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The Moose Jaw Warriors have trimmed their preseason roster to 26 players after reassigning three players on Monday.

After opening the preseason schedule against the Regina Pats over the weekend, the Warriors have reassigned defenceman Cohen Williams, along with forwards Preston Hoppe and Maxon Johnston.

Williams, the Warriors’ 2024 second round pick, made his WHL preseason debut on Saturday against Regina in Assiniboia. He will join the Okanagan Hockey Academy’s U18 prep team.

The HTA Knights and the Foothills Falcons both played host on Friday (Sept. 6) in Okotoks.

The Knights took a massive 53-10 win over the Medicine Hat Hawks, and the Falcons fell 26-7 to the Cardston Cougars.

HTA finished off with 509 yards with 318 passing and 191 rushing. Medicine Hat was held to 145 yards total, with only 20 passing yards, and finished with 125 rushing.

Registration for the Moose Jaw Minor Volleyball League powered by Golden Ticket Sports is now open. You can register on their website.  

This year is the first year for this league which is open to athletes from all school divisions.  It will give athletes the ability to play volleyball in a Moose Jaw-based league this Fall. 

Teams will practice on either Tuesday or Thursday nights led by GTVC Master Coaches with the help of parent/family members as per team coaches. 

High school football action got underway last week around the region 

Here are the final scores from Week 1 
 

Thursday, September 5 

Wakaw 44-30 Hague 
 

Friday, September 6 

Humboldt 51-12 Kindersley  

It doesn’t count in the standings, but the Humboldt Broncos started off the preseason on a strong note, picking up a pair of decisive wins over the Kindersley Klippers. 

On Friday night, the Broncos emerged with a 7-3 road victory in Kindersley.  

Gabriel Filion led Green and Gold with two goals and added an assist. Karson Kerbes, Aiden Bruce, Kyle Benoche, Ryder Knutson and Josh Sale also scored. 

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-7-1) find themselves on the edge of the playoff picture with their winless skid falling to seven games following a 26-21 defeat to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-6) on Saturday.  

Six of the last seven games for the Roughriders have been decided by five points or less.  

The U14 Estevan Oilers had another thrilling weekend of football, securing their second win of the season with a 16-12 final against the Moose Jaw Vikings. 

"It was a nail-biter, that's for sure. It was a fun game, but I could do with fewer heart problems after today," said Oilers head coach Christian Pfiefier, praising the defense for stepping up.

The Steinbach Pistons have started the pre-season with a pair of losses, one in overtime to the Winkler Flyers while the other was a one-goal loss to the Niverville Nighthawks.

No Quit But No Win

On Friday night, the Pistons took a rookie-filled lineup to Winkler as the young group battled back from being down a goal twice but in the end, gave up the overtime winner with less than ten seconds to go, losing 3-2.

A Flyers power play in the later stages of the first period gave the home side a 1-0 lead as the teams went into the first intermission.

The pin placement on Elmwood Golf Course's fourth hole was perfect for not one but two local golfers on Friday.

Brent Wotypka opened the early morning off with a hole-in-one on the downhill par 3.

Later in the day Kyle Thoreson also carded the rare hole-in-one on number four at Elmwood.

Deloraine's Ashton Bell is among 48 players who are at Hockey Canada's National Women's Team September Camp in Thorold, Ontario. The PWHL's Ottawa Charge defender will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Mondays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.