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CTV News
3 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Last-second field goal by ‘clutch' Paredes lifts Stampeders to 28-27 win over Bombers
Rene Paredes received a vote of confidence from an impressed opponent after the veteran kicker booted another game-winning field goal as time expired. Paredes kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Calgary Stampeders (6-3) to a thrilling 28-27 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-4) on Saturday. Just 61 seconds earlier, Winnipeg's Sergio Castillo tied a CFL record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to give the Blue Bombers a 26-25 advantage. 'He got the last laugh again,' said Castillo, who also kicked a 100-yard single on the ensuing kickoff to put Winnipeg up by two points. 'I think it was like three game-winning kicks he has when I play against him.' Castillo was impressed that Paredes was able to keep his composure after missing a 46-yarder with just over three minutes left on the clock. 'Him being a 14-, 15-year vet, that speaks volumes because anybody can make one in the fourth, but can you miss one and then bounce back mentally, so props to Rene for that, because between those two ears, I bet there's a lot of negativity, because it's happened to me before,' said Castillo, who finished the game with four field goals. Paredes also had four field goals and added two singles for the Stamps, who snapped a two-game losing streak. 'Same as every kick — been there 12 times already (with walk-off field goals),' said Paredes, who commended his teammates for putting him in great positions to succeed. 'Our offence is pretty good. I'm not having the best season this year. But I'm going to keep grinding and working. This (game) probably helps me.' After missing the previous game with a head injury, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. returned to the lineup and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tevin Jones. 'Clutch Rene, I'm happy to have him on my side,' said Adams, who completed 17-of-24 passes for 300 yards. 'It just feels great to beat a great Winnipeg team three times in one year. We know we're going to probably see them again in the playoffs.' Starting quarterback Zach Collaros threw a touchdown pass to Jerreth Sterns for the Bombers, while his backup Chris Streveler ran for a TD. After missing Winnipeg's previous game with a neck injury, Collaros looked fine in his return as he completed 21-of-26 passes for 214 yards. Collaros connected on the first four passes he threw on Winnipeg's first drive of the game to help set up a 49-yard field goal by Castillo at 4:47 of the first quarter. Trey Vaval returned a punt 33 yards back to Calgary's 13-yard line later in the opening quarter. Three plays later, Streveler plunged into the end zone for a one-yard touchdown to put the visitors up 10-0. The Bombers then added to their lead 63 seconds into the second quarter when Sterns caught a 23-yard TD pass from Collaros to cap off a seven-play, 78-yard drive. The Stamps answered right back 69 seconds later when Jones hauled in a long bomb from Adams and ran the rest of the way for a 78-yard TD. 'We were pretty bad in the first quarter,' said Calgary coach and general manager Dave Dickenson. 'They definitely had the momentum, but we were making a lot of mistakes and really, we just hung in there. It really was that play to Tevin that started the offence figuring stuff out.' Paredes added a 90-yard single on the ensuing kickoff to pull the Stamps within nine points. Thanks to a 25-yard catch followed by a 32-yard run by Brady Oliveira, the Bombers moved deep into Calgary territory once again, but came up empty-handed when they turned the ball over on downs. Linebacker Jacob Roberts was credited with stopping Streveler short of gaining the yard he needed after Winnipeg coach Mike O'Shea decided to gamble on third down. After Castillo kicked a 53-yard field goal to put the Bombers up 20-8, Adams responded by leading the Stamps on a five-play, 70-yard drive that he capped off by tossing an eight-yard TD pass to Jones. After Paredes booted an 87-yard single, Castillo kicked a 37-yard field goal with six seconds left in the first half to put Winnipeg up 23-16. Paredes accounted for all of the scoring in the third quarter as he kicked a 13-yard field goal and then added another one from 31 yards out The Calgary kicker then booted a 34-yard field goal at 2:15 of the fourth quarter to give Calgary a 25-23 lead. The Stamps had a chance to add to that lead, but he missed a 46-yard field goal attempt wide to the right to give Winnipeg the ball back with 3:13 left on the clock. Castillo then booted his long bomb to tie the CFL record that Paul McCallum of the Saskatchewan Roughriders set in 2001. 'It was probably all the 20 tortillas that my mother-in-law made me when she got here from Texas,' said the affable kicker, who would like nothing more than to earn the chance to play the Stamps again in the playoffs. 'They're all homemade, so I got a lot of extra power there.' Up next Blue Bombers: Host the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. Stampeders: Host the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, Aug. 23. -- Laurence Heinen This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2025.
