SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
Canadian Football League—Week 16 begins:
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Friday, September 25th when they visit the B-C Lions at 8:30 p.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 5 losses for 16 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C has 7 wins, 6 losses for 14 points…tied for 3rd place in the West. The Riders next home game is Friday, October 2nd against the Calgary Stampeders. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 7:30 p.m.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until tomorrow when Week 6 of the season starts with Calgary at the Edmonton Wildcats. The Saskatoon Hilltops are idle until Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Huskies. The Toppers have 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…good for 2nd place. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday, September 26th against the Regina Thunder. Kick-off time is 7 p.m. at S-M-F Field.
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Canada West University Football Conference—Week 3 begins with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies at Alberta Golden Bears—6:30 p.m.
(The Dogs have 1 win, 1 loss for 2 points…tied for 2nd place. Alberta has 0 wins, 2 losses for 0 points…good for 6th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, October 3rd against the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.)
Regina Rams at U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—5 games:
Bedford Road vs Marion Graham—12:45 p.m. at S-M-F Field
St. Joseph vs Regina Campbell—3 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Aden Bowman vs Regina F.W. Johnson—5:15 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Bethlehem vs Regina Leboldus—7:30 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Bishop James Mahoney at P-A Carlton—6 p.m.
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Western Hockey League—5 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Brandon Wheat Kings
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 5:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 6 p.m. Saskatoon’s regular-season home-opener is Saturday, September 26th against Prince Albert. First face-off at SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Penticton Vees at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Humboldt Broncos at Warman Wolverines—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Weyburn Red Wings—7:30 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Pre-Season:
S’toon Westleys vs Martensville Chiefs—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Pre-Season—2 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Tisdale Trojans—7:30 p.m.
Battleford Stars at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:45 p.m.
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Canada West Women’s Hockey pre-season continues this weekend with the annual Huskies Hockey Tournament. Games continue today and run through Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place with five different teams participating, including the host Huskies, Calgary Dinos, Regina Cougars, Manitoba Bisons, Lakeland Rustlers (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference), and the Under-18 Team Saskatchewan. On today’s schedule…
Regina Cougars vs Calgary Dinos—4 p.m.
Manitoba Bisons vs Team Saskatchewan—7 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Women’s Amateur Golf Championship continues today in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. There are 123 individual competitors, including nine from Saskatchewan. Today is the third and final round in the individual event.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games
Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers—6:05 p.m.
Inter-League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games, including:
Toronto Tempo vs Indiana Fever—5:30 p.m. in Toronto
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