SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League Playoffs
Division 2 semi-finals-2 games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field
Prince Albert-St. Mary vs Tommy Douglas-5:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Walter Murray-7:30 p.m.
Division 3 third place game at Saskatoon Minor Football Field
E-D Feehan vs Mount Royal-3 p.m.
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National Football League-Week 8 of the season starts:
Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings-6:20 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 20 starts with Calgary at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Edmonton Eskimos. Game time is 5 p.m. on T-S-N. The Green and White have 11 wins, 5 losses for 22 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Edmonton has 8 wins, 8 losses for 16 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders final regular-season home game isn’t until the final week of the campaign…Saturday, November 2nd against Edmonton. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Canada West University football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 8 of the season starts with Manitoba at Regina. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday when they play host to the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 1 p.m. with the play-by-play at 2. The Dogs have 4 wins, 3 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. Alberta has 4 wins, 3 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place.
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The Prairie Football Conference Playoffs are idle until Sunday when the championship final is held, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Edmonton Huskies
(Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. with play-by-play at 1 p.m. The winner advances to the Canadian Junior Football League semi-final on the road against the Ontario Football Conference champ.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Flin Flon Bombers at Humboldt Broncos-7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
West Central Rage vs Saskatoon Westleys-7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League-2 games at 8 p.m.:
Notre Dame Argos at Regina Pat-Canadians-8 p.m.
Battlefords Stars vs Saskatoon Contacts-8:15 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League-10 games:
San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens-5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames-7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers-7 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at New York Islanders-5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers-5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets-5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues-6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators-6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks-6:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars-6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Winnipeg ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 7 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division. Winnipeg has 6 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…good for 3rd place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until tomorrow when they visit the Tri-City Americans. P-A has 7 wins, 2 losses, 3 extra time losses for 17 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Tri-Cities has 6 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 12 points…good for 4th place in the U.S. Division. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, November 1st against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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National Basketball Association-3 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Houston Astros at Washington Nationals-6:07 p.m.
(Washington leads the best-of-seven World Series 2-0)
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