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SPHL semifinals are set: Battleford, Meota both move on

Playoff matchups are set for the semifinal round in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.
This was action from the Civic Centre Friday as Meota hammered Spiritwood 10-3 to advance to the sem
This was action from the Civic Centre Friday as Meota hammered Spiritwood 10-3 to advance to the semifinals. Photo by John Cairns

Playoff matchups are set for the semifinal round in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.

The Battleford Beaver Blues will take on the Radisson Wheatkings in one series, with the first game going Saturday night at the Battleford Arena and game two Sunday in Radisson.

Meanwhile the Meota Combines and the Turtleford Tigers will meet in the other series. Game one goes Friday in North Battleford at the Civic Centre, game two is in Turtleford Sunday while game three is in North Battleford Tuesday, Feb. 25. Both series are best-of-five.

On Friday, the Combines advanced with a 10-3 home win over Spiritwood to sweep that series in three games. Kyle Gregoire scored four goals for the Combines while Blake Tatchell and Daxen Collins had two-goal nights in the win.

The Beaver Blues also advanced Friday with a lopsided 11-1 win over Maymont to sweep their series. Ten different players got goals for Battleford, with Justin Blacklock scoring two of them.

The other two series each went to a winner-take-all fifth game. After Glaslyn forced a fifth game with a 4-3 win on Saturday, the Tigers came through with a 4-0 win on Sunday to take that series.

Meanwhile, the Wheatkings won their series with the Perdue Pirates with a 5-4 overtime win on Sunday.