Steinbach Regional won its regular season finale 51-14 over the Sturgeon Heights Huskies. Toby Plett threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns while Josiah Griener ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns for the Sabres who finished with a 5-2 record in the Winnipeg High School Football League’s AAAA South East Division.
The Steinbach Pistons and the Niverville Nighthawks were winners in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Mathis Laplante scored twice as the Pistons downed the Northern Manitoba Blizzard 6-2. Sam Noad, Noah Szabo, Brody Green and Brayden Berg also scored for Steinbach. The Nighthawks shaded the Winnipeg Blues 3-2. Jase Konecsni, Matteo Speranza and Carter Spirig did the goal scoring for Niverville.
Jarvis Ewasko had three goals and an assist in the Beausejour Comets 5-3 victory over the Selkirk Fishermen 5-3. Braeden Bowes and Clint Thomas also scored for the Comets who lead the Capital Region Junior Hockey League with a 5-1 record.
The Eastman Selects scored five times in the third period en route to an 8-5 victory over the Interlake Lightning. Kasen Mateychuk scored twice and Calyb Moore had a goal and three assists for the Selects. Noah Stott, Seth Hooper, Lucas Laramee and Daniel De Gagne also scored for Eastman.
The Brandon Wheat Kings are 2-0 on their five-game homestand. Nolan Flamand had a goal and two assists to lead Brandon past the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 at Westoba Place. Caleb Hadland, Giorgos Pantelas and Marcus Nguyen also scored for the Wheat Kings. Brandon netminder Carson Bjarnason made 37 saves.
The Winnipeg Jets are 4-0 to start the 2024-25 NHL season. Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti scored two goals each in the Jets 8-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks 8-3. Vladislav Namestnikov, Neal Pionk, Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor had the other Winnipeg goals.
The Manitoba Moose lost 1-0 to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Moose goaltender Thomas Milic made 18 saves.
Canada’s Shaun Meachem lost his playoff opener at the 2024 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. Meachem along with vice-skip Kelly Schafer, second Chris Haichert and lead Teejay Haichert fell 6-4 to Simon Spits of the Netherlands.