Local Sports

The Red Deer Rebels have added defenceman Dmitri Toporowski ('04) to their roster as an affiliate player.

Toporowski was selected by Prince Albert at the 2021 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft and began this season with the La Ronge Ice Wolves (SJHL) where he has 9 points and 50 PIM in 16 games.

The Rebels are back in action Saturday night at Peavey Mart Centrium against the Victoria Royals. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

The Cochrane Cobras varsity girls volleyball team is heading into Day Two of the 3A high school provincials with a 1 and 1 record.

Yesterday, they defeated St. Albert Catholic in their opening set before losing to RF Staples.

Late this morning they play the top-seeded St. Joseph Catholic.

The playoff rounds begin in the afternoon and wrap up Saturday.

The Cobras already have two banners under their belt, winning both the Rocky View Division and South Central Zone championships.

They were ranked #2 in the province heading into the championship.

Hayley Anderson scored once and added two assists propelling the Swift Current Full Line Ag Wildcats to a 3-1 win against the Notre Dame Hounds last night.

Anderson tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period before setting up Kassie Gryde's game-winner halfway through the third period. 

Olivia Dyrland added an insurance marker with just under five minutes left in the game, which was also assisted by Anderson.

Wildcats' goalie Karli Duncan stopped 26 of the 27 shots sent her way helping Swift Current move to 5-1 on the season.

The Cochrane Generals are looking for a different result in tonight's (Nov. 22) home game against the Okotoks Bisons.

The puck drops in the first of two back-to-back home games at 8 p.m. against the top team in the HJHL south division.

The Bisons have won both encounters with the Gens this season, the last a 6-1 win in Cochrane.

Saturday night, the Wheatland Kings are appearing in Cochrane for the first time this season at 8:15 p.m.. The two teams are 1-1 in their matchups, each close one-goal wins.

Between the three senior hockey leagues in the Weyburn area, there will be 17 games this weekend, with it all starting Friday night.  

Notekeu Hockey League set for busy weekend 

The Notekeu has the most games on the schedule this weekend, with eight. It starts out with four Friday night. 

Thursday, November 21st

MHSAA
Provincial High School Volleyball Championships
AAAA Junior Varsity Girls @ Wpg
Round Robin
Westwood over Northlands Parkway 25-21, 25-11
Shaftesbury over Northlands Parkway 25-26, 25-19
Steinbach Regional over Northlands Parkway 25-15, 20-25, 15-12
AAA Junior Varsity Boys @ Neepawa
Power Pool
Garden Valley over Westgate 25-17, 23-25, 15-10

Jackson Unger stopped all 32 shots he faced and the Moose Jaw Warriors surprised the first place Saskatoon Blades 4-0 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre last night.

Rilen Kovacevic scored twice while Lynden Lakovic and Max Finley also found the net.

It's Warriors & Legends Hall of Fame weekend with former Warriors stars Jody Lehman and Dustin Boyd to be inducted tonight in the player category while the Multi-Plex Builders will be added in the builder category.

The Portage Speed Skating Club recently celebrated a strong performance at the Short Track Provincial Championship held in Portage la Prairie. With just two years since the club started, they had four athletes compete, and they came out with some impressive wins. Hudson O'Neill earned a bronze medal, Jillian Wiebe took home a silver, and Casey O'Neill also secured a bronze, marking the club's success at the competitive level. The event saw athletes from various different regions compete. 

20 men's teams and 20 women's teams are competing in the 2024 DEKALB SuperSpiel which got underway Thursday morning at the Morris Curling Club.

Eunjung Kim of Korea who is seventh in the World Curling Team Ranking is in the women's field along with reigning Alberta champion Selena Sturmay of Edmonton, 2024 Manitoba finalist Beth Peterson, 2023 SuperSpiel finalist Serena Gray-Withers and Chelsea Carey who has is skipping Jennifer Jones' 2023 Manitoba championship team of Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias and Lauren Lenentine. 

Thursday, November 21st

MHSAA
Provincial High School Volleyball Championships
AAAA Varsity Boys @ Wpg
Regional Playdowns
SRSS over Dakota 25-20, 25-23, 25-22
Gabrielle Roy over Miles Macdonell 25-22, 25-14, 20-25, 25-16
AAAA Junior Varsity Boys @ Wpg
Power Pool
SRSS over Lord Selkirk 25-13, 25-13
SRSS over Dakota 23-25, 25-17, 16-14
SRSS over College Jeanne-Sauve 23-25, 25-15, 15-10