Prairie Girls Football League Final slated for this Sunday in Moosomin

 


The inaugural champion of the Prairie Girls Football League will be crowned this Sunday in Moosomin when the hometown Generals host the Yorkton Lady Gridders in the league's first ever championship game. 

The Generals advanced on after a 25-6 semi-final win over the Melville Vipers, while the Lady Gridders advanced to the final after a 20-12 win over the Regina Victoria's in last Sunday's Semi-Final. 

"It was a back and forth game, with each team having leads at different points in the game, but we were able to dig deep late and come out on top," Lady Gridder Head Coach Tyrel McLean said. 

This is the first year of existence for the PGFL which includes teams in Melville, Yorkton, Regina, Moosomin and Estevan, and McLean said to win the first ever title would be special. 

"The girls are excited, Moosomin's a good team, they play a power run game which we are preparing for and if we play like we can and handle the weather conditions well, we should come out on top."

Kick-off from Moosomin on Sunday will be at 1PM. 

The Melville Vipers and Regina Victoria's will also play on Halloween Sunday at 12 Noon in a third place game. 

More details on the PGFL can be found on their website at https://leagues.teamlinkt.com/prairiegirlsfootballleague?fbclid=IwAR2Fyc7mjnmLkuxxmmDpyYV0FFDFlZafVLUzHlYA801T406w6erEsjLUkCY

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Full Audio with Lady Gridder Head Coach Tyrel McLean below:

bennywalchuk2 · Tyrel- Lady Gridders PGFL (Oct 29th)

Millionaires' snap slide with home-ice win over Nipawin

 MILLIONAIRES 4, HAWKS 1

The Melville Millionaires' snapped their 6 game skid last night (Tues) with 4-1 home win over the Nipawin Hawks.

It was the first Mills' win against the Hawks since March of 2015.

Noah Wills, Zach McIntyre and Charles-Thomas Larochelle each had a goal and an assist to lead the way, while Jonathan Krahn also scored.

Alexis Giroux made 25 saves on 26 shots to earn the win for the Moneymen.

Alex Johnson scored the only goal for the Hawks.

Melville wraps up their 5 game home-stand on Saturday night when they entertain the Estevan Bruins from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

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Other Tuesday SJHL results:

Estevan Bruins 4  Battlefords North Stars 1

Melfort Mustangs 1  Notre Dame Hounds 3

Sacred Heart Saints Boys’ Soccer Team to Host 4A SHSAA Provincials this weekend

 

The Sacred Heart Saints Boys Soccer Team is preparing to host the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association 4 A Soccer championships Friday October 29^th and Saturday October 30^th.

The tournament will pit the top four teams in the 4 A category in the province vying for the gold medal prize.

This years competition has Moose Jaw Central, North Battleford John Paul II, Martensville, and Sacred Heart.


 Sacred Heart has had success in this competition having won 5 championships as well as two silver medals and a bronze medal finish over the past two decades. This years Saints team has competed in the Moose Jaw High School Soccer league competing mostly against 5 A High School teams.

The Saints went 2 wins and 5 losses in the season and have learned some valuable lessons that should help in the provincial playoffs. The team consists of many new players mixed in with some key veterans.

Most of the team has developed their skills in the Yorkton United Soccer program as well as the Soccer Academy course at Sacred Heart. Growing together as a team and building chemistry has been a large focus this season. The pandemic has had an impact on high school sports as students have not had the opportunity to compete for the last year and a half. Some student athletes have drifted away from school sports in favor of working at various businesses in the area.


 Having a year away from school soccer has resulted in the challenge of attracting back athletes, learning the tendencies of the teammates and working together as a team. The Saints look forward to the competition that awaits them over the next week. Having the opportunity to play teams out of Moose Jaw, Regina and the North is exciting for the Saints.

Building during the season to peak at this time is not an exact science but is the ultimate goal of the team.


Coaches Robert Okeny and Emily Kruger have been pushing the boys to do exactly that.


