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After a pair of quick goals in the first period, the game between the Steinbach Pistons and NIverville Nighthawks turned into a goalie battle with Steinbach getting the edge in a 2-0 win.

Brayden Berg put Steinbach on the board less than three minutes into the game. A good, hardworking shift by his line helped free the puck along the boards. Jackson Kostiuk filtered a puck to Brody Green who snapped one toward the goal. While the Green shot was deflected, the puck bounced right to Berg who calmly shoveled home his 4th of the year.

Coming off their first win, the Ste. Anne Aces believes there are more great things to come not just this year, but in the future.

Rodney Janz, Head Coach of the Jr. Aces says it's been a lot of fun and a lot of hard work getting to this point. "It's been amazing", Janz says with a smile. "We have a really good group of local kids around here that needed a place to play, so they're all very excited. We're honoured to have them hear and to build this program going forward."

The third annual Pan Continental Curling Championships gets underway this weekend at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex in Lacombe.
 
The competition serves as a qualifier for the world championships for all World Curling Member Associations from the Americas and Pacific-Asia zones. The Pan Continental Championships has replaced the former world championship qualification routes of the Pacific Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge.

The Estevan Elecs captured the annual Co-op Challenge Wednesday night at Weyburn Comprehensive School in a night full of intense volleyball action, and some off-court drama.  

The WCS Eagles came into the night trailing in the four-game challenge, with Estevan having taken both matches in the first leg, played in Estevan on October 9th. This would mean the Eagles needed a strong performance in both of the games in front of their home crowd.  

The Estevan Elecs captured the annual Co-op Challenge Wednesday night at Weyburn Comprehensive School in a night full of intense volleyball action, and some off-court drama.  

The WCS Eagles came into the night trailing in the four-game challenge, with Estevan having taken both matches in the first leg, played in Estevan on October 9th. This would mean the Eagles needed a strong performance in both of the games in front of their home crowd.  

Virden has two home games remaining in October. Head coach Tyson Ramsey will join Clayton Dreger on the Oil Capitals Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

The reigning Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions will play in Swan River and Dauphin this weekend. Head coach Matt Melo will join Clayton Dreger on the Flyers Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

This week's Airdrie Techmation Thunder Spotlight belongs to Lucas Veal.

The Thunder split their two most recent games, they lost Friday to the Sylvan Lake Wranglers 4-2 but beat the Ponoka Stampeders 4-0 on Saturday. Veal was in the net for both games. 

He had a strong performance on Friday stopping 37 of the 40 shots he faced. He followed it up Saturday earning his team their first shutout of the season stopping all 20 shots.

Head Coach and General Manager Mark Kulynych explained why, Veal earned the spotlight.

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has revealed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' six nominees for the 2024 Most Outstanding Player Awards, as selected by the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches.

Brady Oliveira leads nominations with dual honours

Winnipeg native and standout running back Brady Oliveira has once again been named the Blue Bombers' nominee for both Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Most Outstanding Canadian (MOC).

The start of the season for the senior hockey leagues in the Southeast is right around the corner. One league will start this coming weekend, and the other two the weekend after.  

The Big Six Hockey League will be the first out of the gate this year, albeit with just eight teams this season instead of nine, as the Bienfait Coalers will not be fielding a team this season.