Oct 7, 2021 4 min read

Cross country

At the Big South Conference Championship Thursday at Mingo Creek Park, Kaylee Foringer of Trinity won the individual girls title with a personal-best 5K time of 19:39. Abby Bodart also medaled for the Hillers by placing 10th with a time of 22:13. Trinity finished third in the team standings.

In the boys race, Ringgold’s Nick Whatley placed second in 17:26.14 while Trinity’s Ben Papson finished third in 17:42.86.

Boys soccer

Canon-McMillan remains in first place in Class 4A Section 2 after a 3-0 shutout of visiting Brashear on Thursday night.

The Big Macs (8-0-1, 10-1-1) led 2-0 at halftime. Brock Kiefer, Jacob Glancy and Aidan Blatt were the goal scorers for Canon-McMillan. Goalkeeper Toby Goeckeler kept Brashear (0-11, 1-13) off the scoreboard, posting C-M’s second shutout in its last three matches.

• Bentworth scored two first-half goals and made sure they were enough as the Bearcats defeated visiting Seton LaSalle 2-0 in a matchup of the top two teams in Class A Section 4.

The win keeps Bentworth atop the section at 8-0-1 (12-1-1 overall). The Bearcats have won seven in a row and have not lost since Sept. 4.

Jerzy Timlin and Julian Hays scored the goals for the Bearcats, and goalkeeper Landon Urcho and the Bentworth back line defenders kept Seton LaSalle (6-1-1, 8-2-1) off the scoreboard. Urcho made eight saves.

Bentworth and Seton LaSalle played to a scoreless tie in their first meeting.

• Belle Vernon had too much Daniel Sassak for Trinity.

Sassak scored three goals, powering Belle Vernon to a 3-2 win in a pivotal Class 3A Section 3 match at Hiller Field.

Josh Lent and Tyler Johnson scored goals for Trinity (7-3-2, 8-3-2), which lost for the first time since mid-September.

Belle Vernon improves to 8-2 in the tightly packed section and 10-3 overall.

• Class 2A Section 3 leader Charleroi overwhelmed Southmoreland 21-0. It was the Cougars’ second 21-goal win over the Scotties.

Eben McIntyre led the way for Charleroi (11-0, 11-1) by scoring six goals. Bryce Large and Joel Chambers followed with four goals each. Dom Yocolano and Shae Smith had two goals apiece, and Denver Radomile, Jake Caruso and Muhammed Cisse had the other goals.

In the NHL

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has voluntarily entered the NHL/NHL Players’ Association joint player assistance program, a stunning announcement Thursday less than a week before start of the season and just three months after the former NHL MVP backstopped Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final.

The league and players’ union said the 34-year-old Price will be away from the team while he takes part in the program. The union did not specify why he entered the program, but Price’s wife, Angela, cited mental health as a reason in an Instagram post showing Price and their three children.

• The New Jersey Devils’ preseason game against the New York Islanders was canceled Thursday night because of a power outage in part of Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

In the NFL

Atlanta Falcons leading receiver Calvin Ridley will not play in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets in London for personal reasons.

• Jaylon Smith has joined the Green Bay Packers, one day after the Dallas Cowboys released the veteran linebacker.

The Packers said it’s highly unlikely that Smith would play for the Packers (3-1) as soon as Sunday’s game in Cincinnati (3-1).