Local Sports

Team Manitoba went 7-0 and won gold at a prep softball tournament in Macks Creek, Missouri last weekend. 

The U19 team has begun preparing for the 2025 Canada Summer Games next August in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. 

Team Manitoba's 18-player roster includes Jessie Henry, Kendall Charles, Ky Soloman & Naomi McKay of the Westman Magic along with Danika Nell of Boissevain who played for the Provincial U19 AAA champion Smitty's Terminators this past ball season.

Manitoba's U19 softball team, which includes Brooklyn Friesen, Molly Conrad & Nelia Fehr of Central Energy, 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 CFAM Radio 950.

The Winnipeg Jets soared to a decisive 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden last night, showcasing their offensive depth and resilience.

Mark Scheifele set the pace, scoring just 57 seconds into the game. The Rangers countered late in the first period with a goal from Will Cuylle, bringing the score to 1-1.

Midway through the second, Gabe Vilardi netted a power-play goal, giving the Jets a 2-1 lead. The Rangers responded before the period ended, tying it up once again.

Ponoka speed skater, Maddison Pearman, has been selected to join Canada’s long track team for the start of the 2024-25 international season.  

Pearman is coming off of a World Speed Skating Championships Team Sprint win in February.  

Harlen Bridges had a hat trick and the Hamiota/Rivers/Elton/Strathclair Huskies defeated Vincent Massey (2) 7-4 in the lone Westman High School Hockey League game Tuesday night in Rivers. Sev Antonio, Jaxen Dziver, Samuel Rivas-Banos and Kirk Bayes also scored for the Huskies. Rhett Ryden, Mason Twordik, Ethan Furtney and Kolby Lavich replied for Massey.

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. 

Northlands Parkway will meet the College Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens in the South Central Athletic Conference High School Volleyball AAAA junior varsity girls championship game Thursday in Winnipeg. The Nighthawks rallied from two sets down to beat Steinbach Regional 24-26, 12-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-13 in the semifinals Tuesday night at the SRSS. Northlands Parkway varsity boys face Glenlawn in the SCAC semifinals tonight in Winnipeg.

The HTA Knights have officially moved on to the Provincial Semi-final after beating the Medicine Hat Hawks 44-10 in the Quarter-finals on Saturday (Nov. 9)

The Knights opened the scoring with a touchdown pass from Declan Lyth to Seth Poelzer. The reigning MVP from the Canada Cup, Poelzer added another touchdown a few drives later. 

It was a back-and-forth game that came down to a shootout at the Moose Jaw Events Centre last night. Unfortunately, the Moose Jaw Warriors fell 4-3 to the Swift Current Broncos.

"We did lots of good things tonight and at the end it comes down to penalty shots and for whatever reason over the years here, well, since I've been around we've struggled in the shootout. It was what it is, but it was a step in the right direction, but it would be nice to get the win," said Associate Coach, Scott King in a post-game interview with James Gallo.

Tuesday, November 12th

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Northlands Parkway 6 Portage Collegiate 3

NHL
Winnipeg 6 N.Y. Rangers 3
Ottawa 3 Toronto 0
Vancouver 3 Calgary 1
Edmonton 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (OT)
New Jersey 4 Florida 1
Boston 3 St. Louis 2
Seattle 5 Columbus 2