SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 4 of the 2021 regular-season gets a delayed start, as follows…
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—5:30 p.m.
(Tomorrow’s Edmonton at Toronto game has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns with the Elks. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Sunday, September 5th when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Labour Day Weekend Classic. Game time is 4 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in the West Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 2 of the 2021 season starts with the battle of Edmonton, Wildcats against the Huskies. The Saskatoon Hilltops are off until Sunday when they visit the Calgary Colts. Game time is 1 p.m. CJWW’s coverage starts at 12:45 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. Dave will, also, have updates throughout the game and a post-game wrap-up. The Toppers have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. Calgary has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place. CJWW will broadcast all Hilltops’ home games, the first of which is Saturday, September 11th against the Regina Thunder at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Game time is 7 p.m. with the broadcast beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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The 2021 Double-I-H-F World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Tuesday in Calgary. There are 10 countries taking part, split into two groups of five for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. On today’s schedule…
Russia vs Finland—Noon
Chech Republic vs Germany—4 p.m.
Denmark vs Hungary—7:30 p.m.
(Team Canada returns to action tomorrow against the United States at 4 p.m. Canada has 3 wins, 0 losses for 9 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. The United States has 3 wins, 0 losses for 9 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. Saskatoon product Emily Clark is a forward on Team Canada.)
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The Canadian Mid-Amateur Men’s Golf Championship continues today and runs through Friday in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. The event is four rounds of stroke play with the 122-man field cut to the low 70 and ties for the final 36 holes. Among the field are 17 competitors from Saskatchewan. Today is the second day of 18 holes.
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—12 matches:
Inferno vs Aliansa—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-B
Law-sel Pitchrippers vs Bridge City F-C—6:30 p.m. at Kinsmen B
Rivercity Stars vs Neechie-Moose—6:30 p.m. at Kinsmen A
Terry’s vs Donger F-C—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-A
The Brodeo vs D-T-F-C—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-A
Xtremes vs Prairie Fire—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-B
B-S-H vs Crushers—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-B
Due Birra Unito vs F-C-F-C—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen B
Inter-Saskatoon vs Olimpia F-C—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-A
Millwall F-C vs Sahara Scorpions—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-A
Shakers vs Women’s Tauro F-C—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-B
Whiskey Jacks Legends vs Pitchrippers Legends—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen A
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—4 games
West Selects Under-19s vs Saskatoon Merchants—doubleheader at 6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Padres vs Toon Town Thunder—doubleheadder at 6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League Playoffs:
Marysburg Royals vs Saskatoon Hoppers—6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs—2 games:
Tigers vs Rays—6 p.m. at Leakos Field
Rays vs Tigers—9 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox—5:07 p.m. at Toronto
National League—1 doubleheader, 5 night
Inter-League—1 day game, 1 night
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