SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
Canadian Football League–Week 20 of the season starts with 2 games:
Toronto Argonauts at Ottawa RedBlacks—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks—7:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow 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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Canada West University Football Conference–Week 6 continues and ends:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons
(Kickoff time 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.)
Calgary Dinos vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—6 p.m. at Vancouver
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
Tommy Douglas vs Evan Hardy—3 p.m.
Holy Cross vs Bishop Mahoney—5:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs Centennial—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Boys’ Soccer League—3 matches
St. Joseph vs Bethlehem—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf
Evan Hardy vs Aden Bowman—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Centennial vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
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The 40th annual Mustang Volley, high school senior girls’ and boys’ volleyball tournament, continues today and runs through tomorrow. Matches begin at 9 a.m. with the last one of the day starting at 8:15 p.m. at Mount Royal Collegiate.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—6 p.m. at Winnipeg
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—Noon at Griffiths Stadium
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Western Hockey League—9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at 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 tomorrow 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.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(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.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Penticton Vees at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Everett Silvertips vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Kamloops Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa,
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Warman Wolverines—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Saskatoon Royals at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Battlefords Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs—2 games
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians—4 p.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 2-1)
(The Milwaukee Brewers have advanced to the World Series, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the National League Championship series.)
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National Basketball Association Pre-Season—12 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons–5 p.m.
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