Steinbach Regional will meet the College Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens in the South Central Athletic Conference High School Volleyball AAAA junior varsity boys championship game Thursday in Winnipeg. The Sabres defeated the Dakota Lancers 21-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-17 in the semifinals Tuesday night at the SRSS. Steinbach Regional jv girls lost to Northlands Parkway. The Nighthawks rallied from two sets down to beat the Sabres 24-26, 12-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-13. Steinbach Regional varsity boys and varsity girls face Dakota Collegiate in the SCAC semifinals tonight at the SRSS.
Steinbach Regional will face the Oak Park Raiders today (4 p.m.) at the T.G. Smith Arena. The Sabres (3-2) are coming off a 4-3 victory over the Sturgeon Heights Huskies and are in seventh place in the Winnipeg High School Hockey League's Platinum Promotions Division.
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor had two goals each in the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets (15-1) who became the fastest team to 15 wins in NHL history. Winnipeg reached 15 wins faster than the 2022-23 Boston Bruins, 2007-08 Ottawa Senators, 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres, 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers and 1929-30 Boston Bruins who shared the previous record of 17 games. Josh Morrissey chipped in with three assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves. Winnipeg has won seven in row since losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 28th. The Jets will look to improve their road record to 8-0 when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings own the NHL record as they won 11 straight road games to start the 2023-24 season.
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman and assistant coaches Jasmine Mander & Joey Lombardi have been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics. New Zealand complained about a drone flying over practices before the start of the Olympic tournament, prompting FIFA to fine Canada Soccer and strip six standings points from the team. The investigation found no evidence that players had viewed the drone footage.
Manitoba's U19 softball team, which includes Abby Dixon, Chloe Carriere, Danyel Heppner, Emma Franklin, Kali Remillard, Lexi Remillard & Pascale Kihn of the Eastman Wildcats, is preparing for the 2025 Canada Summer Games next August in St. John's. Head coach Dwight Heppner will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on AM 1250 Radio.