 Ultimately, this season has been a win-win for all involved. It has been great having the opportunity to get out on the field and play again. Playing for a provincial championship is the cherry on top.


The Saints invite the community to come out and watch some exciting soccer on October 29^th and 30^th. Admission to the games is 7 dollars for adults and 5 dollars for grade 7 to 12 students.

 Games will be at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM both days and will be played at the Sacred Heart soccer fields located behind Sacred Heart High School.


(Submitted) 

Terriers' win; Millionaires fall on Tuesday Night

 TERRIERS 2, RED WINGS 1

The Yorkton Terriers scored two third period goals to come back to defeat the Weyburn Red Wings last night (Tues), 2-1 at home.

Enrique Fontes and Kishuan Gervais scored the goals, while Kael DePape made 19 saves to earn the win.

Ethan Whillans opened the scoring for the Wings in the 2nd period.

The game was finished at Yorkton's Kinsmen Arena, after their ice problems at the Westland Arena.

The Terriers return to action on Saturday night when they host the Battlefords North Stars.

 

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BOMBERS 4, MILLIONAIRES 2

Cole Vardy scored the game winner, 6:12 into the 3rd period to lead the Flin Flon Bombers to a 4-2 win over the Melville Millionaires on Tuesday.

Kylynn Olafson, Zak Smith and Jaeden Mercier (Empty Netter) also scored for the visitors. while the Mills' goal came from Jake Spak and captain Jonathan Krahn.

Cal Schell made 34 saves on 36 shots to earn the win in the Bombers' goal, Mils' G Jared Thompson turned aside 39 shots.

The Millionaires will continue their 5 game home stand on Friday night when they host the Battlefords North Stars at the HCUC

Moosomin's Metgzer & Wapella's Hayhurst named to Team Sask Female U-18 Hockey team

                                   


Hockey Saskatchewan’s Sask First High-Performance program has announced the 20 players that will take part in Team Saskatchewan’s Female Under-18 program for the 2021 season. The roster is comprised of 2004 and 2005 born athletes. Team Saskatchewan’s Female Under-18 roster includes:

Goaltenders: Scout Anderson (Saskatoon), Aurora Van Wormer (Swift Current)

Defenseman: Jocelyn Fiala (Clavet), Ellie Gauvin (Moose Jaw), Kate Pirlot (Wauchope), Caitlyn Perlinger (Kindersley), Marisa McClocklin (Saskatoon), Jada Johns (White City)

Forwards: Kiana McNinch (Turtleford), Greta Henderson (White City), Ava Metzger (Moosomin), Allee Gerrard (Southey), Alexis Petford (Balgonie), Megan Hayhurst (Wapella), Keyra Buziak (North Battleford), Kaitlyn Gilroy (Drinkwater), Julia Duke (Emerald Park), Janelle Evans (Bethune), Kyra Anderson (Regina), Megan Hirschfeld (Beaver Creek)

Leading the team onto the ice this season is Head Coach Nolan Horbach along with Assistant Coaches; Robin Ulrich, Kori Herner and Jean Fauchon. Rounding out the team staff is Equipment Manager, Colleen Compton and Athletic Therapist, Emma Galloway.

On September 17, Hockey Canada announced the cancellation of the National Women’s Under-18 Championship (NWU-18) which was destined for Dawson Creek, B.C. Following this announcement, Hockey Saskatchewan began discussions with the other three western branches; Hockey B.C., Hockey Alberta and Hockey Manitoba, on holding a regional event. It was announced that the 2021 Western Regional Women’s U18 Championship will be held in place of the cancelled NWU-18 event in 2021. The four-team tournament will be hosted in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from November 2 to 6, 2021.

Team Saskatchewan’s female program is coming off a Silver Medal performance at the 2019 National Women’s Under-18 Championship.

