SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow 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 playoffs are set to open 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 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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National Football League—Week 5 starts:
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
Centennial at Prince Albert-Carlton—4 p.m.
St. Joseph vs Bethlehem—3 p.m. at S-M-F Field
E-D Feehan vs Mount Royal—5:15 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Bedford Road vs Evan Hardy—7:30 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—3 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Centennial vs St. Joseph at Newsham East
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross at Newsham West
Aden Bowman vs Walter Murray at Lakewood
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League—10 matches
L’Ecole Francais at Evan Hardy—6:30 p.m.
E-D Feehan at Bishop Mahoney—6:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Centennial—6:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at Marion Graham—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School and Tommy Douglas at Bethlehem
Holy Cross and St. Joseph at Walter Murray
(Last two listings are three-team, round-robin triple-headers with matches at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League
E-D Feehan at Marion Graham—6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 8 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to 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. Spokane has 6 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place in the Western Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Saturday when they visit the Prince George Cougars. Prince Albert has 1 win, 3 losses, 2 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Prince George has 4 wins, 2 losses, 3 extra time losses for 11 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 25th against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Regina Pat-Canadians vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Battlefords Stars vs Saskatoon Contacts—7:45 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs—2 games:
American League
Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers—4:08 p.m.
(Detroit leads the best-of-five A-L-D-S 2-1)
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals—6:08 p.m.
(The Yankees lead the best-of-five A-L-D-S 2-1)
The National League playoffs resume tomorrow, as follows…
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers—6:08 p.m.
(Best-of-five N-L-D-S tied 2-2. The winner advances to meet the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series.)
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