SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JULY 26
Canadian Football League–Week 8 of the regular season continues:
Calgary Stampeders at Ottawa RedBlacks—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, August 3rd when they host the Edmonton Elks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—5 games at 7:05 p.m.:
Swift Current 57s at Moose Jaw Miller-Express
Okotoks Dawgs at Regina Red Sox
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Weyburn Beavers
Edmonton Prospects at Lethbridge Bulls
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Fort McMurray Giants
(The Saskatoon Berries return to action tomorrow when they are home to Okotoks. Game time is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. The Berries have 25 wins, 22 losses…good for 3rd place in the East Division.)
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The following Baseball Saskatchewan, Provincial age-group championships, start today and run through Sunday…
13-and-under Triple-A Tier 2 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Lumsden.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 1 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Meadow Lake.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 2 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Martensville.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 3 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, in Moose Jaw.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 4 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, at the Joe Zeman, Ed Bryant and Resch diamonds in Saskatoon.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 5 Boys, with nine teams taking part, in Estevan.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 6 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Moosomin.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 7 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, in Cupar.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 8 Boys, with five teams taking part, in Martensville.
18-and-under Triple-A Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Regina.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 1 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in North Battleford.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 2 Boys, with seven teams taking part, at Cairns and Leakos Fields in Saskatoon.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 3 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Martensville.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 4 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Unity.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 5 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Estevan.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 6 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Estevan.
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The following Softball Saskatchewan, Provincial Men’s fastpitch championship, starts today and run through Sunday as follows…..
Men’s Open, with 11 teams taking part, at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Joe Gallagher Field in Saskatoon.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League–2 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers at Montreal Alliance—5:30 p.m.
(The Rattlers have 6 wins, 13 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Montreal has 4 wins, 14 losses…good for 5th place in the East Division. The Snakes have no more home games this season.)
Vancouver Bandits at Scarborough Shooting Stars—6 p.m.
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The 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games continue today and run through tomorrow in Lloydminster. More than 18-hundred athletes, coaches and officials will take part in the multi-sport event. Athletes will represent the nine Sport, Culture and Recreation Districts from across the province, competing in 14 different sports. The second half sports being contested today through tomorrow are athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, soccer and triathlon.
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The Canadian Junior National Ball Hockey Championships continue today and run through tomorrow at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre and Merlis Belsher Place. There are female and male divisions ranging from Under-15 to Under-23 taking part. Action at both venues starts at 9 a.m. and goes all day with the final game at both venues beginning at 8:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan International Raceway hosts a full day of racing, starting with Miles of Mayhem at 10 a.m. Gates open to the public at 9 a.m. Then, it’s the Performance Plus Street Legal races starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—5 night game
National League—5 night games
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