The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Prince George, B-C. The field of 13 national champions has been reduced to six teams for the playoffs. Canada is represented by the Kerri Einarson squad from Gimli, Manitoba. They finished the round-robin with 9 wins, 3 losses…tied for 2nd place, but were seeded 3rd for the playoffs.
Canada 9, Denmark 8
Sweden 8, United States 6
South Korea 9, Canada 6
Switzerland 7, Sweden 5
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National Lacrosse League—6 games:
Calgary Roughnecks 8, Saskatchewan Rush 6
Buffalo Bandits 16, Halifax Thunderbirds 11
Georgia Swarm 10, Toronto Rock 6
Philadelphia Wings 12, Rochester Nighthawks 8
New York Riptide 15, Albany Firewolves 6
Panther City 10, Colorado Mammoth 6
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Western Hockey League–10 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors 7, Saskatoon Blades 0
Winnipeg ICE 6, Prince Albert Raiders 2
Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Regina Pats 2
Red Deer Rebels 6, Swift Current Broncos 2
Calgary Hitmen 2, Medicine Hat Tigers 0
Kelowna Rockets 5, Kamloops Blazers 3
Prince George Cougars 3, Victoria Royals 0
Seattle Thunderbirds 6, Vancouver Giants 2
Edmonton Oil Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Tri-City Americans 4, Spokane Chiefs 0
Everett Silvertips 7, Portland Winterhawks 3
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The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament continues and wraps up today in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Consolation semi-finals
U-B-C Thunderbirds 4, McGill Redbirds 0
Prince Edward Island Panthers 2, Brock Badgers 0
Championship semi-finals
Nipissing Lakers 4, New Brunswick Reds 0
Concordia Stingers 2, Saskatchewan Huskies 0
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Estevan Bruins 8, Notre Dame Hounds 1
(Estevan wins the best-of-seven quarter-final 4-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blazers 5, Warman Wildcats 2
(Opening game of best-of-five semi-final)
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Detroit Red Wings 1
Boston Bruins 6, New York Islanders 3
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (OT)
Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Florida Panthers 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (SO)
Vancouver Canucks 4, Dallas Stars 1
Calgary Flames 9, Edmonton Oilers 5
Washington Capitals 4, New Jersey Devils 3
Minnesota Wild 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (OT)
Carolina Hurricanes 7, St. Louis Blues 2
Los Angeles Kings 4, Seattle Kraken 2
San Jose Sharks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1
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Major League Baseball—14 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays 10, New York Yankees 9
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HOOPLA 2022, the Provincial High School Basketball Championships, finished yesterday. There are 10 different gender and school-size classes determining champions. Following is the list of classes as 48 teams are taking part in total…..
1A GIRLS – at Lake Lenore
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Stoughton 43, Perdue 36
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Lake Lenore 85, Gladmar 33
1A BOYS – at Stoughton
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Lake Lenore 71, Stoughton 66
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Legacy Christian Academy (Saskatoon) 79, Coronach 69
2A GIRLS – at Wynyard
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Cornerstone Christian School (Moose Jaw) 45, Norquay 41
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Wynyard 81, Wilkie 43
2A BOYS – at St. Brieux
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Preeceville 65, Laval (Regina) 53
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
St. Brieux 83, Norquay 78
3A GIRLS – at Indian Head
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Unity 59, Kamsack 50
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
St. Walburg 65, Indian Head 47
3A BOYS – at Osler VCA
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Regina Christian School 98, Bert Fox School (Fort Qu’Appelle) 62
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Valley Christian Academy 71, Unity 48
4A GIRLS – at Melfort
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
# Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) 64, Meadow Lake 47
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Harvest City (Regina) 74, vs Melfort 46
4A BOYS – at Peacock Collegiate Moose Jaw
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Marion Graham (Saskatoon) 91, John Paul II (North Battleford) 89
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) 84, Peacock Collegiate (Moose Jaw) 76
5A GIRLS – at LeBoldus
Consolation semi-finals
Holy Cross (Saskatoon) 79, Winston Knoll (Regina) 53
Centennial (Saskatoon) 81, St. Mary (Prince Albert) 63
Winners of these games meet in the consolation final at 4 p.m.
Holy Cross (Saskatoon) 57, Centennial (Saskatoon) 48
Championship semi-finals
St. Joseph (Saskatoon) vs Riffel (Regina)–Noon #8– 2:45pm
Campbell (Regina) 82, Swift Current 47
Losers of these game meet in the third place game at 6 p.m. Winners meet in the championship final at 8 p.m.
Riffel (Regina) 80, Swift Current 76
St. Joseph (Saskatoon) 76, Campbell (Regina) 74
5A BOYS – at Miller
Consolation semi-finals
Walter Murray (Saskatoon) 90, St. Mary (Prince Albert) 55
Aden Bowman (Saskatoon) 79, Carlton (Prince Albert) 74
Winners of these games meet in the consolation final at 4 p.m.
Walter Murray (Saskatoon) 74, Aden Bowman (Saskatoon) 57
Championship semi-finals
Harvest City (Regina) 77, LeBoldus (Regina) 71
Campbell (Regina) 68, Holy Cross (Saskatoon) 65
Losers of these game meet in the third place game at 6 p.m. Winners meet in the championship final at 8 p.m.
LeBoldus (Regina) 89, Holy Cross (Saskatoon) 64
Harvest City (Regina) 80, Campbell (Regina) 62
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National Basketball Association—8 games including:
Toronto Raptors 131, Indiana Pacers 91
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