SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Canadian Football League–Week 8 of the 2021 regular-season starts:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa RedBlacks—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Friday when visit the B-C Lions. The Riders have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C has 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the West. The Green and White’s next home game is Saturday, October 9th when they welcome the Calgary Stampeders. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 5 of the 2021 season starts and winds up with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Winnipeg Rifles. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. CJWW’s coverage starts at 12:45 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. The Toppers have 2 wins, 2 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place. Winnipeg has 1 win, 3 losses for 2 points…good for 5th place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference regular-season starts Saturday with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Calgary Dinos. The Dogs’ home opener will be Saturday, October 16th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Junior-Varsity Football League—2 games at 4:15 p.m.
Bethlehem at Centennial
Tommy Douglas at Marion Graham
Saskatoon Boys Soccer League—3 matches at 4:30 p.m.
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph at Newsham East
Aden Bowman vs Walter Murray at Weaver
Evan Hardy vs Centennial at Lakewood
Saskatoon Boys Volleyball League—11 matches
Holy Cross at Marion Graham—6:15 p.m.
Bethlehem at Tommy Douglas—6:15 p.m.
(In the following three instances, the teams listed play a triple-header, round-robin match format at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
Saskatoon Christian School and Mount Royal at Aden Bowman
St. Joseph and E-D Feehan at Evan Hardy
Centennial and L’Ecole Francais at Walter Murray
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Western Hockey League Pre-Season–2 games:
Kamloops Blazers at Vancouver Giants—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders are both idle until Friday when the two rivals collide at 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. They’ll play a return exhibition match on Saturday at The Legends Centre in Warman. First face-off is 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold will open the regular-season on Friday, October 1st at Moose Jaw, then host the Warriors in the Blades’ home opener on Saturday, October 2nd at SaskTel Centre. Game time both nights is 7 p.m.
P-A will begin their regular-season schedule on Friday, October 1st at the Art Hauser Centre against the Regina Pats. First face-off is 7 p.m.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Exhibition:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Exhibition:
Notre Dame Hounds vs Swift Current Wildcats—7:30 p.m. at Gull Lake
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays—1:10 p.m.
National League—1 day game, 5 night
Inter-League—3 night games
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