Blaine Weyland

The Wakaw Warriors will try and add another provincial championship banner to their collection after advancing to the championship final with a 38-22 win over Southey on Saturday on home turf.  

With the win, the Warriors will head to Clavet to meet the Cougars in the 2A six-man finals. 

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced their players of the month for October, with Humboldt Broncos Tre Fouquette named the SuperU defenceman of the month.  

Throughout October, Fouquette averaged a point per game, with 14 (4G-10A) in 14 games.  

For the first time since 2021, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be competing in the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Western Divisional Final thanks to a 28-19 win over the BC Lions in the Western Semifinal 

It was the Lions who roared to a quick start, scoring on their opening possession, highlighted by a 56-yard touchdown reception by Jevon Cottoy. A failed extra point by BC’s Sean Whyte left the score at 6-0.  

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting healthy at the right time of the year as they are set to begin their playoff push when they host the BC Lions in the Western Divisional Semifinal at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday.  

One day ahead of the playoff clash, the Roughriders released their depth chart.  

You can enjoy some hockey action at the Watson Arena on Saturday and help out the local playschool. 

Teams from Muenster, Carrot River, Hague, Wadena, Cudworth and Warman will be competing in a U15 contact tournament. 

 There will be raffle and 50/50 draws with the proceeds going to the Watson Playschool. 

Three members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been named the Western Division representatives for the Canadian Football League (CFL) Awards. 

Rolan Milligan Jr. has been named the Western Division’s nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. Logan Ferland has been named the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and Corey Mace is a nominee for the Coach of the Year. 

Besides candy for the trick or treaters, residents in Humboldt can also hand out some non-perishable food items tonight. 

The U15 AA Humboldt Broncos team will be canvassing the community collecting food items for the Humboldt Food Bank.  

Captain Kash Elke says the food drive is a way to say thanks to the community for the support the hockey team receives.  

It appears that tomorrow’s forecast for Halloween will feature no tricks and should be a treat.  

Environment and Climate Change Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says the weather should be ideal for the trick or treaters.  

She noted the daytime high will be around 6°C, which is above the average daytime high for Halloween which is 3°C.  

The Humboldt Broncos will return to home ice as they entertain the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Tuesday night.  

Tonight’s matchup will mark the final time the Ice Wolves will play in Humboldt, in the first encounter of the season, the Broncos blanked the Ice Wolves with a shutout from Humboldt’s Brady Holtvogt on October 19.  

A pair of teams in the region have advanced to the Semifinals in the Provincial playoffs in high school football, while a few squads seasons came to an end on Saturday. 

The Wakaw Warriors advanced to the semifinals with a 66-53 win over Unity. Wakaw will host Southey in the semifinal on Saturday in the 2A category of six-man football.