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RAMS PLAYOFF BOUND

WINNIPEG, Man. – The University of Regina Rams punched their ticket to the Canada West playoffs after holding on for a 31-22 road win over Manitoba on Saturday afternoon at University Stadium in Winnipeg.

The Rams (3-5) finish in fourth place in the conference standings with the victory and will now prepare for a Canada West semifinal game at top-ranked Calgary next Friday at McMahon Stadium. Manitoba finishes with an identical 3-5 record, but end up in fifth place and out of the postseason.

The Rams will face Calgary on the road in the Canada West semifinals for the second consecutive season and the third time in the last four years. The Dinos won all three of those postseason contests and have an eight-game winning streak overall against Regina. The two teams will kick off on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Calgary.

 

Riders 19 TiCats 3

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders won their final home game of the 2011 season, 19-3 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saturday afternoon at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders led 7-0 after the first quarter, 17-0 at halftime and 17-3 going into the fourth quarter. The game was not announced as a sellout and the club's sellout string likely ended at 19 games. As you can tell by the photo, there was nowhere 30,000 on hand although close to that many tickets were sold for the contest.

Quinton Porter played the first half at quarterback for Hamilton while Kevin Glenn played the second half and threw four interceptions. The Riders won the turnover battle 5-0. Ryan Dinwiddie saw most of the action at QB for Saskatchewan with Cole Bergquist rotating in at times. Tailback Brandon West had 96 yards rushing for Saskatchewan.

The Riders improve to 5-12 with the win and will finish their season Friday at Edmonton while the Ticats fall to 8-9.

Phone your postgame comments into the Sports Cage After Hours Hotline at 546-CAGE and we'll replay the best calls on Monday's show.