SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 18 of the regular-season starts with 2 games – Winnipeg at Hamilton plus Calgary at the B-C Lions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Edmonton Elks at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 7 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Edmonton has 5 wins, 10 losses for 10 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 12th against the B-C Lions. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular-season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Huskies at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place. Next weekend ends the regular-season with the playoffs starting on Sunday, October 13th with the semi-finals. The Hilltops will host one of those semi-finals, with a 1 p.m. kickoff time at Saskatoon Minor Football Field, against a yet to be determined opponent.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Friday when Week 6 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 2 wins, 3 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place. Manitoba has 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place.
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Western Hockey League–2 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Calgary Hitmen
(CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 1 win, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday against the Everett Silvertips. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince George Cougars at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they welcome Everett. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Everett has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Western Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Flin Flon Bombers at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
S’toon Royals vs S’toon Quakers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Warman Wildcats at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Regina Pat-Canadians—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season—5 games:
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Carolina Panthers—5 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
The Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate (S-S-S-A-D) Cross Country Running City Championships go today, starting at 4 p.m. at Victoria Park.
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 games:
Centennial vs Walter Murray—6 p.m. at West Turf Field
Bethlehem vs Evan Hardy—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
St. Joseph vs Bishop Mahoney—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Aden Bowman vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League—9 matches
Bishop Mahoney vs L’Ecole Francais—6:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at Evan Hardy—6:30 p.m.
Bethlehem at Holy Cross—6:30 p.m.
Centennial and Walter Murray at Saskatoon Christian School
St. Joseph and Tommy Douglas at Aden Bowman
(Last two listings are three-team, round-robin, triple-headers matches starting at 6:30 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
American League—2 games
Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros—12:32 p.m.
(Detroit leads the best-of-three wild-card series 1-0)
Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles—2:38 p.m.
(Kansas City Leads the best-of-three wild-card series 1-0)
National League—2 games
New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers—5:38 p.m.
(The Mets lead the best-of-three wild-card series 1-0)
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres—6:38 p.m.
(San Diego leads the best-of-three wild-card series 1-0)
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