(Hockey Sask Release) 

Stampeders & Wolverines both win in Sunday Night MJHL action

STAMPEDERS 5, TITANS 4 (SO)

The Swan Valley Stampeders got a little revenge on Sunday after beating the Neepawa Titans 5-4 on Sunday night, which was two nights since the Titans won in SO back on Friday.

The Titans got off to a quick start in the first period as they would notch a couple off the sticks of Mitch Thiessen and Jaeger LaPointe to give them a 2-0 lead after the first.

Swan Valley though came out quick in the 2nd and they were rewarded for their efforts as team leading scorer Jamie Valentino (pictured above)  cut into their deficit just 2:07 in with 5th of the season before Quinn Mulder added his 1st on the powerplay to pull Swan event at 2-2.

But the Titans, on a power play of their own, regained the lead as Thiessen added his 2nd of the night to give the home-team a lead after 40 minutes.

In the 3rd, just over 5 minutes in the red-hot Cody Barnes would be Johnny-On-The-Spot again banging over a rebound for his 6th of the season to tie the game.

Then while on their 5th power play of the night, the Titans would turn it over in their own zone and Jamie Valentino made no mistake going five-hole for his 2nd of the even to put the Stampeders' ahead for the first time.

Connor Brust denied Swan Valley from winning in regulation time as his wrist-shot beat Kobe Grant top-shelf with 4:58 left in the regulation time to force extra time.

After overtime solved nothing, the Stampeders got shootout goals from Valentino and Brad Fortin, while Rylan Gudnason netted the only goal in three opportunities for Neepawa.

Stamps' G Kobe Grant turned aside 22 shots to earn his 1st MJHL win, while Emerik Demers in the Titans' net made 21 saves.

The two teams will meet in the 3rd of their 4 game mini-series on Friday night once again at the Yellowhead Center in Neepawa starting at 7:30PM MB time.

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WOLVERINES 5, BLIZZARD 1

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines earned win number 7 on the season on Sunday, a 5-1 decision over the visiting OCN Blizzard.

Logan Wotton (2G 2A) and Andrew Boucher (1G 3A) led the way offensively for Wayway with 4 points each, while Troy Hamilton and Max McNeil scored singles.

Brock McDonald scored the only goal for OCN.

Tresor Wotton turned aside 25 of 26 shots in the Wolverines' net to earn the win.

Waywayseecappo will host OCN again on Friday night for a 7:30PM MB time face-off.

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Other Sunday MJHL result:

Steinbach 6, Portage 5 (OT)

 

Oct. 16th Local SJHL Recap

BRONCOS 3, TERRIERS 1

The Yorkton Terriers earned a split over the weekend against the Humboldt Broncos.

After winning 2-1 on Friday, the Terriers fell 3-1 on Saturday night at the Elgar Peterson Arena. 

JD Hall got the Terriers on the board just 4:40 into the 1st, but then Connor McGrath (2) and Lucas Ceccarelli scored the 3 unanswered for the home-side.

Broncos netminder Rayce Ramsey made 36 saves on 37 shots for the win, while Kael DePape turned aside 34 of 37 in the loss.

The Terriers return to action on Tuesday night when they host the Weyburn Red Wings at the Westland Insurance Arena.

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MILLIONAIRES 3, BOMBERS 4 (OT) 

Zach McIntyre scored his third goal in as many games in the final minute to tie it up but the Melville Millionaires were not able to get the extra point again as they fell 4-3 in overtime to the Flin Flon Bombers. 

Jonathan Krahn and Zach Cain also scored for the Mills while Jared Thompson made 50 saves in the OT loss against his former team. 

Nathan Gagne scored twice for Flin Flon including the OT winner, while Brett Wieschorster and Nathan Flodell chipped in with the singles. 

Max Hildebrand turned aside 29 of 32 shots in the win. 

The two teams will meet again on Tuesday, this time from the Horizon Credit Union Center in Melvllle for a 7:00PM puck-drop. 

