College of Regina Cougars stay atop U Sports activities rankings

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The University of Regina Cougars are the top-ranked workforce in U Sports activities girls’s basketball for the third consecutive week.

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The Cougars improved their Canada West report to 6-0 final weekend by sweeping the College of Manitoba Bisons on the Centre for Kinesiology, Well being and Sport.

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Regina received 75-62 on Friday on the power of a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double by Jade Belmore. She adopted up Saturday with 28 factors, 9 rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a 91-82 U of R victory.

Subsequent up for the Cougars is that this weekend’s street set with the UBC Okanagan Warmth in Kelowna, the place the Cougars males’s basketball workforce (4-2) will even play a pair of video games.

Final weekend, the U of R’s males’s squad break up with Manitoba, dropping 85-76 at residence on Friday earlier than rebounding for an 81-73 victory one night time later.

The Cougars’ Carter Millar had a double-double in every recreation. He put up 18 factors and 12 assists on Friday and 23 factors and 14 rebounds within the finale.

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MARQUEE MATCHUP

Two of the highest groups within the Saskatchewan Feminine Below-18 AAA Hockey League are to fulfill Friday night time at Duncan McNeill Enviornment in Wilcox.

The host Notre Dame Hounds carry a 10-2-0-0 report into an 8 o’clock matchup with the Regina Avana Rebels (10-3-0-0).

Notre Dame, Regina and the Swift Present Innovation Credit score Union Wildcats (10-4-0-0) are tied for first place with 30 factors. The Hounds have one recreation in hand on Regina and have performed two fewer video games than Swift Present.

The Rebels are to play host to the Weyburn Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings on Sunday (1 p.m., Co-operators Centre).

Additionally on Sunday, Notre Dame will entertain the Prince Albert Northern Bears, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Swift Present is to go to the Battlefords Sharks on Saturday and Sunday.

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TITANS TRIUMPH

Kylan Wol-Harden scored 33 factors to guide the O’Neill Titans to a 77-60 victory over the Sheldon-Williams Spartans in Regina Intercollegiate Basketball League junior boys motion Tuesday.

In one other junior boys recreation, Mafope Soyemi’s 23 factors led the Miller Marauders to an 88-59 victory over the Johnson Wildcats, who obtained 18 factors from Colton Thomson.

Additionally on Tuesday, Chloe Reiger paced the Riffel Royals with 18 factors as they defeated the Luther Lions 48-37 in a junior ladies recreation. Megan Graf scored 10 factors for Luther.

WINGS WIN

Matt Schoephoerster made 38 saves to backstop the Weyburn Pink Wings to a 4-1 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League victory over the Yorkton Terriers on Tuesday at Crescent Level Place.

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Jackson Hassman had two objectives, together with an empty-netter.

Additionally on Tuesday, Ethan Strik scored at 3:36 of extra time give the La Ronge Ice Wolves a 4-3 victory over Notre Dame at Duncan McNeill Enviornment.

Dawson Smith made 43 saves for La Ronge. Carson Baylis had two objectives for the Hounds.

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