Football, hockey and volleyball headline this week's regional sports calendar

The week’s sports calendar features upcoming football, hockey, basketball and volleyball events across several regions. In Saskatchewan, the Prairie Football Conference and Canada West football resume Sept. 11-12, while the Saskatoon Blades continue their WHL preseason before opening the regular season Sept. 18. Kansas and Missouri will face stronger tests after opening with wins over FCS opponents, with both teams’ offensive lines and Kansas’ untested secondary among the key areas to watch. In Iowa, coverage will focus on rivalry football games and early-season volleyball and girls tennis matchups involving teams from the Council Bluffs area.