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Kelowna hockey looking to move up the ranks: Sports weekend preview

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It's another busy weekend ahead in the Kelowna sports scene:

Kelowna Rockets

The Kelowna Rockets will look to continue to climb the standings after their rocky start to the season but are in tough as they head up to northern B.C. to take on the Prince George Cougars.

Going into the weekend, the Rockets sit ninth in the WHL's Western Conference with a record of 7-7-1-1 but are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10 games. Meanwhile, Prince George sits second in the conference at 11-4-3-2 and has the same record in their last 10 games.

Back on Oct. 2, the Rockets fell to the Cougars 5-2 in their only match-up of the season so far. 

Friday night's puck drop is set for 7 p.m. while Saturday's is at 6 p.m., both at CN Centre in Prince George.

West Kelowna Warriors

The Warriors are back in action this weekend as they play Friday night in Trail and Saturday night back on home ice at Royal LePage Place.

Going into the weekend, West Kelowna sits seventh in the Interior Conference at 6-8-3-1 while the Trail Smoke Eaters are 10-6-1-1, fourth in the conference.

On Friday, the Warriors take on the Smoke Eaters for the fourth time this season. West Kelowna is 1-1-1-0 against Trail in the three previous games. 

The puck drops at 7 p.m. at Cominco Arena on Friday night.

And then on Saturday, the Warriors are back at home to welcome the Okotoks Oilers (7-9-0-0) to town for the first time ever. Last Saturday, the Warriors fell to the Oilers 3-2 in overtime over in Okotoks. 

Puck drop at Royal LePage Place is at 7 p.m.

Kelowna Chiefs

The Chiefs start a three-game homestand as they welcome the Williams Lake Mustangs and the Fernie Ghostriders to Rutland Arena this weekend.

Going into the weekend, the Chiefs sit at the bottom of the Bill Ohlhausen Division with a record of 6-7-0-2. Williams Lake at 5-8-0-2 are at the bottom of the Doug Birks Division while Fernie is fourth in the Eddie Mountain Division - 7-4-1-1.

Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday night.

UBCO Heat

Home

Women's Basketball (2-2)
Nov. 15 vs TWU Spartans (1-3) - 5 p.m. - UBCO Gymnasium
Nov. 16 vs TWU Spartans - 4 p.m. - UBCO Gymnasium

Men's Basketball (1-3)
Nov. 15 vs TWU Spartans (0-4) - 7 p.m. - UBCO Gymnasium
Nov. 16 vs TWU Spartans - 6 p.m. - UBCO Gymnasium

Away

Women's Volleyball (2-2)
Nov. 15 at TWU Spartans (1-3) - 5 p.m. - Langley
Nov. 16 at TWU Spartans - 4 p.m. - Langley

Men's Volleyball (1-3)
Nov. 15 vs TWU Spartans (0-4) - 7 p.m. - Langley
Nov. 16 vs TWU Spartans - 6 p.m. - Langley

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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