SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
Canadian Football League–Week 18 of the regular-season starts with 2 games:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5 p.m.
Calgary Stampeders at B-C Lions—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow when they visit the Edmonton Elks at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 7 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Edmonton has 5 wins, 10 losses for 10 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 12th against B-C. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular-season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Huskies at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place. Next weekend ends the regular-season with the playoffs starting on Sunday, October 13th with the semi-finals. The Hilltops will host one of those semi-finals, with a 1 p.m. kickoff time at Saskatoon Minor Football Field, against a yet to be determined opponent.
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On campus:
Canada West University Football Conference–Week 6 starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons
(Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 2 wins, 3 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place. Manitoba has 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place.)
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Regina Cougars—7 p.m.
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Regina Cougars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
The Saskatchewan Huskies Women’s Volleyball team is taking part in a pre-season tournament in Edmonton, running today through Sunday. On their schedule today…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs King’s University—3 p.m.
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Brandon Bobcats—7 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
Evan Hardy vs E-D Feehan—3 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney vs Marion Graham—5:15 p.m.
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney vs Evan Hardy at Newsham West
Aden Bowman vs Bethlehem at Lakewood
Walter Murray vs Centennial at Forest Park #5
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross at Newsham East
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Swift Current Broncos
(CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 4 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is tomorrow against the Everett Silvertips. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Everett Silvertips
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Everett has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Western Conference.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers vs Vancouver Giants—8 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Kelowna Rockets at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
Prince George Cougars vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Victoria Royals at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Nipawin Hawks at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Battlefords Stars at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—1 regular-season game and 8 pre-season games:
(R-S) New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres—11 a.m. at Prague, Czechia
(P-S) Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
(P-S) Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
(P-S) Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
(P-S) New York Rangers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
(P-S) Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(P-S) Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
(P-S) Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
(P-S) Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball Playoffs return to action tomorrow with the following Divisional Series match-ups…
American League
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians—11:08 a.m.
Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees—4:38 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-five A-L-D-S)
National League
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies—2:08 p.m.
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers—6:38 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-five N-L-D-S)
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