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The Hanover Kickers game against AK Academy was rained out Monday night and will not be played. The game had no bearing on the standings. The Kickers, who finished in last place in the Manitoba Major Soccer League's 1st Division with a record of one win, four draws and 13 losses totaling seven points, will be relegated to the 2nd Division next season. 
 

Kasen Mateychuk, Grayson Slaney, Nash Riach, Rowan French & Crosby Mateychuk of the Roseau Valley Raiders and Brooke Henderson, Ella Harkness, Kora Montour, Lexi Henderson & Paige Bailey of the Portage Collegiate Saints captured the Zone 4 High School Golf Championship banners Monday at the Scotswood Links golf course in Elm Creek. Kyler Zulyniak of the Sanford Sabres had the low round of the day with a one-under par 70. Brooke Henderson's 90 was the low girls score. The Provincial High School Golf Championships will be held this Friday at Minnewasta in Morden.

The Portage Collegiate Saints golf team captured the Zone 4 High School golf championship banner Monday at the Scotswood Links golf course in Elm Creek. 

Brooke Henderson (90), Ella Harkness (93), Kora Montour (98), Lexi Henderson (116) & Paige Bailey (164) of PCI took the girls title with a score of 281. Rory Perrin (105), Willow Winslow (111), Rylee Harms (116), Delaney Darby (118) & Aubree Sloan (120) of Morden finished second with a 332 total.

The three best scores were used to determine the team results. 

The Canadian National Women's Hockey Camp ran from September 9-15 with several invites from the Province of Manitoba. Defenceman Jocelyne Larocque and Goaltender Raygan Kirk are in attendance from Ste.

Roseau Valley boys and Portage Collegiate girls captured the Zone 4 High School golf championship banners Monday at the Scotswood Links golf course in Elm Creek. 

Kasen Mateychuk (71), Crosby Mateychuk (75), Grayson Slaney (82), Nash Riach (87) & Rowan French (96) of the Raiders finished four shots ahead Sanford's Kyler Zulyniak (70), Austin Illife (77), Tyler Kendall (85), Maxwell Nabess (88) & Jaymyn McIntrye (89).

The three best scores were used to determine the team results. 

The Cochrane Endurance Project (CEPR) has found a new home to mark the return of its cross-country open, thanks to a collaboration with the Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre and Bike Cochrane.

On Sept. 14, 38 athletes from seven clubs became the first to test the new courses that incorporated portions of the Brother Sun and Sister Moon trails of Bike Cochrane. It's all located on lands of the retreat centre.

Winnipeg Goldeyes General Manager Andrew Collier has been named American Association Executive of the Year, the league announced Monday.
 
The 2024 season marks Collier’s 23rd as the club’s General Manager. He previously won the award in 2014 in the American Association and 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009 in the Northern League.

The High River Flyers started hot in the HJHL pre-season, winning their first two games but then falling twice this weekend to end with a .500 win percentage. 

The Flyers took on the Airdrie Techmation Thunder on Friday night (Sept. 13) and were handed a 7-3 loss. The Flyers got their first goal in the second period and then followed up with two more in the third, but it wasn't enough to get past the Thunder in Airdrie.

The Estevan Elecs endured another challenging loss over the weekend, falling 61-0 to the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones. 

Head Coach Chris Bayerle acknowledged it wasn’t the result they had hoped for but pointed to several highlights from the game. 

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons opened and closed their HJHL pre-season this past weekend with a 5-4 loss to the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings.

The Kings opened the scoring early in the first period and the Bisons responded with two goals to take the lead, with one in the first period and a second on the powerplay during the second frame.

The Wheatland Kings took the lead back after answering with two goals of their own with just over a minute left in the period.