CBC
3 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Last-second field goal boots Stampeders to 28-27 victory in tight game against Blue Bombers
Social Sharing Rene Paredes received a vote of confidence from an impressed opponent after the veteran kicker booted another game-winning field goal as time expired. Paredes kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Calgary Stampeders (6-3) to a thrilling 28-27 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-4) in Calgary on Saturday. Just 61 seconds earlier, Winnipeg's Sergio Castillo tied a CFL record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to give the Blue Bombers a 26-25 advantage. "He got the last laugh again," said Castillo, who also kicked a 100-yard single on the ensuing kickoff to put Winnipeg up by two points. "I think it was like three game-winning kicks he has when I play against him." Castillo was impressed that Paredes was able to keep his composure after missing a 46-yarder with just over three minutes left on the clock. "Him being a 14-, 15-year vet, that speaks volumes because anybody can make one in the fourth, but can you miss one and then bounce back mentally, so props to Rene for that, because between those two ears, I bet there's a lot of negativity, because it's happened to me before," said Castillo, who finished the game with four field goals. Paredes also had four field goals and added two singles for the Stamps, who snapped a two-game losing streak. "Same as every kick — been there 12 times already (with walk-off field goals)," said Paredes, who commended his teammates for putting him in great positions to succeed. "Our offence is pretty good. I'm not having the best season this year. But I'm going to keep grinding and working. This [game] probably helps me." After missing the previous game with a head injury, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. returned to the lineup and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tevin Jones. "Clutch Rene, I'm happy to have him on my side," said Adams, who completed 17-of-24 passes for 300 yards. "It just feels great to beat a great Winnipeg team three times in one year. We know we're going to probably see them again in the playoffs." Starting quarterback Zach Collaros threw a touchdown pass to Jerreth Sterns for the Bombers, while his backup Chris Streveler ran for a TD. After missing Winnipeg's previous game with a neck injury, Collaros looked fine in his return as he completed 21-of-26 passes for 214 yards. Collaros connected on the first four passes he threw on Winnipeg's first drive of the game to help set up a 49-yard field goal by Castillo at 4:47 of the first quarter. Trey Vaval returned a punt 33 yards back to Calgary's 13-yard line later in the opening quarter. Three plays later, Streveler plunged into the end zone for a one-yard touchdown to put the visitors up 10-0. The Bombers then added to their lead 63 seconds into the second quarter when Sterns caught a 23-yard TD pass from Collaros to cap off a seven-play, 78-yard drive. The Stamps answered right back 69 seconds later when Jones hauled in a long bomb from Adams and ran the rest of the way for a 78-yard TD. "We were pretty bad in the first quarter," said Calgary coach and general manager Dave Dickenson. "They definitely had the momentum, but we were making a lot of mistakes and really, we just hung in there. It really was that play to Tevin that started the offence figuring stuff out." Paredes added a 90-yard single on the ensuing kickoff to pull the Stamps within nine points. Thanks to a 25-yard catch followed by a 32-yard run by Brady Oliveira, the Bombers moved deep into Calgary territory once again, but came up empty-handed when they turned the ball over on downs. Linebacker Jacob Roberts was credited with stopping Streveler short of gaining the yard he needed after Winnipeg coach Mike O'Shea decided to gamble on third down. After Castillo kicked a 53-yard field goal to put the Bombers up 20-8, Adams responded by leading the Stamps on a five-play, 70-yard drive that he capped off by tossing an eight-yard TD pass to Jones. After Paredes booted an 87-yard single, Castillo kicked a 37-yard field goal with six seconds left in the first half to put Winnipeg up 23-16. Paredes accounted for all of the scoring in the third quarter as he kicked a 13-yard field goal and then added another one from 31 yards out. The Calgary kicker then booted a 34-yard field goal at 2:15 of the fourth quarter to give Calgary a 25-23 lead. The Stamps had a chance to add to that lead, but he missed a 46-yard field goal attempt wide to the right to give Winnipeg the ball back with 3:13 left on the clock. Castillo then booted his long bomb to tie the CFL record that Paul McCallum of the Saskatchewan Roughriders set in 2001. "It was probably all the 20 tortillas that my mother-in-law made me when she got here from Texas," said the affable kicker, who would like nothing more than to earn the chance to play the Stamps again in the playoffs. "They're all homemade, so I got a lot of extra power there." The Blue Bombers will host the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday.
