Neepawa Farmers inducted into Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame
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- Published on Monday, June 5, 2017
The Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame held its annual induction dinner on Saturday, June 3 in Morden. Neepawa’s presence within the Hall grew significantly, as the 1993-1997 edition of the Neepawa Farmers, (pictured) as well as Farmers’ pitchers Don Schmall and Vince Eastman were inducted.
The Neepawa Press
Editor's note: Additional information and pictures from the Hall of Fame weekend will appear in the Friday, June 9 edition of the Neepawa Banner.
The historic run of the Neepawa Farmers in the mid ‘90s has received some long awaited recognition. The 1993-97 edition of the baseball club, as well as Neepawa pitchers Don Schmall and Vince Eastman, were enshrined into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 3 in Morden.
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Yellowhead winger taken first in MJHL Draft
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- Published on Monday, June 5, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press
The recent success of the Yellowhead Bantam Chiefs has been noticed across the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), as eight of their players were chosen in the 2017 draft. Even more impressive than that, the top two picks in the first round were both from Yellowhead.
Rivers Comets partner with RACF
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- Published on Monday, June 5, 2017
By Alastair McFadden
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The past few seasons have been very busy for Rivers Comets Baseball Club. Four years ago the team didn’t exist and had no diamond to play on. Finding players was the easy part; building a field would prove more challenging.
Neepawa Natives are draft ready
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- Published on Friday, June 2, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Hundreds of hours spent on long roads and in cold arenas across the prairies will finally pay off this weekend for the Neepawa Natives at the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Bantam Draft.
Rivers Comets begin South West Baseball League season
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- Published on Thursday, June 1, 2017
By Justin Froese
The Rivers Banner
Rivers Comets opened the curtain on the 2017 South West Baseball League season on Tuesday, May 23 when they played host to Virden Oilers at Comets Field.
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