Local Sports

The Brandon Wheat Kings wrap up their pre-season schedule with a pair of games against the Regina Pats this weekend. The two teams meet tonight at Westoba Place and Saturday in Regina. The Wheat Kings open the 2024-25 Western Hockey League season Friday, September 20th at home against the defending champion Moose Jaw Warriors.

Steinbach Regional is 0-2 to start the 2024 Winnipeg High School Football League season. The Sabres gave up 21 unanswered second half points and lost their home opener 35-14 to the Grant Park Pirates Thursday at A.D. Penner Park in Steinbach. SRSS quarterback Toby Plett threw touchdown passes to Marcus Johnson and Dylan Godlewski. Josh Griener carried the ball 10 times for 111 yards. Nigel Reader led the Sabres defense with nine tackles.

The Winkler Flyers play their final pre-season game tonight at home against the Steinbach Pistons. The defending Turnbull Cup champions will open the 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season next Friday against the Pistons in Winkler.

The Brandon Wheat Kings wrap up their pre-season schedule with a pair of games against the Regina Pats this weekend. The two teams meet tonight at Westoba Place and Saturday in Regina. The Wheat Kings open the 2024-25 Western Hockey League season Friday, September 20th at home against the defending champion Moose Jaw Warriors.

A new season has begun for the Soo Line Boxing Club.

Anyone can try out boxing from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Weyburn Youth Centre / TAGS gym. Participants just need to bring indoor shoes, water, and lots of positive energy.

Coach Clint Ducharme said the first class is free to try out, and the drop-in fee after that is $5, with an option for the full-season registration fee of $225 being payable over installments. 

"We are not out to hurt people financially," he noted. "We have people from all over that come and go."

The two twelve-man football programs in Moose Jaw have gotten their seasons started.

On Saturday, September 7, at Gutheridge Field, the Central Collegiate Cyclones and Peacock Collegiate Tornados kicked off the season with an exciting game. The Cyclones came out on top with a final score of 28 - 24.

Women's hockey was thriving last year with the inaugural PWHL season, but fans were upset that the teams had no names and felt the jerseys needed work.

This is no longer an issue as the original six teams in the PWHL now have team names attached to the cities and new logos to go with them.

The teams are now known as the Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Victoire de Montreal, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, and the Toronto Sceptres.

The Vanier Collegiate Vikings are kicking off their 2024 season.

Friday, September 13th, the Vikings will do battle with Lumsden on the road at 4 PM. This is the second season that Vanier is in 9-aside football as they have 30 players on their roster for the season.

"It was a bit of a transition last year. This year we have a new defensive coordinator, and he has brought in a new system and the offense is still clicking away," said Luke Tkatchuk, head coach of the Vikings.

The 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season begins next Friday. Head coach Tyson Ramsey will join Clayton Dreger on the Oil Capitals Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

The 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season begins next Friday. Head coach Matt Melo will join Clayton Dreger on the Flyers Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

It's a home 'n home weekend for the Moose Jaw Warriors and Swift Current Broncos. The Warriors are in Swift Current tomorrow with a return match-up Saturday at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Local high school football teams are preparing for the weekend. The Central Cyclones will travel to Estevan for a Saturday afternoon game versus the Elecs while the Peacock Tornadoes will host the Swift Current Colts - 1 o'clock Saturday at Gutheridge Field.