SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 20 of the regular-season starts with Calgary at Hamilton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday, October 26th when they host the Stampeders. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 9 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 19 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division.
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The Prairie Football Conference playoffs are off until Sunday when the conference final is scheduled, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Regina Thunder
(Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The winner advances to host the national semi-final against the B-C Conference champion on Sunday, October 27th.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Friday when Week 7 starts. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday when they are home to 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–3 games:
Spokane Chiefs at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 15 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 8th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday, October 23rd against the Seattle Thunderbirds. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Victoria Royals at 8:05 p.m. Prince Albert has 2 wins, 5 losses, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Victoria has 5 wins, 1 loss, 2 extra time losses for 12 points…tied for 4th place in the Western Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 25th against Seattle. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 8 p.m.:
Saskatoon Westleys at Delisle Chiefs
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Battlefords Stars vs Saskatoon Blazers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Yorkton Maulers at Regina Pat-Canadians—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League–4 games:
Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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The World Mixed Curling Championship continues today and runs through Saturday in Aberdeen, Scotland. There are 38 teams taking part, split into five pools for round-robin preliminary play. Three of the groups have eight teams while the other two groups have seven. Canada is represented by the Shaun Meachem foursome from Swift Current. They have 5 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Group A. Sixteen of the 38 teams qualify for the straight knock-out playoffs on Friday and Saturday. On Canada’s schedule today…
1 p.m. – Canada vs Philippines
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 matches
Aden Bowman vs Centennial—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross—6 p.m. at West Turf Field
Evan Hardy vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Bethlehem vs St. Joseph—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League—3 matches
Tommy Douglas at Bedford Road—6:30 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney at St. Joseph—6:30 p.m.
Marion Graham at E-D Feehan—6:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League—3 matches
L’Ecole Francais at Marion Graham—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy at E-D Feehan—7:30 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney at Bedford Road—7:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets—6:08 p.m.
(Best-of-seven N-L-C-S tied 1-1)
The American League Championship Series returns to action tomorrow, as follows…
New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians—3:08 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven A-L-C-S 2-0)
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