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Team Canada improved to 4-0 at the World Mixed Curling Championship with a 9-3 victory over Team England in Aberdeen, Scotland on Tuesday afternoon.

Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer and Chris and Teejay Haichert from the Swift Current Curling Club gave up a steal of one in the first end, but rebounded with a deuce in the second to take the early lead.

After Andrew Woolston and Team England scored one in the third to tie the game 2-2, Canada picked up three in the fourth end to go up 5-2 at the break.

The Brandon Wheat Kings have a 4-4-0-1 record and will begin a five-game homestand tonight against the Spokane Chiefs. Brandon head coach and 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 Miller Aces are Provincial A-AA-AAA high school girls soccer champions. Aces midfielder Lindsey Miller will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Portage Terriers are back in action after a tough game that was a lot closer than the score suggested in Winkler.

The Dogs were downed 6-2 by Winkler, following back-to-back shutouts against the Winnipeg Freeze and Swan Valley Stampeders.

Portage will look to even up their record again today when they take on the Niverville Nighthawks for the first time this season at Stride Place. 

Niverville currently boasts a record of 5-4-0-0 but have lost their last two games, a 1-0 loss to Northern Manitoba and a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Steinbach Pistons.

The Blackfalds Bulldogs picked up their first win of the 2024-25 BCHL season with a 2-1 win over Prince George on Tuesday at the BCHL Showcase in Abbotsford, BC.

The Bulldogs now sit with a 1-8 record.

Blackfalds opened the scoring 9:13 into the first period with Jamie Darlison finding the back of the net on the power play.

Joey Melo netted his fourth of the season shorthanded to put the Bulldogs up 2-0 early in the second.

Ethan Montroy was able to get Prince George on the board at 13:19 of the middle frame.

The Brandon Wheat Kings begin a five-game homestand tonight when they meet the Spokane Chiefs at Westoba Place. The Wheat Kings have recalled Prabh Bhathal from the Winnipeg Thrashers and Raiden Zacharias from the Melville Millionaires. Both are expected to play against the Chiefs. 

Steinbach Regional JV9 suffered their first loss of the 2024 Winnipeg High School Football League season Tuesday afternoon at A.D. Penner Park. The Sabres rallied for 16 fourth quarter points but fell short dropping a 35-30 decision to the Miles Macdonell Buckeyes in a battle of the division's last two undefeated teams. Owen Medeiros had three touchdowns for the SRSS while Pavel Tsialipka had a 39-yard TD run. The Sabres (4-1) will play their regular season finale next Wednesday against the Vincent Massey Vikings in Brandon. 

The Winkler Flyers are riding a five-game win streak. Niklas Gudmundson had a four-point night with three goals and an assist and Liam Ernst stopped all 19 shots he faced as the defending Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions bounced the Selkirk Steelers 9-0 Tuesday night at the ICON Arena. Blake Matheson, Brody Beauchemin, Mathys Blanchette, Kam Thomas, Max Lavoie and Brady Craik also scored for the Flyers. The Steelers have lost back-to-back games after starting the season with 10 straight wins. 

The Foothills Bantam Eagles have clinched a playoff berth with their 40-6 win over the Calgary Mavericks on Saturday morning (Oct. 12).

The Eagles finished the regular season with a 6-2 record and outscored their opponents 322-127 in the process.

They are tied with the Airdrie Raiders for most points scored during the season. The Calgary Colts finished first in the division with an 8-0 record followed by the Stampeders, Raiders, and then Eagles for the final playoff berth in the first division.

The Foothills Falcons are coming off a bye week and will face the Strathmore Spartans in their final home game of the regular season.

On the weekend prior, the Falcons got a win and snapped their two-game losing skid with a 17-7 victory over the Catholic Central High School Cougars.

Asher Nelson was a vital part of the win as he had three interceptions on the night. Darrin Campbell also added an interception in the game.