 

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Other Saturday SJHL results: 

Mefort 5, Weyburn 0 

Nipawin 1, Estevan 4

La Ronge 3, Battlefords 10

 

Oct. 15th Local MJHL/ SJHL Recap

 

STAMPEDERS 2, TITANS 3 (SO)

The Swan Valley Stampeders earned a point on Friday night but they fell 3-2 in the shootout to the visiting Neepawa Titans.

After a scoreless first, the Stamps opened the scoring just 6:01 into the 2nd as Jordan Gagnon found big Cody Barnes back-door, who re-directed home his 5th of the season to give the Stamps a 1-0 lead. The Titans would respond quickly with a powerplay goal of their own as Connor Brust hammered home his 2nd of the season to pull the visitors back even.

Adam Rajsigl regained the Stamps' one goal lead late in the 2nd period on a nice feed from Brad Fortin to make it 2-1 Swan after 40 minutes.

Rylan Gudnason scored the only goal of the 3rd which would be the equalizer for Neepawa to force the overtime period.

After overtime solved nothing, both teams went back and forth in the shootout before R. Gudnason again was able to twinkle the twine to help them earn the extra point.

Emerik Demers made 28 saves in the Neepawa net to earn his 2nd win of the season while Stamps' G Dylan Black made 33 saves in the loss.

The two teams will battle again on Sunday night from the Yellowhead Center. GX94 will broadcast the game with the pregame starting at 6:20, and play by play getting underway at 6:30pM MB time.

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Other Friday MJHL results: 

Waywayseecappo 6, OCN 4
(Reese Malkewich (2G 1A) and Carson Baptiste (1G 2A) with 3 points each for WAY)

Dauphin 4, Virden 3

Winnipeg Blues 4, Selkirk 2

Winnipeg Freeze 5, Winkler 8

Portage 3, Steinbach 7

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SJHL:

Terriers 2, Broncos 1

Steven Norum and Maddux Nollski scored 8 seconds apart the first minute of the first period as the Yorkton Terriers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Humboldt Broncos on Friday night.

Ethan Ziekle replied for the Broncos in the first but thats as close as they would get. 

Kael Depape of the Terriers turned aside 19 shots to earn the win, while Broncos' G Liam Stevens made 19 saves in the loss.

The two teams will meet in the back-end of the home and home series on Saturday from the Elgar Peterson Arena.

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Millionaires 3, Bombers 9

The Melville Millionaires let 3-1 after 1 period of play, but then surrendered 8 unanswered goals in the final 40 minutes in a 9-3 loss to the Flin Bombers.

Zach McIntyre scored twice for the Mills while Louis-Frederic Theberge (1st SJHL goal) also scored.

Cole Duperreault, Jaeden Mercier and Jacob Vockler each scored twice for the Bombers to lead the way.

The Mills and Bombers will meet in Flin Flon again on Saturday.

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Other SJHL scores:

La Ronge 6, Kindersley 7

Weyburn 4, Nipawin 2

Melfort 5, Estevan 4 

Millionaires drop OT decision on Tuesday to the Weyburn Red Wings

 RED WINGS 3, MILLIONAIRES (OT)

The Melville Millionaires have now earned points in 4 straight games but they fell in overtime on Tuesday night, 3-2 to the visiting Weyburn Red Wings.

Colby Feist scored the game winner with just 14 seconds left in overtime, while Nik Sombrowski and Jakob Kalin also scored for the Wings.

Jonathan Krahn and Zach Cain replied for the Millionaires.

Dazza Mitchell turned aside 31 of 33 shots to earn the win for Weyburn, while Jared Thompson turned aside 39 shots in the loss.

The Millionaires will return to action on Friday night when they begin two game roadie in Flin Flon against the Bombers.

 

Other Tuesday SJHL results:

Flin Flon Bombers 2  Nipawin Hawks 1

Humboldt Broncos 1  Notre Dame Hounds 2

Millionaires and Wolverines are winners on Saturday Night

MILLIONAIRES 4, TERRIERS 3

Melville product Carter McKay's 1st SJHL goal held up to be the game winner as the Melville Millionaires earned their first win of the season a 4-3 decision on Saturday over the Yorkton Terriers.

