On this last weekend of January, 麻豆精选 sports are in full swing with 17 games total over the next two days.
Here鈥檚 a weekend preview and update for all the 麻豆精选 sports teams in season:
麻豆精选 Rockets (WHL)
It鈥檚 been a busy week for the 麻豆精选 Rockets as they鈥檝e already beat the Victoria Royals 4-3 twice on consecutive nights (Tuesday and Wednesday). This weekend is huge as they play a home-and-home against the Vancouver Giants. Tonight鈥檚 game is at the Langley Events Centre as the Rockets look to make it four wins in a row. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, the two teams complete the home-and-home at Prospera Centre. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m.
Going into tonight鈥檚 game, the Rockets are second in the B.C. division with a 20-10-1-3 record (44 points). The Giants are fourth in the division with a 16-18-2-0 record (34 points). 麻豆精选 has struggled against Vancouver this season as they are 1-3-1-0 and have been outscored 24-15.
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All Rockets games are available to watch on WHL Live on CHL TV at watch.CHL.ca or to listen to on 1550AM.
UBCO Heat
Tonight (Jan. 28), UBCO Athletics and Recreation is hosting its first Pride night during the UBCO men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 volleyball games. They welcome the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack to The Furnace (UBCO Gymnasium). The women play at 6 p.m. followed by the men at 8 p.m.
During Friday鈥檚 games, funds will be raised to support Etcetera, a local 2SLGBTQIA+ youth group. Its mission is to bring queer youth together in an intersectional, dynamic, and supportive space. UBCO鈥檚 Equity and Inclusion Office will have a booth set up to give away stickers, pronoun pins and info on how to get involved in the different pride-related activities on campus.
Saturday鈥檚 game times are 3 p.m. for the women and 5 p.m. for the men.
Going into the weekend, the men鈥檚 games are not just meaningful in the standings but for the President鈥檚 Cup. The President鈥檚 Cup is a competition every season between UBCO and TRU where the university with best record over multiple sports (volleyball, basketball and soccer) takes home. TRU is 4-2-1 and a win on Friday night will clinch the cup. The UBCO men can win the cup if they sweep TRU this weekend because the tiebreaker falls in their favour. Overall, the men are 4-4 on the season and sit third in the USPORTS west standings.
The UBCO women have already clinched the President鈥檚 Cup. Overall, they are 5-1 on the season and tied for first in the USPORTS west division with Trinity Western. This weekend is their first action since the first weekend of December.
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Volleyball isn鈥檛 the only Heat sport in action as the men and women鈥檚 basketball teams are in Langley to take on the Trinity Western Spartans. On Friday night, the women play at 6 p.m while the men play at 8 p.m. Saturday鈥檚 games are 3 p.m. for the women and 5 p.m. for the men.
The women are 6-7 on the season. Trinity Western is a tough task as they lead the west with a 10-2 record. The men look to get back in the win column as they are 1-9 on the year.
OC Coyotes
The Coyotes men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams are also hitting the court this weekend. They welcome the Vancouver Island University Mariners to town. The women play at 6 p.m. on tonight (Friday) while the men start at 8 p.m. It鈥檚 an afternoon affair on Saturday as the women tip off 12 p.m. and the men at 2 p.m. After starting 0-2, the women have won four in a row and sit fifth in the CanWest standings. The men are 1-5 on the season and sit sixth in the CanWest standings. Both the men鈥檚 and the women鈥檚 VIU teams are 10-0 this season.
West 麻豆精选 Warriors (BCHL)
After beating Wenatchee and losing to Cranbrook last week, the West 麻豆精选 Warriors welcome the Trail Smoke Eaters to town on Saturday night (Jan.29). Puck drop is at 7 p.m. at the Royal LePage Place. West 麻豆精选 sits fourth in the Interior standings with a 21-13-0-0 record. Trail is 15-14-1-1, sixth in the Interior.
麻豆精选 Chiefs (KIJHL)
The Chiefs are playing a home-and-home with the Summerland Steam. 麻豆精选 hosts Friday night鈥檚 game at the 麻豆精选-Rutland Arena with puck drop at 7 p.m. Saturday鈥檚 puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Arena. 麻豆精选 (19-11-2-0) and Summerland (17-11-1-1) sit second and third in the Bill Ohlhausen Division.
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