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The Paralympic journey for Midale’s Keely Shaw is over, for this year.  

For the first time in the 2024-25 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, the Humboldt Broncos will meet an opposing team, as they kick off the preseason tonight in Kindersley against the Klippers tonight.  

Last weekend, the Broncos held their training camp at the Elgar Petersen Arena, giving Head Coach Brayden Klimosko a chance to view his new team on the ice. His first impression of the squad was a positive one.  

Strathmore is ready to ring out the weekend with an upcoming event.

The Come Try Ringette event will be held at the Strathmore Family Centre Arena on Sunday (Sept. 8) from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Martin Croft, president of the Strathmore Minor Ringette Association says the initiative is a great way to introduce families to the sport of ringette.

"A lot of people think it's hockey without a blade."

A new season of high school football begins this afternoon for the Swift Current Comp. Colts.

Coming off a 20-14 exhibition win last week against Regina's Thom Collegiate at Mosaic Stadium, the Colts will travel to Yorkton to faceoff against the Raiders Gridders.

Colts Head Coach Derek Murdoch said it would be nice to see how his team stacks up against a perennial winner after two weeks of practicing.

"Today everybody's just fired up to get on the bus and go get on the field and play somebody in a different colour," he said.

There's plenty of rugby, high school football and junior hockey action this weekend.

Tonight, the Cannex Cochrane Generals play their first pre-season game on the road against the Airdrie Techmation Thunder at Airdrie's Ron Ebbeson Arena.

Tomorrow, they're back at Totem One in the SLS Centre at 7:15 p.m. for the second in the home-and-home series.

It's the only glimpse we'll get of their 2024-25 edition until their home opener on Oct. 11.

It will be a fresh crop of local depth for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-6-1) when they head to Winnipeg to meet the Blue Bombers (6-6) on Saturday. 

It was an exciting evening last night for the PCI Trojans football team as they defeated Kenora's Beaver Brae Broncos 34 - 16. This is the first time in almost two years the Trojans have won a game, and Head Coach Brendon Brydges was overcome with emotions about the big win. He explains how difficult how the past few season have been.

"You know what, last year was a struggle. I was optimistic about this year, but the kids really showed up. We had 30-plus kids at camp over the last two weeks and it really shows. This time last year we had 15 kids on the team."

UPDATE: Friday, September 06, 2024, 9:00 AM

It's gameday.

The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Cross Country Running and Soccer teams will begin the 2024/2025 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season this weekend.

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

Running Room Grand Prix #1 | Hosted by Concordia University | Saturday, September 7

After a summer of training, the RDP Cross Country Running team will put its skills to the test at Running Room Grand Prix #1 in Edmonton. 

The Red Deer Rebels have set their 2024-25 WHL pre-season roster ahead of Friday night's pre-season opener in Calgary.

The Rebels start the pre-season with 31 players on the roster, including 19 forwards, 8 defencemen, and 4 goaltenders.