Tigers football closes out regular season
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- Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The matchups are set for the Rural Manitoba Football League playoffs and the Neepawa Tigers find themselves facing a tremendous challenge in the first round.
A record setting run
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
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A positive result recently for Ben Perrett of the Prairie Storm Athletics track team, as he and his father Mark competed in the Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Half Marathon.
Neepawa plugs Oil Caps
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A strong start by the Neepawa Natives helped to power the team to a 3-1 win over the Virden Oil Capitals on Wednesday, Oct. 19. McCreary’s Reigan Buchanan lead the charge, by opening up the scoring just 53 seconds into the game. Justin Metcalf followed that up with his seventh goal and 13th point of the season with 6:02 remaining in the first period, providing Neepawa with a 2-0 advantage after the first 20 minutes of play.
Busy week for Yellowhead Chiefs
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Yellowhead Midget Chiefs first road trip of the regular season was a mixed bag of results, as the team went 1-1-1 during a three game in three night weekend. The club’s first two games were in Kenora, as the Chiefs challenged the Thistles on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15. The first night was a successful one for Yellowhead, as they secured the 7-4 win. Ryan Heino of Minnedosa earned four points (two goals - two assists), while St. Lazare’s Eric Lemoine added four assists in the victory. Reese Jones picked up the win, stopping 24 of the 28 shots he faced.
The Neepawa Natives; A tale of two teams
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
*Editors note: This article was completed before the Wednesday, Oct. 19 game vs. the Virden Oil Capitals, so it excludes those results. A separate story on that game will be posted later today.
