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Huskies Ride 'Lights-Out' Defense to Hardy Cup Final

The victory sets a Nov. 8 title game in Saskatoon against Regina, with conference and national schedules now locked in.

The New Waterford Dodgers captured the Nova Scotia Under-17 Girls’ Baseball Provincial Championship on Aug. 31, defeating New Glasgow 20-9 in Kentville. Members of the team are shown with the championship banner. Front row, from left, Gracie Hearn, Bailey Therrien, Mackenzie Jenkins, Jordan Kicks and Emily Munroe. Back row, from left, Nathan Harries (coach), Alyssa Doyle, Brooklyn Nightingale, Hollie Whelan, Georgia Gerrior, Ainsley O’Handley, Lilly Parris, Abby Doyle (bat girl) and Dominic Therrien (coach). CONTRIBUTED/JENNIFER WISEMAN
The UPEI Panthers’ Kyree Thompson, 0, and Saint Mary’s Huskies’ Jahsemar Olembe, 11, compete for a rebound in an AUS Men’s Basketball Conference game at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in Charlottetown on Nov. 1. The Huskies won the game 96-93 in overtime to split a pair of weekend games.
The UPEI Panthers' Ella Simmons, 23, defends against Lauren Armstrong, 8, of the Saint Mary's Huskies in an AUS Women's Basketball Conference game at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in Charlottetown on Nov. 1. The Panthers won the game 73-48.
The UPEI Panthers won their first-ever game and medal at the 2025 Field Hockey Canada U Sports national invitational championship in Charlottetown on Nov. 2. The Panthers defeated the Dalhousie Tigers 2-0 in the bronze-medal game, played at the UPEI turf field. Members of the Panthers are, front row, from left: Livi Lawlor, Katie Grace Noye, Jenaya Ross, Taryn MacInnis, Molly MacNeill, Leah Senter, Miah Lawlor, Bria Matthews, Alexis Marshall and Charlotte Thompson. Back row: Lacey MacLauchlan (coach), Leah MacPhail, Ella MacDougall, Sophie Crabbe, Kayla Batchilder, Carly Acorn, Olivia Lea, Melia Mason, Sarah Peters, Lauren Graves, Renee McCardle, Rachael Campbell, Kali Smith, Barb Carmichael (manager) and Sydney Livingstone (coach).

Overview

  • Saskatchewan beat UBC 26-7 in the Canada West semifinal as coach Scott Flory lauded a "lights out" unit with defensive linemen and linebackers described as difference makers.
  • Backup quarterback Jake Farrell threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns in his first playoff start but committed three turnovers, with Daniel Wiebe posting 132 receiving yards and Ryker Frank rushing for 192.
  • Regina edged Manitoba 32-29 in overtime to reach the Hardy Cup, which kicks off Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. local time at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.
  • U Sports confirmed the national women’s soccer bracket, slotting Cape Breton as the No. 4 seed against No. 5 Laval in Thursday’s quarterfinal at McMaster University in Hamilton.
  • Regional roundups featured Cape Breton basketball splits and slides, a perfect weekend for UPEI hockey that extended both Panthers teams’ win streaks, and Cape Breton U18 Major teams shut out before Glace Bay high schooler Carson Hogan’s six-point game.