Global News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Bombers stampeded in Calgary for first loss of season
In the first-ever 'Stampede Bowl', the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were run over in Calgary, tasting defeat for the first time this season. The Bombers fell to 3-1 after a 37-16 loss to the Calgary Stampeders Thursday night. Coming off their best offensive game of the season against the Edmonton Elks, the Bombers offence struggled on this night, scoring just one touchdown along with three Sergio Castillo field goals. Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros threw two interceptions, which were both returned for touchdowns. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Running back Brady Oliveira returned to the lineup after missing two games due to injury and had 61 rushing yards on 13 carries, along with 51 yards on six receptions. The Bombers defence, which had been stellar in three games this season, gave up 332 yards and did not record a sack or interception. Story continues below advertisement Things unravelled on the game's first drive for the Bombers as Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. hit Clark Barnes for a 43-yard touchdown. And then late in the first quarter, Collaros was intercepted by Calgary's Damon Webb, who returned it for a 30-yard major. The Stamps found the endzone two more times in the second quarter on an 11-yard receiving touchdown from Damien Alford, and a two-yard rushing touchdown from Dedrick Mills giving Calgary a 29-6 lead at the half. Mills ran for 93 yards on 18 carries. Collaros would toss his second pick-six in the fourth quarter as Derrick Moncrief returned the interception 70 yards for a score. The Bombers now head into their second bye week of the season before a rematch with the Stampeders, who are also 3-1, on Friday, July 18 in Winnipeg.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Castillo boots five field goals to lead Blue Bombers to 15-9 win over Roughriders
Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler (17) hands off to DaMarcus Fields (22) during first-half CFL action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Winnipeg on Saturday, May 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 15-9 in Canadian Football League pre-season action on Saturday. Sergio Castillo booted five field goals for the Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium. In other action game, the Ottawa Redblacks earned a 23-7 road victory over the Montreal Alouettes. The Redblacks pulled away with a 17-point third quarter. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats scored 10 points in the final quarter and defeated the visiting Toronto Argonauts 24-16. Marc Liegghio had three field goals for the Tabbies, who got touchdowns from Treshaun Ward and Johnny Augustine. Toronto, which trailed 6-0 at halftime, got a touchdown from receiver Jake Herslow and running back Miyan Williams, and a field goal from Alfredo Gachuz Lozada. The Calgary Stampeders built up a 21-1 lead at halftime and then coasted to a 31-4 win over the visiting Edmonton Elks. Stampeders' quarterback Phillip Walker Junior threw for 138 yards and one touchdown as the hosts jumped out to a 15-1 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Logan Bonner scored two touchdowns on the ground, while receiver Daylen Baldwin had one touchdown reception. Veteran kicker Rene Paredes went 3-for-3 in field goal attempts, including one from 52 yards. Vincent Blanchard had a 40-yard field goal for the Elks. The CFL regular season kicks off June 5. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 24, 2025. The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Blue Bombers triumph in preseason opener
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the first of their two preseason contests in a 15-9 decision over the prairie rival Saskatchewan Roughriders at Princess Auto Stadium. Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo made good on every field goal attempt, connecting from 19, 50, 41, 18 and 21 yards. Zach Collaros tossed for 93 passing while completing 10 of his 13 passes, with zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Bombers and Roughriders will meet again on Friday, May 30, in Regina for the final tune-up before the regular season. Kick-off is 8 p.m. CT.
