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It was Week 2 in high school football action across the region.  

On Thursday,  

The HCI Mohawks were defeated by John Paul II 38-33 in North Battleford.  

Wakaw travelled to Creighton and picked up a 32-8 victory. 

In Friday’s action,  

The Steinbach Pistons lost a game in a shootout before picking up their first win of the pre-season the following night to end the exhibition portion of the schedule with a 1-1-1-1 record.

Bigger Loss Than The Game

On Friday night, the Pistons ventured into Winkler and while they lost the game in a shootout, a bigger loss happened earlier in the contest as a key player was taken out and did not return to the game.

Early on there was buzz and it felt like there was something on the line, despite it being a pre-season game.

The Swift Current Home Hardware U18 AAA Legionnaires opened their pre-season schedule with two blowout wins over the Notre Dame Hounds.

Jace Egland had a hat trick and added three assists for a six-point night in Swift Current's 10-1 over the Hounds in Wilcox on Saturday. Wesley Olson had a five-point effort with two goals and three assists, Connor Rieger had a goal and three helpers and Nate Silbernagel added a goal and two assists. Kasey Gleim, Carter Schmidt and Jackson Squires also scored and Tate Leshures stopped 26 shots in the Legionnaires net.

Sask Golf Hall of Famer Lorie Boyle added another championship to her resumé on the weekend, winning the Hillcrest Golf Club's Ladies' Club Championship.

Boyle carded rounds of 86 and 77 to take the title over runner-up Chantel Mack who finished 13 strokes off the pace.

Also of note, Boyle recorded the 5th hole-in-one of her golf career in the horse race competition of the championship on Saturday night, acing the par-3 second hole with a 9 iron from 125 yards out.

The Swift Current Broncos finished off the WHL pre-season with a home-and-home set with the Moose Jaw Warriors on the weekend.

On Friday at Innovationplex, the Broncos went fast out of the gate and rolled to an 8-2 victory over the defending WHL champions. Ty Coupland scored twice and added an assist while Connor Gabriel and Brady Birnie had a goal and two assists each.

Parker Rondeau, Dawson Gerwing, Van Eger and Sawyer Dingman also scored for the Broncos and Joey Rocha made 27 saves in the victory.

The Broncos finished off the preseason with a weekend split against the Melfort Mustangs. On Friday, the Broncos shutout the Mustangs 6-0 and to wrap up the exhibition schedule, Melfort skated away with a 5-1 victory.  

In the Broncos home-ice victory, Jacob Strizzi had a pair of goals, Boris Kofman, Conner Miller, Tyce Penrod, and Tre Fouquette rounded out the scoring.  

The excitement around 3x3 basketball in Humboldt continues as the Humboldt Minor Basketball Association (HMBA) announces an upcoming pre-season camp with Saskatchewan basketball mainstay Paul Humbert. 

The player development camps go on Sundays starting October 6 through to November 27. 

The 3x3 game definitely experienced a boost with hometown player and Olympian Paige Crozon heightening the local profile. 

The Calgary Flames have announced that they will 'commence the careful removal of all memorial items left by fans to show support for the Gaudreau family with the conclusion of the 13-day dedicatory period,' in front of the Scotiabank Saddledome.

"A wide range of items were placed in remembrance of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, including jerseys, hockey sticks, flowers, purple sports drinks, and Skittles," a news release from the Calgary Flames stated on Monday morning.

The Canadian National Women's Hockey Camp ran from September 9-15 with several invites from the Province of Manitoba. Defenceman Jocelyne Larocque and Goaltender Raygan Kirk are in attendance from Ste. Anne, Ashton Bell from Deloraine joins them, along with goaltenders Kristen Campbell from Brandon, and Elm Creek's Corinne Schroeder.

Schroeder spoke to PortageOnline about the opportunity to attend the national camp, her second consecutive invite.

A pair of road games for Weyburn Minor Football on the weekend, with both the U12 Ravens and the U14 Falcons heading down to Estevan to play under the lights.