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Each team in the Canadian Football League have announced their respective nominees for the annual league awards that will be handed out in November.  

For the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team’s list of nominees is dominated by defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr, who was the Roughriders nominee for Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Wednesday that manager Logan Watkins, pitching coach Mark Brewer, and hitting coach Adam Donachie have agreed to new two-year contracts with the club.

A standout defenceman for the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union U18 Female AAA Wildcats will continue her hockey career closer to home next season.

Seventeen-year-old Rayna Hennie recently committed to playing for the University of Regina Cougars women's hockey program.

The first-year Wildcat had two offers to select from - Minot State and Regina.

A young boxer from Chestermere returned from the north with a championship belt.

Twelve-year-old George Moliakov has been boxing for the last six months with Olympus Chestermere Boxing Club. His father Artem also serves as his coach.

"I went to the gym to lose weight, and I liked it, so I started boxing," said Moliakov. 

Moliakov was in Edmonton on Saturday (Oct. 19) for a bout against another young boxer. In the end, Moliakov ended up winning by a split decision.

The Humboldt Broncos snapped the Weyburn Red Wings seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 overtime victory at the Elgar Petersen Arena on Tuesday night.  

Kye Benoche opened the scoring for the Broncos after he corralled a bouncing puck in the slot and buried it for his fifth goal of the year.  

A fan favourite for the Swift Current Broncos last season tallied his first career NHL point on Tuesday night.

Forward Conor Geekie assisted on the first of Brandon Hagel's three goals on the night as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New Jersey Devils 8-5.

Former Okotoks Oiler Jagger Tapper has been off to a hot start during his first season in the NCAA with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

The skilled forward has brought his offensive style and quick skating ability to RPI and it's paid off so far as he has posted two goals and two assists for four points in the first four games of the season.

The Brandon Wheat Kings have won back-to-back games to start the team's five-game homestand. Head coach & general manager Marty Murray will join Clayton Dreger on the Wheat Kings Report which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

The Brandon Wheat Kings have won back-to-back games to start their five-game homestand. Head coach & general manager Marty Murray will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The winning streak is over for the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings.  

The Red Wings fell 4-3 in overtime last night against the Humboldt Broncos, the first loss for the Red Wings since October 4th. As the loss was in overtime, it does mean Weyburn has recorded at least a point in eight straight games, keeping the unbeaten-in-regulation streak alive.