Zach Cain also scored twice for the Mils, while captain Jonathan Krahn chipped in with a goal of his own.

Tanner Sklaruk (1G 2A) and Kishaun Gervais (2G 1A) led the Terriers' offensively with 3 points each.

Mils netminder Jared Thompson made 31 saves for his 1st SJHL win, while Kael DePape turned aside 20 shots in the loss.

The Moneymen return to action on Tuesday night when they host the Weyburn Red Wings, while the Terriers battle the Humboldt Broncos on home ice on Friday night.

Other Saturday SJHL results:

Flin Flon 7 Kindersley 2

Melfort 2 La Ronge 0

Battlefords 4, Humboldt 6

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WOLVERINES 8, STAMPEDERS 6

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines completed the weekend sweep of the Swan Valley Stampeders with a 8-6 victory on Saturday night in Swan River.

Luke Robson and Troy Hamilton led the Wolverines with 2 goals each while Lonan Bulger, Mi-Kwan Tallman, Boston Bird and Kobe Campbell also scored.

The Stampeders' were led offensively by Cody Barnes who recorded his 1st career MJHL Hat-Trick, while Jamie Valentino also scored twice and Myles Mason chipped in with a single.

Liam Tereposky made 28 saves on 34 shots in the win for Wayway, while Stamps' G Kobe Grant stopped 49 shots in the losing cause.

The Wolverines will return to action on Friday night when they visit the OCN Blizzard.

Meanwhile for the Stampeders', they return to action on Friday night as well when they host the Neepawa Titans. GX94 will broadcast the game with the pregame show starting at 6:50PM and the play by play getting underway at 7:00PM MB time.

Other MJHL scores:

Selkirk 5 Winnipeg Freeze 1

Neepawa 2 Virden 5

Winkler 0 Steinbach 3

2021 SJHL Showcase - Day 2 Recap

 

MILLIONAIRES 2, MUSTANGS 3 (OT)

The Melville Millionaires earned their first point of the season on Tuesday, but fell in overtime 3-2 at the SJHL Showcase in Warman.

Hayden Tuba scored the game winner just 1:33 into the overtime period, while Ben Tkachuk and Coletyn Boyarski also scored for the Mustangs.

Noah Wills and Dylan Handel (1st SJHL goal) replied for the Millionaires.

Steven Bacovsky made 23 saves on 25 shots for the Mustangs in the win, while Keaton French turned aside 30 shots in the overtime loss.

The Millionaires will return to action on Friday night for their "Home Opener" when they host the Yorkton Terriers at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

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TERRIERS 5, NORTH STARS 6

Kishaun Gervais scored twice while Tyson Janzen had 1G and 2A but it wasn't enough for the Yorkton Terriers who fell 6-5 last night (Tues) to the Battlefords North Stars to wrap up their SJHL Showcase.

Clay Sleeva and Carson Henry also scored, while Jacob Herman made 31 saves on 37 shots in the losing cause.

Jake Southgate scored twice to lead the North Stars, who won both of their games in Warman.

The Terriers will be in Melville on Friday night to take on the Millionaires. GX94 will broadcast the game with "Legacy Co-Op" Terriers' hockey, pregame show starts at 6:50, play by play gets underway at 7:00PM SK time.

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Other Tuesday scores:

Flin Flon Bombers 1 Kindersley Klippers 2

La Ronge Ice Wolves 5  Estevan Bruins 2

SJHL Showcase 2021 - Day 1 Recap

MILLIONAIRES 5, NORTH STARS 9 

The Melville Millionaires dropped their first game at the SJHL Showcase in Warman after losing 9-5 to the Battlefords North Stars early Monday. 

Ryland McNinch led the way for the North Stars with 2 goals, while Tynan Ewart, Dace Prymak, Emmett Wurst, Kevin-Thomas Walters, Tanner Klimpke and Jake Southgate had singles. 

