Herb Gray will be the eighth person to be enshrined on the Winnipeg Football Club's ring of honour. It will take place at half-time of this Saturday's game between the Bombers and B.C. Lions at Investors Group Field.

The Texas native played both defensive end and guard for the Bombers between 1956 and 1965, when the Blue and Gold went to six Grey Cups and won four of them.

Gray was the first defensive end to win the CFL's most outstanding lineman award, capturing that honour in 1960. He was a seven time West Division all-star and a one time CFL all-star. He was the team's defensive captain for nine seasons.

Gray, who passed away in 2011, was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 1984. He entered the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

The Bombers can clinch their first playoff berth since 2011 this weekend if they beat the Lions, and the Argos and Alouettes both lose their games.

WESMEN'S BEST

Basketball's Denzel Lynch-Blair and soccer's Gelsomina Vanderhooft have been named the University of Winnipeg Wesmen athletes of the week.

Lynch-Blair captured the men's honour after pouring in 33 points over two pre-season wins over the Lakehead Thunderwolves in Thunder Bay. The third year guard also had eight assists and four steals. The Wesmen will be back in action this weekend at the University of Manitoba Invitational tournament.

Vanderhooft was named the MVP of both women's soccer games over the weekend against MacEwan and Mount Royal. She was on the field for 90-plus minutes in both matches and has started all eight contests this season.

The Wesmen this week have a home-and-home with the Manitoba Bisons, which will serve as the soccer portion of the 26th annual Duckworth Challenge. The first game goes Thursday at 6 p.m. at Investors Group Field, with the rematch slated for Saturday at noon at Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.

OLIVEIRA ON FIRE

Winnipeg native Brady Oliveira has had a monster two weeks running the football for the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

The sophomore running back ripped off 22 runs for a career high 171 yards and two touchdowns on Sept. 24 in a 17-15 win over host Montana State and then carried the ball 20 times for 127 yards and a major on Saturday in a 31-24 home win over No. 16 ranked Cal Poly.

Oliveira shares the running back duties with John Santiago, who got hurt early in the first quarter of Saturday's win.

DALKE BURYING THEM

Ben Dalke of the Virden Oil Capitals has been named the Manitoba Junior Hockey League player of the week.

The 18-year-old La Salle product scored five goals in three games last week, and he leads the league with six tallies in five contests. The Oil Capitals are 2-2-1 through five games.

The runners-up for the award were Steinbach Pistons forward William Koop and Winnipeg Blues forward Dallas Tulik.

FUNK IN NO FUNK

Central Plains Capitals forward Reilly Funk is the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League's player of the week.

Funk, a Portage product, fired two goals and added three assists in his team's two season opening games over the weekend. He had a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over Brandon and then had a tally and a helper in a 9-3 triumph over the Norman Northstars.

GOALIES WANTED

The Manitoba Women's Junior Hockey League is looking for a couple of goaltenders.

The league, which features seven teams, is short two goalies for the 2016-17 season, which started a little more than a week ago.

Any women interested in tending the twine who are between the ages of 18 and 21 should contact MWJHL commissioner Kirk Kuppers at kkuppers@shaw.ca.