Thursday Schedule

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

Canadian Football League–Week 12 of the regular-season starts:

Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.

(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow when they visit the B-C Lions. The Green and White have 5 wins, 5 losses for 10 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. B-C has 8 wins, 1 loss for 16 points…good for 2nd place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Sunday, September 4th against Winnipeg. Kickoff time is 4 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.)

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The U of Saskatchewan Huskies football team continues pre-season preparation today as the defending Hardy Cup-champion Dogs play a lone non-conference game as a tune-up to the 2022 Canada West Conference regular-season tonight when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Kick-off time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Huskies’ regular-season schedule starts Friday, September 2^nd when they visit the Calgary Dinos. Saskatchewan’s home opener is Friday, September 9^th when they host the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.

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The Prairie Football Conference’s 2022 regular-season is idle until Sunday when all six teams are in action, including the seven-time defending champion Saskatoon Hilltops as they visit the Winnipeg Rifles. The Toppers have 2 wins, 0 losses for 4 points…tied for 1^st place. Winnipeg has 0 wins, 2 losses for 0 points…tied for 5^th place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Saturday, September 10^th against the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Tune in to CJWW every Thursday at 6 p.m. for “Hilltops in 30.”

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National Football League—Week 4 of the pre-season starts with 2 games:

Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs—6 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans—6:15 p.m.

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On the golf courses:

The Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur and Mid-Master Golf Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Thornhill, Ontario. The 35^th Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur is for competitors aged 25 and over while the Mid-Master is for golfers aged 40 and over. Four Saskatchewan golfers qualified for the final two rounds, including Brett Henry and Danny Klughart of Prince Albert, plus Shaun Dunphy of Saskatoon.

The P-G-A of Canada’s Senior and Super Senior national championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Medicine Hat. The field of 42 competitors includes Philip Jonas and Abe Buckle of Saskatoon. Today is the second of three rounds.

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Saskatoon Adult Soccer–4 matches:

Hub City F-C vs Bridge City Timberwolves—7 p.m. at West Turf Field

Sharpshooters vs Rampage—7 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field

Old Goats vs Assault—8:45 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field

Y-X-E F-C vs One F-C—8:45 p.m. at West Turf Field

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The following Baseball Canada National Championships start today and run through Sunday…

The Ray Carter Cup, 15-and-under boys, at three diamonds in Saskatoon’s Nutana-Kiwanis Park, with 11 teams taking part, including a Saskatchewan squad and a host team from Saskatoon. On the schedules for the two Saskatchewan teams today…

Saskatchewan vs Ontario—11:30 a.m. at Nutana-Kiwanis Park-2

Host-Saskatoon vs Ontario—7 p.m. at Nutana-Kiwanis Park-1

Saskatchewan vs Quebec—7:30 p.m. at Nutana-Kiwanis Park-2

The 13-and-under boys, in Windsor, Ontario, with 10 teams taking part, including Saskatchewan. On their schedule today…

Saskatchewan vs Ontario—7 a.m.

The 16-and-under girls, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, with 11 teams taking part, including Saskatchewan. On their schedule today…

Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick—5:30 a.m.

Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland and Labrador—11:30 a.m.

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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League Playoffs:

Outlaws vs Stallions—6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field

(Outlaws leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0. If the Stallions win, a third and deciding game would be played at 9 p.m. at Cairns Field.)