SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 25
The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Prince George, B-C. Thirteen national champions are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format. Canada is represented by the Kerri Einarson squad from Gimli, Manitoba. They have 7 wins, 3 losses…tied for 3rd place. On their schedule today…
10 a.m. draw: Canada vs Germany
8 p.m. draw: Canada vs Czech Republic
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Regina Pats
(Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by- play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 33 wins, 22 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 23 wins, 29 losses, 5 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 10th place in the East.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
(P-A has 24 wins, 29 losses, 5 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 28 wins, 24 losses, 5 extra time losses for 61 points…good for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against Brandon. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds vs Vancouver Giants—8:30 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Tri-City Americans at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
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The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. On today’s schedule…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Brock Badgers—Noon
Concordia Stingers vs Prince Edward Island Panthers—4 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—3 games at 7:30 p.m.:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Humboldt Broncos
(Best-of-seven quarter-final 2-2)
Flin Flon Bombers at Battlefords North Stars
(Best-of-seven quarter-final 2-2)
Yorkton Terriers at Melfort Mustangs
(Yorkton leads the best-of-seven quarter-final 3-1)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(Best-of-seven South Division final tied 2-2)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
(Notre Dame leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—14 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers—11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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HOOPLA 2022, the Provincial High School Basketball Championships, start today and run through tomorrow. There are 10 different gender and school-size classes determining champions. Following is the list of classes as 48 teams are taking part in total…..
1A GIRLS – Hosted at Lake Lenore (2019 Champion – Middle Lake)
#1 Lake Lenore vs. #4 Stoughton – 6:00pm
#2 Gladmar vs. #3 Perdue – 8:00pm
1A BOYS – Hosted in Stoughton (2019 Champion – Lake Lenore)
#1 Coronach vs. #4 Stoughton – 6:00pm
#2 Lake Lenore vs. #3 Legacy Christian Academy (Saskatoon) – 8:00pm
2A GIRLS – Hosted at Wynyard (2019 Champion – Harvest City)
#1 Wynyard vs. #4 Norquay – 6:00pm
#2 Wilkie vs. #3 Cornerstone Christian School (Moose Jaw) – 8:00pm
2A BOYS – Hosted in St. Brieux (2019 Champion – St. Brieux)
#1 St. Brieux vs. #4 Preeceville – 6:00pm
#2 Norquay vs. #3 Laval (Regina) – 8:00pm
3A GIRLS – Hosted at Indian Head (2019 Champion – Briercrest Christian Academy)
#1 Indian Head vs. #4 Kamsack – 6:00pm
#2 Unity vs. #3 St. Walburg – 8:00pm
3A BOYS – Hosted at Osler VCA (2019 Champion – Regina Christian School)
#1 Valley Christian Academy vs. #4 Regina Christian School – 6:00pm
#2 Unity vs. #3 Bert Fox School (Fort Qu’Appelle) – 8:00pm
4A GIRLS – Hosted at Melfort (2019 Champion – North Battleford Comp)
#1 Harvest City (Regina) vs. #4 Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) – 6:00pm
#2 Melfort vs. #3 Meadow Lake – 8:00pm
4A BOYS – Hosted at Peacock Collegiate (2019 Champion – Central Collegiate)
#1 Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) vs. #4 John Paul II (North Battleford) – 6:00pm
#2 Peacock Collegiate (Moose Jaw) vs. #3 Marion Graham (Saskatoon) – 8:00pm
5A GIRLS – Hosted at LeBoldus (2019 Champion – Regina LeBoldus)
#1 St. Joseph (Saskatoon) vs. #8 Winston Knoll (Regina) – 2:45pm
#4 Holy Cross (Saskatoon) vs. #5 Riffel (Regina) – 4:30pm
#2 Campbell (Regina) vs. #7 St. Mary (Prince Albert) – 6:15pm
#3 Swift Current vs. Centennial (Saskatoon) – 8:00pm
5A BOYS – Hosted at Miller (2019 Champion – Holy Cross)
#1 Harvest City (Regina) vs. #8 St. Mary (Prince Albert) – 2:45pm
#4 Walter Murray (Saskatoon) vs. #5 LeBoldus (Regina) – 4:30pm
#2 Holy Cross (Saskatoon) vs. #7 Carlton (Prince Albert) – 6:15pm
#3 Campbell (Regina) vs. #6 Aden Bowman (Saskatoon) – 8:00pm
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National Basketball Association—7 games:
Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons—5 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Charlotte Hornets—5 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
New York Knicks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Clippers—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Indiana Pacers at 5:30 p.m. at Toronto.)
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National Lacrosse League:
San Diego Seals at Vancouver Warriors—8:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they entertain the Calgary Roughnecks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 4 wins, 9 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 7 losses…good for 5th place in the West.)
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