind the (75-65) Houston Astros.
The Mariners second half schedule and results are here.
The (67-74) Toronto Blue Jays, with just 21 games left in their season, start a 3-game weekend series against the (76-64) Braves tonight (4:20) in Atlanta.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
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