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Saturday was a special night for the captain of Swift Current Broncos last year.

Defenceman Owen Pickering suited up in his first National Hockey League game with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that drafted him in the first round 21st overall in 2022.

The St. Adolphe, Manitoba product recorded his first NHL point just 6:34 into the game against the San Jose Sharks picking up a secondary assist on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal.

The Portage Terriers got back to their winning ways on Saturday night beating the Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3-2.

After starting slowly against the Blizzard on Friday, Portage came out much stronger in the first period. Cam Bullinger and Nolan Nenow caused a turnover in the corner and hit Scott Cousins in the slot with a pass. He made no mistake low blocker to open the scoring. The Blizzard would respond with Marlen Edwards coming out from the corner and beating Mitchell Kathler over his glove. 1-1 after 1.

As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers gear up for Sunday’s Grey Cup against the Toronto Argonauts, Head Coach Mike O’Shea emphasized the team’s meticulous preparation, camaraderie, an

The Klippers are off to a fantastic start this season, bringing a thrilling level of hockey to the community. To get an insider perspective, we recently caught up with Kyle Adamson, the team's all-around go-to guy, handling everything from music to announcing and governing the team. His energy and passion come through his fantastic announcing and memorable one-liners.

Zone 4 High School Volleyball Championships

Varsity Boys
A Final
Elm Creek over Miami 25-17, 25-17, 25-21
AA Final
Rosenort over Morris 25-18, 25-9, 27-25
AAA Final
Garden Valley over Morden 25-14, 25-17, 25-6

Varsity Girls
A Final
Miami over Elm Creek 25-20, 18-25, 25-16, 25-17
AA Final
Rosenort over St. Paul's (Elie) 25-20, 25-20, 25-23
AAA Final
Miller over Garden Valley 25-16, 27-29, 25-19, 25-12

The Portage Terriers’ 11-game win streak came to an end on Friday night when they lost 4-3 to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

The Terriers have struggled early in games throughout the season and Friday night was no different. Midway through the first period Keenan McNeill snapped home a shot over the shoulder of Terrier goalie Ryan Velan on the power play. 38 seconds later the Blizzard scored again with a Marlen Edwards point shot deflecting into the net.

It was not an ideal start for Steinbach, giving up the first two goals of the game before digging themselves out of the hole and eventually posted a 7-3 win to extend their win streak to 8 games.

To open the contest, the Pistons were a little scattered and it allowed the scrappy Winnipeg Freeze to kind of hang around and eventually, find a way to grab a 2-0 lead, notching a pair of markers 18 seconds apart.

For the first time since October 4th, the Richardson Pioneer found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard at the end of regulation Friday night, as they fell 4-3 to the visiting Battlefords North Stars at Crescent Point Place. 

"Lots of guys started off moving their feet, and just weren't finding that puck luck, just weren't earning those puck battles and those puck races," said Red Wings assistant coach Willy Mason after the game. 

The Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) Saints Volleyball Team capped off their season with a thrilling victory, sweeping their opponents 3-0 sets in the West Winnipeg Athletic Conference tier 2 championship game. The win was not just a celebration of athletic excellence but also marked the end of an era for four key players: Grace Moar, Mackenzie Nicoll, Loewen Hunter, and Brooke Fox, who are set to graduate this year.

Head coach Braden Schrader praised his team for their impressive performance, noting how the girls were able to overcome minor mistakes to secure the win. 

St. Louis-born and raised defenceman Brayden Duy has been a welcome addition to the Okotoks Oilers roster this year.

While hockey thrives in Canada, it's not normally the sport of choice for Americans.

"The first neighbourhood that I lived in, there was a bunch of kids my age. We all just kind of went out there and played every single sport you could imagine, hockey was one of them and that just was the one that I picked. I have loved it ever since," Duy explained.