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Eryk Kobza from Cavalry FC joins us this week to talk about his career, this season with the Cavs so far, the big matchup vs Forge this week and what really happened with that goal celebration where he tried to get into the locked car.

The Calgary Wild have their second last match of the season vs the Halifax Tides. The Wild typically have played well against the Tides so this could be a good opportunity to pick up three points.

The women's edition of the Crowchild Classic returns this weekend after a three year absence. The Dinos and Cougars will face off at MRU in a battle of the two top teams in the Prairie division of Canada West.

The SAIT Trojans have a match on the long weekend, a Calgarian has been called to play in the women's U17 World Cup and the Calgary Blizzard picked up another national trophy in Winnipeg.

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Cavalry FC continued their push for third place on the weekend and battled Pacific to a somewhat disappointing 3-3 draw on Vancouver Island.  Manager Tommy Wheeldon Jr had another word before "poor" in his comments about defending, but I wasn't sure if adding it to the title would trigger explicit warnings for this episode.  We discuss the match.

The Calgary Wild are finishing up their season playing for pride and their jobs. They faced first place AFC Toronto at McMahon Stadium on the weekend and suffered another 2-1 loss to the league leaders.  We review this match as well.

There were a lot of USports matches over the weekend and we provide updates on all of them, including the Dinos men, who only captured 1 of 6 possible points.  The Cougars men had a win and a loss which keeps them in first place in the division.  The Dinos women maintained their unbeaten season while the Cougars beat the other Cougars and lost to Saskatchewan.

The Calgary ACAC derby happened again over the weekend and as usual the SAIT Trojans swept the Ambrose Lions.  Both men's and women's Trojans teams have clinched playoff spots.

A couple of former podcast guests found the back of the net in Europe this weekend.  We give updates about Bori Fayale and Kendall Showers in our final segment. 

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We interview Mount Royal Cougars centre back and captain Bella Chirico about MRU's season so far, her fifth and final year in USports and what to expect at the upcoming Crowchild Classic.  After a two year absence, the rivalry match returns on the Thanksgiving weekend.

Cavalry takes on Pacific in a match that's important for the Cavs playoff positioning.  The Wild have a home match against AFC Toronto where the club is playing for pride and for their jobs.  We preview both matches.

SAIT and Ambrose play this weekend in the still unnamed Calgary ACAC derby. Scott and Jason continue to ponder a catchy name for these matches.  We also preview this weekend's matches for the Dinos and Cougars.

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We review all of this weekend's matches involving Calgary area teams, both pro and post-secondary.

The Calgary Wild broke their losing slide with a 2-0 win in Montreal. However, Vancouver's draw mathematically eliminated the Wild from playoff contention.

Cavalry FC suffered a 3-0 loss to Ottawa that eliminates any hope of finishing top two in the table.

The Dinos men's team had a dismal weekend, dropping both games they played in Edmonton. But that wasn't the case for the MRU Cougars, who won both of their matches and have now vaulted into first place in the divison.

The SAIT Trojans men's team had a big matchup vs Medicine Hat College that will go a long way to determining the south division champion.

The Dinos and Cougars and Trojans women's teams keep racking up the victories as all three sides were undefeated this weekend by a combined score of 20-3.

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Our interview is with Dinos right back Mykena Walker. The fourth year player from Airdrie is part of the Dinos veteran core that's led the school to being ranked 3rd nationally. She talks about her time with the Dinos as well as playing for Blizzard as a youth and in League One Alberta. And we get some background on her goal celebration last weekend.

Calgary's pro clubs both have Saturday morning matches in eastern Canada. Cavalry will face Ottawa while the Wild visit Montreal. We preview both matches.

We preview the Dinos and Cougars in Canada West action and talk about the SAIT Trojans. The Trojans men's team have a huge matchup vs Medicine Hat College this weekend. 

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In our weekend recap episode, we discuss Cavalry FC's victory over Valour which clinched them a playoff spot. We also talk about USports action. The Dinos women drew Macewen to put an end to their perfect record. The Dinos men's team vaulted over the Cougars with a couple of wins while the Cougars could only get 1 point this weekend.

Calgarian Willie Akio capped off his season playing in the Australian NPL state leagues this weekend. He scored a brace to lift his club to win their Grand Final.

One common thread we noticed this weekend were all of the backflip celebrations. In the Cavalry match, both Goteh Ntiginee and Caniggia Elva wowed the crowd with their post goal celebrations. In Edmonton, Mykena Walker surprised the play by play person with a backflip after she scored. And Willie Akio also did his trademark backflip celebration in Australia.

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We interview Cavalry FC centre back Levi Laing about joining the club in mid-season, his career, and his thoughts on his performance as a member of the Cavs thus far. He also talks about his goal of playing international football with either England or Jamaica.

The Calgary Wild lost to the Ottawa Rapid 2-1 on Wednesday night. An injury time goal by DB Pridham extends the Wild losing streak to five games. We talk about the match and what can be gained in these final few matches of 2025.

The Dinos and Cougars men's teams will host schools from British Columbia this weekend. Most notably, MRU will battle #1 nationally ranked UBC. The women's USports clubs are in Edmonton this weekend. The SAIT Trojans have a Friday evening doubleheader in Lethbridge. We preview all of these matches.

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We review Cavalry FC's 3-1 victory over HFX Wanderers on the weekend. This match creates some space between the Cavs and Halifax for third spot in the table.  And if you were wondering what was the deal with Eric Kobza trying to get into the car as part of his goal celebration, we have the behind the scenes answer about what was happening.

The Calgary Wild lost 5-0 to the Montreal Roses and McMahon on the weekend. It just seems to be getting worse for the club as they have now been outscored 15-0 in the past four games.  We discuss the match and Scott provides his theory as to why the Wild have struggled of late.

Dinos and Cougars and Trojans all had matches on the road this weekend.  Between these six teams (men's and women's for each school), they had a combined record of 10 wins and 2 draws.  We summarize their matches.

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Both of Calgary's pro soccer clubs play matches at home at 2pm on Saturday afternoon.  At Spruce Meadows, Cavalry FC faces Halifax in a match that means a lot in the battle for third place in the table.  The Calgary Wild are trying to snap out of their slump when the play Montreal at McMahon Stadium.  We preview both matches.

The Dinos and Cougars men's teams are both heading on a British Columbia road trip.  The Cougars women's team travels to Winnipeg for a couple of matches against the Bisons while the Dinos head to Lethbridge for two matches against the Pronghorns.  The SAIT Trojans also hit the road, travelling up the HIghway #2 to play Red Deer on Saturday and Olds on Sunday.  

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The Calgary Wild were thumped 6-0 by the Vancouver Rise on the weekend. We recap the game and muse about why the wheels have fallen off over the last few matches. It looks like the playoffs are going to be out of reach for the Wild. We talk about how this season hasn't really worked out.

Cavalry FC also suffered a loss on the road this weekend. York United scored some nice goals and defended well and beat Cavalry 3-1. We discuss this lacklustre performance by the Cavs and how the playoff race is shaping up.

The MRU Cougars soundly defeated the U of C Dinos 4-0 in the men's division Crowchild Classic. We talk about that match as well as women's USports action. 

The ACAC started their season this weekend and SAIT racked up a few easy victories. What would it be like to see SAIT join USports and play against the Dinos and Cougars? Could it ever happen?

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