Neepawa Natives - Team billet program known across Canada and U.S.
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- Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Team Billet Co-ordinator Mary Ellen Clark (fourth from left) and a few of her many “boys” and their parents.
Mary Ellen Clark
Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey team Billet Coordinator
The Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey Association has a very well organized billet program. Players homes are visited and we ensure it is a good family home. If possible we billet two players together if the billet family has the available accommodations.
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Neepawa Natives to host AGM
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- Published on Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 8
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Considering the major changes that have occurred for the Neepawa Natives this off-season, the upcoming Annual General Meeting could be one of the most important ones in the MJHL team’s 30-year history.
NACI well represented at Western Canada Challenge
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- Published on Monday, August 6, 2018
Five local athletes compete for Team Manitoba
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa definitely put its best foot forward recently at the 2018 Western Canada Track and Field Challenge. The event, held in Sherwood Park, AB from July 27-29, featured the best high school age track athletes from across the prairies. For Team Manitoba, there were five individuals with a connection to Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) selected for the team. Those athletes included Lara Denbow in the Midget Women's category and Tanner Mann, Taine Middleton, Ben Perret and Daxx Turner in the Youth Men’s category.
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Neepawa looking forward to welcoming baseball’s best
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- Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Cubs to host Senior AA Provincials
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
For the second straight year, Neepawa will serve as host to the Senior AA Provincial Baseball Championship. This premier sporting event will feature eight teams from a variety of leagues from across Manitoba. As the host club, the Neepawa Cubs receive an automatic invitation to the Provincials.
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Top prospects play it cool at Natives summer evaluation camp
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- Published on Thursday, July 26, 2018
Photo by Gord Gilbertson
Young prospects were looking to impress the coaches and scouts for the Neepawa Natives, during the summer evaluation camp in Brandon on July 9-10.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Considering the recent heat wave that has blanketed most of western Manitoba, Brandon’s Community Sportsplex wasn’t a bad place to be on July 9-10. A chance to see the future of the Neepawa Natives hockey team up close was pretty good incentive to be there as well.
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