Broncos double down on preseason victories against Warman

 

The Humboldt Broncos swept the weekend preseason home-and-home set with the Warman Wolverines.

On Saturday, the Broncos defeated the Wolverines 6-4. Jacob Strizzi led the way with a hat-trick.

Avery Lowe, Jacob Kulas, and Carson Croteau also scored.

Nick Kotai made 27 saves as he logged in the full 60 minutes in the crease.

Humboldt was 1/5 on the power play.

Warman outshot the Broncos 31-27.

 

The Broncos got the road win in Warman on Friday night 4-2.

Rylan Hue scored a pair of goals.

Sports Round-Up: Monday, September 8

They got the pre-season off to a great start! The Moose Jaw Warriors won both of their games against Swift Current on the weekend. Friday, the Warriors shutout the Broncos 2-0 and then took a 2-1 overtime victory Saturday night in Assiniboia. Goalie Josh Banini stopped 43 of 44 shots he faced and was named the game's first star. Connor Schmidt scored the winning goal. The Warriors will play the Pats, in Regina, tomorrow night.

Fiske teen claims first junior title at Dakota Buttar Invitational in Kindersley

A teenager from Fiske, Sask., is making waves in the bull-riding world after capturing the first-ever junior bull riding title at the 2nd Annual Dakota Buttar Invitational PBR Canada event in Kindersley.

Seventeen-year-old Jayce Rieger, a student of Buttar’s, rode his way to the win in front of a hometown crowd last weekend.

“It’s pretty cool riding with all the guys who’ve won Canada a couple times” Rieger said. “Being the hometown guy and all, it’s pretty cool that I was able to come out here and get the win.”

Wildcats earn winning record at home tournament

Some of the future of prairie women's hockey was on display in Swift Current over the weekend.

The Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats hosted their home pre-season tournament.

It included Swift Current, Pilot Mound, Regina, Medicine Hat College, two teams of Saskatchewan U16 all-stars, plus a game between the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.

The Wildcats had seven APs in their lineup to cover for their players suiting up for the U16 teams.

Broncos Drop Overtime Decision to Warriors in Assiniboia

In their third pre-season matchup, the Swift Current Broncos dropped a close 2-1 decision in overtime to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night in Assiniboia.

The Warriors opened the scoring just 25 seconds into the first period, with Lynden Lakovic netting an unassisted goal to put Moose Jaw up 1-0. Swift Current responded with urgency, and on their first power play of the night, Anthony Wilson buried the equalizer at the 7:10 mark. Wilson’s goal was assisted by Noah Kosick and Jace McFaul.

Carriere brings home gold medal

La Broquerie slo-pitch star Andre Carriere went out to Leduc, Alberta and came home with a gold medal.

Striking gold

"We went to Men's National Slo-Pitch Championship in Leduc, Alberta," Carriere explains. "We came home with the gold medal. It was an amazing experience. I was brought in to a team to help in different areas, and just met new people, made new friends, and it's a weekend that I'll never forget, that's for sure."

Details and results

Pistons blank Flyers, improve preseason record to 2-0

The Steinbach Pistons scored three goals in the opening period, and goalie Easton Thvedt made 22 saves for the shutout, as the Pistons claimed a 3-0 win on Sunday night.

Offensive might

Early in the game, both teams were a little reckless, taking some penalties which were not successful, and it led to having the game take a little time to ramp up.

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