Colby Ball scored his 1st 2 SJHL goals to pace the Mils offensively, while Jackson Bohan, Jake Spak and Payton Kostyshyn (1st SJHL goal) also lit the lamp. 

Cameron Beson made 34 saves on 39 shots to earn the win for the Battleforfs, while Mils' G Marek Andres stopped 33 shots in the loss. 

Melville will wrap up the showcase on Tuesday morning at 10:30AM when they battle the Melfort Mustangs at the Legends Center in Warman.

Full Scoring Summary CLICK HERE
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BOMBERS 1,  TERRIERS 0

The Yorkton Terriers once again outshot their opposition but they came up short in their opening game of their SJHL Showcase

Cal Schell was the difference making 45 saves for the shutout in the Bombers' goal, while Terriers' G Kael DePape turned aside 27 shots in the loss.

Jacob Vockler scored the lone goal of the game with 6:04 left in the 1st.

The Terriers take on the Battlefords North Stars on Tuesday night while the Bombers battle the Kindersley Klippers on Tuesday afternoon.

Full Scoring Summary CLICK HERE

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Other Monday results:

Weyburn 5 Humboldt 3

Notre Dame 7 Nipawin 4

 

Millionaires drop 2021/22 season opener in Kindersley

MILLIONAIRES 2, KLIPPERS 4

The Melville Millionaires opened up their 2021/22 season with a 4-2 loss to the Kindersley Klippers on Sunday night.

Tylin Hilbig, Ethan Mack, Noah Lindsay and Matthew Mazzochi scored for the Klippers while Rylan Bruns (1st SJHL goal) and Jake Spak replied for the Millionaires.

Matthew Pesenti made 34 saves for the Klippers in the win, while Keaton French turned aside 24 of 27 shots in the loss.

The Millionaires will go right back at it on Monday morning at the SJHL Showcase in Warman when they battle the Battlefords North Stars.

Puck drop is at 10:30AM from the Legends Center.

Oct. 2nd Local MJHL/SJHL Recap

 Stampeders 6, Wolverines 1

The Swan Valley Stampeders earned win number 3 on the season on Saturday night after a 6-1 triumph over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines.

Darius Makse, Jamie Valentino, and Trey Sauder each had 1G 1A for the Stamps in the win, while Cody Barnes, Noah Fladager and Jackson Betcher chipped in with singles.

Colby Wotton replied with the lone Wolverine marker.

Stamps' G Dylan Black turned aside 41 of 42 shots in the win, while Liam Tereposky made 15 saves in the loss.

The two teams will once again meet each other on Friday night in Waywayseecappo.

Other Saturday results:

Winnipeg Blues 2 Portage Terriers 1

Winnipeg Freeze 2 Selkirk Steelers 7

Steinbach Pistons 4 Winkler Flyers 1

Virden Oil Capitals 4 Neepawa Titans 5 (OT)

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Terriers 2, Hounds 4

Kevin Anderson had 1G 2A to lead the Notre Dame Hounds to a 4-2 win over the  Yorkton Terriers in their first meeting of the season.

Brendan Kerr, Elliot Dutil, and Connor Nolan also scored for the Hounds while Carson Henry and Erik Boers replied for the Terriers.

Austin Elliot made 22 of 24 saves in the Hounds' net before being kicked out for a match penalty. Ryley Osland stopped all 11 shots in relief.

Jacob Herman made 17 saves on 20 shots in the Terriers' goal.

Yorkton will return to action on Monday night at the SJHL Showcase in Warman when they take on the Flin Flon Bombers. GX94 will broadcast the game with Legacy Co-Op Terriers' hockey, pregame show starts at 7:20, play by play gets underway at 7:30.

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Other Saturday SJHL results:

La Ronge 4 Flin Flon 6

Kindersley 1 Humboldt 5

Nipawin 2 Melfort 4

Estevan 6 Weyburn 3