SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
The Canadian Football League playoffs begin Saturday with the respective division semi-final games, as follows…
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—1 p.m.
(Winner advances to visit the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern final)
West Division
Calgary Stampeders at B-C Lions—4:30 p.m.
(Winner advances to go to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final)
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The Canada West University Football Conference playoffs start Saturday with semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—5 p.m. at Edmonton
(Saskatchewan finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place. Alberta ended up with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place.)
Manitoba Bisons vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—2 p.m. at Vancouver
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The Canadian Junior Football League’s national playoffs are off until Saturday, November 11th when the Canadian Bowl is held with the following match-up…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Westshore Rebels—4 p.m. at Victoria, B-C
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls Volleyball League Premiere Division Playoffs—4 matches at 6 p.m.
Centennial at St. Joseph
Bishop Mahoney at Tommy Douglas
Bethlehem at Walter Murray
Evan Hardy at Holy Cross
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys Volleyball League Premiere Division Playoffs—4 matches at 7:30 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Saskatoon Christian School
Centennial at Bethlehem
Walter Murray at Holy Cross
Aden Bowman at St. Joseph
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Western Hockey League–5 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
(P-A has 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time losses for 17 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…tied for 4th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Thursday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 8 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 16 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Prince George Cougars. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince George Cougars at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Estevan Bruins at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Fort Knox at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:30 p.m.
S’toon Royals vs S’toon Quakers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Battlefords Stars at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Estevan Bears—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Weyburn Gold Wings—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames—6:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks—6:03 p.m.
(Texas leads the best-of-seven World Series 3-1)
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National Basketball Association–13 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks–5 p.m. at Toronto
Portland Trailblazers at Detroit Piston—5 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics—5:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder—5:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
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