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Randy Merkley Sports Director / Play-by-Play Host		89.5 The Hawk is the Exclusive Voice of Chilliwack Bruins WHL Hockey.   Randy Merkley brings you the Play-by-Play of all regular and post season games.     We would love to get your local sports events on the air but we need your help. If you have local events and results from your sports teams, we would appreciate it greatly if someone from your team could send them to us.
You can do this in a few different ways. Call us: 604 795-6345 Fax: 604 795-9472 Email: sports@895thehawk.com Give us the times, dates and details of the event. When providing local scores, include names of your athletes who had a great game. How many goals did they score, how many points, home runs, golf score etc. We will do our best job to promote your team and your upcoming games. We look forward to providing Chilliwack with the best local sports coverage possible.

 

Current Sports Stories 9/5/2010 Pre-Season: Bruins Even the Score Against the Blazers Robin Soudek notched a hat trick, leading the Chilliwack Bruins to a 6-3 victory last night over the Kamloops Blazers in a pre-season game in Mission. Soudek is a product of the Czech Republic, and was playing in his first game as a Bruin, after coming over in a trade with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Also scoring last night for the Bruins was Roman Horak and 15-year-olds Clay Spencer and Ryan Harrison. The Bruins take on the Vancouver Giants next weekend in a pair of pre-season games. Friday's game will be played in Ladner and Saturday they're back at Propsera Centre in Chilliwack. 9/4/2010 Yankees Win, Mariners lose The New York Yankees matched their longest winning streak of the season with a 7-3 victory over Toronto. The Yankees' seventh straight win keeps them a game-and-a-half ahead of Tampa Bay in the American League East. -- The Mariners shut out the Indians last night. Seattle won 1-0 over Cleveland. The teams play again tonight in Seattle. 9/4/2010 A Devil of a summer for Illya Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk is officially a New Jersey Devil. The NHL signed off on his latest long-term contract with the Devils after rejecting the first one. The NHL approved a revised 15-year, 100 million dollar US deal. That's after reaching an agreement with the Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. 9/4/2010 B.C. Lions. . . . . Win BC Lions coach Wally Buono says winning is always a relief, especially after two months of losing. BC won for the first time since the opening week of the season, ending a seven-game losing run with a 38-17 win at Montreal. Chris Leak was unable to fill the shoes of injured Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, as Montreal ended a 13-game home winning streak. 9/4/2010 Chilliwack Bruins Face Off Tonight in Mission The Chilliwack Bruins hope to even the odds against the Kamloops Blazers tonight. The Bruins lost the first pre-season game against the Blazers last night with a final score of 8-3. The teams played in Chase yesterday and rematch in Mission tonight. 9/3/2010 Carey Price Signs with Habs Goalie Carey Price wants to prove to the Montreal Canadiens that it was money well spent. The restricted free agent signed a two-year contract with the Canadiens worth 5.5 million dollars US. Price is coming off a spotty 2009-2010 season, and will be looking to show the Canadiens they made the right choice when they traded Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis. Halak bumped Price from the starting job at the end of the season and led the Habs on a surprise run to the Eastern Conference finals. 9/2/2010 Curling Starts Again It's time to hurry...haaarrrdd into a new curling season Chilliwack. The Curling Club is hosting Novice clinics September 13, 14 and 15. They'll cost you 20 bucks. Open ice is available starting Sunday the 12th. Curling night leagues begin the 17th, with day leagues starting on the 20th. For more information go to curlchilliwack.org 9/1/2010 Another Season of Rubgy Awaits The Chilliwack Rugby Fall league is starting up at the end of the month. Practices begin September 7th. The U-19 games are played Saturday mornings, while the U-15 and U-17 teams play on Sundays. For more information or to register check out chilliwackrugby.com 9/1/2010 Seahawks Trade Cornerback The Seattle Seahawks traded starting cornerback Josh Wilson to the Baltimore Ravens yesterday for a conditional draft pick in 2011. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team is deep enough at corner to be able to part with Wilson. Seahawks open the regular season September 12th at Quest against the San Francisco 49ers. 9/1/2010 Chelios Call's It a Career 26 NHL seasons is enough for Chris Chelios. The 48-year-old is retiring as the longest tenured defenceman in league history. Chelios will become an adviser with the Detroit Red Wings. 8/31/2010 Clemens Makes First Appearance in Washington Roger Clemens made what might be the most important pitch of his life down in Washington, DC. The seven-time Cy Young winner pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to US Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. He could spend 30 years in prison if found guilty on all charges, but would more likely serve no more than 21 months. 8/31/2010 Former Lion Cut By Seahawks Former BC Lion Ricky Foley was among the cuts announced by the Seattle Seahawks, as the team trimmed its roster to the mandated 75-man limit. Foley was named the CFL's top Canadian last season with the Lions.