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Sports Round-Up: Wednesday, Mar. 29 – DiscoverMooseJaw.com

It all gets going on Friday for the Moose Jaw Warriors, as they embark on the 2023 Western Hockey League Playoffs. Their first-round opponent was the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who the Warriors had success against in the regular season with a 3-1 record. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm at the Hangar on Friday and Saturday and Country 100 is the place to catch all the action. It was a packed gymnasium at Vanier Collegiate on Tuesday morning, as students, teachers, parents, and coaches showed their support for their senior girls’ basketball squad for their recent provincial championship victory. Grade…Continue Reading

Flag football moves one step closer to becoming an Olympic sport

Flag football took another step towards potentially becoming an Olympic sport when its governing association received approval from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Wednesday. The IOC Executive Board proposed that the International Federal of American Football (IFAF) — the association which oversees international flag football — be approved by the full IOC. IFAF will now have to wait until mid-October when the IOC holds its full session in Mumbai, India, where members will vote on the proposal. In a statement later Wednesday, IFAF said it “welcomes” the IOC board’s proposal. “We are optimistic regarding the vote of…Continue Reading

2023 World Baseball Classic finals: USA vs. Japan odds, picks, predictions, time, best bets from proven experts

Team USA can win its second straight World Baseball Classic title when it squares off against two-time champion Japan in the 2023 WBC championship game on Tuesday at loanDepot park in Miami. In the most recent WBC six years ago, the Americans beat Puerto Rico to earn their only WBC title. Meanwhile Japan won the title the first two times the event was held, in 2006 and ’09. (The Dominican Republic won the only other WBC championship, in ’13.) The Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly is scheduled to start for Team USA, while lefty Shota Imanaga is expected to take the mound…Continue Reading

Lovat will be missing three key figures this weekend due to wedding

Wedding bells will toll a treble blow to Lovat as they visit Glasgow Mid Argyll on Saturday in the battle of the two lowest-placed teams in the Mowi Premiership. For the Kiltarlity team will head down the A9 without manager Jamie Matheson and experienced players Daniel Grieve and Callum Cruden. Fitness coach Paul Mellis will step in to the breach as a stand-in team boss. “It’s an unfortunate clash but the three of us have been committed to this wedding for some time,” said Matheson. “Craig Mainland, Chris Johnston and Lewis Tawse, who all missed last week’s defeat at Kingussie…Continue Reading

Thousands turnout for parade through Inverness for Highland Pride

Thousands turnout for parade through Inverness for Highland Pride Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. tick An icon of a tick mark.…Continue Reading

Pickleball at Fenway Park | CTV News

Boston – The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid were being laid out in Fenway Park on Tuesday in preparation for a weekend that will give fans of the sport a chance to watch the pros play or even give it a try themselves in the outfield of the Red Sox historic home. “Not only is it pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the US, but also it’s pickleball inside of Fenway,” Pickle4 America President Ben Weinberger said in an interview while standing where the Red Sox right fielder would usually play. “We’ll…Continue Reading

Plans for new community sports complex given go-ahead

Plans for new community sports complex given go-ahead (Image: Unsplash) PLANS for a new community sports complex in Lennoxtown have been given the green light. East Dunbartonshire Council has approved plans to redevelop the current High Park site by installing a new all-weather sports pitch and extending the existing changing pavilion to increase capacity. The £4.3m development will see the existing grass playing fields replaced by a single 3G Astroturf pitch to allow for more frequent use throughout the year as opposed to the current restricted use due to weather conditions. Glasgow Times: The existing single storey pavilion – which…Continue Reading

Shock at Kerry crash death of ‘great dad’ Maurice Moriarty

Much-loved retired postman was killed in a tragic accident on Saturday outside his home village of Ballylongford Gardaí continues to investigate the circumstances of the two-car collision at Ballyline West – about a kilometer to the south of the village – which happened at around 4pm on Saturday. Mr Moriarty (75) was pronounced dead at the scene, with three occupants of the car his vehicle collided with being rushed to hospital with injuries – including a female, in her teens, who was taken by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital. It is understood they were visiting the area. A man…Continue Reading