Roughriders Late Rally Falls Just Short, Swept for First Time This Year

Roughriders late rally falls just short, swept for first time this year

DICKINSON — The Dickinson Roughriders have proved to be a resilient team, and that was once again the case in their home conference series against the Bismarck Governors on Tuesday, July 1 at Dakota Community Bank and Trust Ballpark. In the end, however, they came up just one run short and were swept for the first time this season, falling 3-1 in Game 1 and 7-6 in Game 2. Dickinson faced a large 7-2 deficit in Game 2, but struggled to bring home…

Roughriders punter Joe Couch doubled up on singles - Saskatchewan Roughriders

Brett Lauther has quite a cushion on Joe Couch. Lauther, who is three points shy of becoming the third player to reach 1,000 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has amassed 1,028 as a CFLer. Couch — Lauther’s holder and the Roughriders’ punter — got on the scoreboard on Saturday when he registered rouges of 70-plus yards in a 37-18 victory over the B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium. Overall, Couch averaged 50.1 yards on seven punts — four of which had…