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The Okotoks Oilers were able to pick up their first win of the 2024-2025 BCHL regular season on Saturday night, with an 8-5 beating on the Cranbrook Bucks.

Their first time facing off in a regular season game came on Friday with the Bucks hosting the Oilers at Western Financial Place, the same arena the former Kootenay Ice of the WHL used to play in. 

The Humboldt Broncos are proud to announce the acquisition of 2004-born defenseman Orin Olson from the Lloydminster Bobcats in exchange for the playing rights to Ben Costantino and a PDF.

Olson, from Chaplin, SK, played 50 games with the Bobcats last season, picking up 13 points (3g,10a) along with 111 PIMs. He added 3 points in 6 playoff games.

The High River Flyers will likely want to put this past weekend in the rearview mirror as it wasn't their best showing.

On Friday (Sept. 27) they visited Medicine Hat to face the Cubs and will want to forget about the game as they fell 10-1. Aidan Schopf would get the lone goal for the Flyers with Eastan Robert and Jonah Thomas getting the assists. High River was outshot 49-22 in the game.

On Friday, September 27, Kindersley played host to an exciting match between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, showcasing the talent and skill of women’s hockey at the university level. This event, organized by Kindersley Minor Hockey, aimed not only to entertain but also to inspire young girls in the community to pursue their dreams in the sport.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced more details for the Western All-Star Challenge. 

The SJHL along with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) are working together on this venture. It will be held in Warman (Nov.4-6) and will be used as a selection camp for Team Canada West’s entry in the World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alberta.  

The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks (2-2) got back to .500 on the season after a 38-3 win in Kindersley on Friday. With the victory, the Mohawks moved back into a second-place tie with John Paul II (North Battleford) in the conference. This week, the Mohawks will have a chance to redeem a home field loss to the Delisle Rebels, as HCI will travel to Delisle on Friday.  

Dinsmore Composite School came alive on Saturday, September 28, as it hosted the annual Rock the Block Volleyball Tournament. Since its inception in 2016, this event has grown into a key fixture in the community, bringing together 20 volleyball teams from across the region. The tournament took place across two venues, the Dinsmore Memorial Arena and Dinsmore Composite School, with four separate tournaments for Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Junior Boys, and Junior Girls.

The St. Clair Saints Football team, which includes Cochrane o-lineman Leighten Boynton, has clinched first in the Ontario Football Conference (OFC) of the Canadian Junior Football League for the fourth consecutive season.

On Sept. 28, the Saints defeated the Ottawa Sooners, 40-10, to not only clinch but remain undefeated in their 2024 campaign. With a 7-2 record, the second-place London Beefeaters were the only team with a slim chance of catching them.

The Eagle Sky Estevan Bruins have yet to see their first win of the season but got close in their recent match against the Melfort Mustangs.

The Mustangs had a strong start in the first periods, going up 2-0, with the Bruins only managing to get one in the third period and failing to catch up.

Head Coach Jason Tatarnic believes that the team did well despite the scoring deficit.

It's been a busy 2024 season at the Killarney Lakeside golf course. Club president Steve Nichol will join Clayton Dreger of Off the Tee which airs Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.