SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 19 of the season begins with two games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Monday, October when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff time is 11 a.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 7 losses for 16 points…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Montreal has 12 wins, 3 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 17th against Montreal. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 1 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when the playoffs begin with two semi-final matches, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Wildcats. Kickoff time at S-M-F Field is 1 p.m. The Toppers finished the regular season with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. Edmonton had 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Friday, October 16th when Week 6 begins with Alberta visiting Regina. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday, October 17th when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 1st place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place.
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Western Hockey League—3 games:
Swift Current Broncos at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. First face-off at SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra-time loss for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time loss for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they visit the Regina Pats. P-A has 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time losses for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 16th against Moose Jaw. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Warman Wolverines—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games at 8 p.m.:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals at Rod Hamm Arena
Saskatoon Westleys at Martensville Chiefs
Regina Silver Foxes at Pilot Butte Storm
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
Yorkton Maulers at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—3 games:
Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets—5:30 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals—5:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Boys’ Soccer League—3 matches
Evan Hardy vs St. Joseph—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf
Walter Murray vs Centennial—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Aden Bowman vs Bethlehem—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League—13 matches
St. Joseph and Aden Bowman at Saskatoon Christian School
Walter Murray and Centennial at Bishop Mahoney
Evan Hardy and Valour Academy at Bedford Road
L’Ecole Francais and Mount Royal at E-D Feehan
(In the above four listings, three-team, round-robin matches start at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Marion Graham at Tommy Douglas—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs—4 games:
Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox—2 p.m.
(Chicago leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves—4 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 2-1)
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees—6 p.m.
(Tampa Bay leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-0)
Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres—7:30 p.m.
(Milwaukee leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 2-1)
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National Basketball Association Pre-Season—5 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle until Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 4:30 p.m. at Vancouver.
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