Local Sports

Virden played road games against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard and Swan Valley Stampeders this week. Head coach Tyson Ramsey will join Clayton Dreger on the Oil Capitals Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

The Winnipeg Jets opened their 2024-25 season in spectacular fashion, shutting out the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 thanks to a standout performance from goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

The Jets blocked an impressive 29 shots, and the scoreboard lit up with contributions from six different goal-scorers: Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Rasmus Kupari, Dylan Samberg, Kyle Connor, and Mark Scheifele.

The Highway 39 Rivalry between Estevan and Weyburn was alive and well last night, as the ECS Elecs and the WCS Eagles fought hard in the first round of the Co-Op Challenge Series. Estevan's senior boys and girls volleyball teams dominated their Weyburn opponents and swept each of their best-of-five sets. 

"I thought we played very, very well," said Hunter Perkins, the Elecs head coach for the girls team. "Our players showed up. It's a big crowd and they were a little nervous to start with, but we settled in and we did very well."

The defending Turnbull Cup champions will play six games in nine days starting with Saturday's contest with the Swan Valley Stampeders. Assistant coach Coltyn Bates will join Clayton Dreger on the Flyers Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Co-op Challenge kicked off in Estevan Wednesday night. The Challenge is a series of games played between the senior volleyball teams at Weyburn Comprehensive School, and Estevan Comprehensive School.  

The series started with the Senior Girls' teams taking to the court. While the WCS Eagles kept things close in the first set, Estevan started to pull away in the second and ultimately took all three sets (23-25, 14-25, 20-25).  

The Moose Jaw Winmar AAA Warriors shutout the Notre Dame Hounds with a 5-0 win last night, improving to 4 and 1 on the season. Carson Deichert scored two times while Ryan Gibbs scored his 5th of the season and chipped in two assists.

The AAA's will be back on home ice for a matinee this Sunday against the Prince Albert Mintos, starting at 1:30 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. 

There's Western Hockey League action at the Moose Jaw Events Centre tomorrow night as the Warriors host the Everett Silvertips.

The Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Red Deer Rebels Wednesday night at Co-op Place for the first time in four tries this season with a 3-0 shut out win.

Newly acquired netminder Harrison Meneghin picked up the win for the Tigers, who ended their four-game losing skid. The Rebels have now lost two straight.

Andrew Basha opened the scoring midway through the second period beating Rebels netminder Chase Wutzke with a top-shelf one-timer.

In the third, Matt Paranych made it 2-0 putting home a rebound pass off of Wutzke’s pad from Gavin McKenna.

The regular season is beginning to wind for high school football leagues in the area, with playoffs just around the corner.  

In Thursday’s action, the Watrous Wildcats will welcome in the Assiniboia Rockets. The two teams are tied for second spot in the standings at 2-2.  

This will be the second time Watrous and Assiniboia will meet this season, with the Wildcats earning a 77-46 road win against the Rockets back on September 6.  

Girls soccer teams of the Cochrane and Bow Valley High are involved in two separate quarterfinal games of the Rocky View league today. 

The Cochrane Cobras finished fourth overall and host the fifth-place W. H. Croxford Cavaliers on the Ranger Field.

The Bobcats were sixth and travel to Airdrie to face the third-place Goerge McDougall Mustangs.

The winners advance to the semifinals on Oct. 15 against the Springbank Phoenix and the Bert Church Chargers.

The Cobras had a 2-3 record in the regular season and the Bobcats went winless.

The HTA Knights junior squad were handed their first loss of the season when they visited Lacombe to face the St. Paul Lions.

The reigning tier four Provincial champions, the St. Paul Lions took the game 42-20 against the Knights. After the first half, the Knights were down 13-0. They would get 20 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough to edge out the Lions.