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The Blackfalds Bulldogs dropped their second straight pre-season game Wednesday night in Spruce Grove, falling 5-1 to the Saints.

The Saints opened the scoring 6:44 into the game and didn't let up, adding three more to take a 4-0 lead into the first intermission.

Blackfalds was able to get on the scoreboard in the second, with Lucas McDonald netting a power play marker at 2:52.

The Saints would add another in the third to seal the 5-1 victory.

Bulldogs goalie Sam Caulfield made 28 saves, while Mikkel Christensen saved 9 of 10.

With the opening game of the BCHL regular season looming, the Okotoks Oilers have announced three more players who have made the cut for the team.

Returning players defenceman Ryder De Nys and forward Hunter Sawka have been placed on the roster for this season, and Niklas Gudmundson will play in his first season with the Green and Gold.

High school football continues with its second week of action.

Thursday, September 12 

 
Humboldt @ John Paul II (North Battleford) 
Wakaw @ Creighton. 

The Portage Terriers locked up win number one on the road this preseason thanks to a come-from-behind victory against the Neepawa Titans 4-3.

The Dogs and Titans were deadlocked at one goal apiece following the first period, with Portage's Evan Lachimea and Neepawa's Colton Alexander finding the back of the net. The second period saw Neepawa start to figure out the Terriers, as Mason Hartley and Logan Paquette scored for the Titans. Scott Cousins was able to keep the game close for Portage, meaning the Terriers needed to dig a bit to escape the 3-2 hole they found themselves in.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are going the distance in their American Association West Division Championship Series. The RedHawks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Fish Wednesday night in Winnipeg. Fargo-Moorhead scored the tying and go ahead runs in the top of the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth. Max Murphy drove in a pair of runs for the Goldeyes. The deciding third game goes tonight (6:30 p.m.) at Blue Cross Park. The winner will meet the Kane County Cougars in the Wolff Cup final.

Quarterback Arkin Padron threw two touchdown passes to Owen Medeiros and scrambled for a 27-yard major as Steinbach Regional won its 2024 Winnipeg High School Football League JV9 season opener 21-8 over the Grant Park Pirates at A.D. Penner Park. SRSS safety Cruz Greenham had two interceptions. The Sabres next game is Wednesday, September 18th at home against the River East Kodiaks. The Steinbach Regional varsity football team will play its home opener today (5 p.m.) against Grant Park.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are going the distance in their American Association West Division Championship Series. The RedHawks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Fish Wednesday night in Winnipeg. Fargo-Moorhead scored the tying and go ahead runs in the top of the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth. Max Murphy drove in a pair of runs for the Goldeyes. The deciding third game goes tonight (6:30 p.m.) at Blue Cross Park. The winner will meet the Kane County Cougars in the Wolff Cup final.

The High River Flyers with the HJHL have announced that former GM and head coach Colten Hayes has accepted a new role as being the assistant coach for the Olds Grizzlys of the AJHL.

Hayes spent three seasons with the Flyers dating back to the 2018-2019 season when he first was introduced to the coaching staff. He would then earn the GM title in the 2019-2020 season before coaching the Okotoks Oilers U18 AA and the Foothills Bisons U18 AA teams in the next two seasons. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes will return to the field at Blue Cross Park tonight for game three of the West Division Playoffs after losing 5-3 to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Wednesday evening.  

The winning team will move on to the American Association Final, where they will take on the Kane County Cougars, who took the East Division series against the Chicago Dogs. 

The U18 Viragos faced a challenging game this past weekend, ending in a significant 62-13 loss. Despite the defeat, there were some positives to take away.

“The young players showed some jitters when the game first started, but they got a feel for what a game is actually like. Now they know more preparation is needed and practices are an important part of the game,” said coach Mark Tribiger.