The Northlands Parkway Nighthawks brought home the South Central Athletic Conference finalist banner back to Winkler on Thursday night. The Nighthawks fell in three sets to the Olympiens in the SCAC AAAA junior varsity girls volleyball championship game at College Jeanne-Sauve. The Olympiens swept NPC 25-12, 25-15, 25-20 in the final.
The Garden Valley Zodiacs and Miller Aces are Zone 4 High School AAA Varsity volleyball ball champions. The Zodiacs swept Morden 25-14, 25-17, 25-6 in the boys final while the Aces defeated GVC 25-16, 27-29, 25-19, 25-12 in the girls final.
Hayden Janzen made 67 saves as Northlands Parkway edged Portage Collegiate 2-1 in the lone Zone 4 High School Hockey League game. Stanley Funk and Carson Driedger did the goal scoring for the Nighthawks. Denzel Hobson had the lone goal for the Trojans. PCI goaltender Carter Walker faced 54 shots.
The Winnipeg Jets dropped a 4-1 decision to Tampa Bay. Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Lightning. Adam Lowry had the lone goal for the Jets who suffered just their second loss of the season. Winnipeg had a chance to become the fastest team in NHL history to get 16 wins in a season (17 games). The Jets (15-2) wrap up their three-game road trip Saturday when they meet the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira is the CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian. Oliveira led the league in rushing yards for the second year in a row and also led the CFL in yards from scrimmage. Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. is the Most Outstanding Defensive Player; Toronto's Janarian Grant is the Most Outstanding Special Teams Player; Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman is Ryan Hunter of the Argos; Edmonton Elks linebacker Nick Anderson the Most Outstanding Rookie and Montreal's Jason Maas is the Coach of the Year. The Blue Bombers will meet the Argonauts in the 111th Grey Cup Sunday in Vancouver.
The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission wrapped up its three-day visit to check out selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Next year, the Games plan, venues & competition schedule, medal event program and athlete quota will be finalized.