SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 20 begins with a doubleheader. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they host the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 1 p.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 8 losses for 16 points…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Montreal has 13 wins, 3 losses for 26 points…good for 1st place in the East Division.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when the Saskatoon Hilltops visit the Regina Thunder in the Final. Kickoff from Leibel Field is 1 p.m. The Toppers finished the regular season with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. Regina had 7 wins, 1 loss for 14 points…good for 1st place. The winner of Sunday’s game will travel to the O-F-C Conference champion for the national semi-final game, which will be played on Sunday, October 25th.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Thursday when Week 6 begins with Alberta visiting Regina. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Friday 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—2 games:
Victoria Royals at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Penticton Vees—7:35 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they visit the Swift Current Broncos. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 4 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra-time loss for 9 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 5 wins, 4 losses, 0 extra time loss for 10 points…good for 3rd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday against the Moose Jaw Warriors. First faceoff from SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m. with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they host Moose Jaw. Puck drop from the Art Hauser Centre is 7 p.m. P-A has 2 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra-time losses for 5 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 10th place in the East.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Fort Knox at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals—5:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Boys’ Soccer League—3 matches
Holy Cross vs Walter Murray—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf
St. Joseph vs Aden Bowman—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Bethlehem vs Evan Hardy—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League—14 matches
Holy Cross and Saskatoon Christian School at Bishop Mahoney
Walter Murray and Aden Bowman at Bethlehem
Mount Royal and Marion Graham at Valour Academy
Tommy Douglas and Bedford Road at L’Ecole Francais
(In the above four listings, three-team, round-robin matches start at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
St. Joseph at Centennial
Evan Hardy at E-D Feehan—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs– continue today, as follows…
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers—6 p.m.
(Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven National League Championship Series 2-0)
The American League Championship Series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians—4 p.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 2-0 or Best-of-seven American League Championship Series tied 1-1)
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National Basketball Association Pre-Season—7 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the New York Knicks at 5:30 p.m.
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