SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 19 of the regular-season starts with Toronto at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they play host to the B-C Lions. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 8 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 17 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C has 8 wins, 8 losses for 16 points…good for 3rd place in the West.
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The Prairie Football Conference regular-season is over with the playoffs set to start on Sunday with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Edmonton Huskies
(Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers finished the regular-season with 8 wins, 0 losses for 16 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies finished with with 3 wins, 5 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place.)
Calgary Colts at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Friday, October 18th when Week 7 starts. The Saskatchewan Huskies are idle until Saturday, October 19th when they host the Regina Rams. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. Regina has 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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Western Hockey League–4 games:
Everett Silvertips at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Spokane Chiefs. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 4 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 9 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they host Spokane. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 2 losses, 2 extra time losses for 4 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Spokane has 5 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 10 points…good for 1st place in the Western Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
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National Hockey League regular-season starts with 3 games:
St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken—2:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club—8 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—3 matches
Walter Murray vs Marion Graham—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Centennial vs Bishop Mahoney—7:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League
Holy Cross at Centennial—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs—2 games:
National League
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets—3:08 p.m.
(Best-of-five N-L-D-S tied 1-1)
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres—7:08 p.m.
(Best-of-five N-L-D-S tied 1-1)
The American League Division Series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers—1:08 p.m.
(Best-of-five A-L-D-S tied 1-1)
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals—5:08 p.m.
(Best-of-five A-L-D-S tied 1-1)
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