Neepawa Natives pleased with MJHL draft results
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- Published on Thursday, June 9, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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The Neepawa Natives are very happy with what transpired at the 2016 Manitoba Junior Hockey League draft. The team selected seven players in total during the event, which was held on Sunday, June 5 in Selkirk.
Here’s the wind-up, and the pitch...
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- Published on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Photos by Eoin Devereux. Neepawa pitcher Garrett Rempel (18) hurls the baseball at the plate during the Cubs home game against the Austin A’s on Monday, June 6. Rempel and the rest of the club were able to pick up the win over Austin, by the final score of 8-2.
By Eoin Devereux
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A pair of wins over the Austin A’s have helped the Neepawa Cubs to keep pace with the top teams in the Santa Clara Baseball League. Neepawa was able to bookend a disappointing loss to the Portage Padres on Friday, June 3, with a well earned 10-8 win in Austin on Wednesday, June 1, and a 8-2 victory over the A’s in Neepawa on Monday, June 6.
Neepawa hosting national golf event
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- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Junior golfers from across the country are gathering in Neepawa this weekend for the 2016 CN Future Links Prairie Championship
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Canada’s top junior golfers will be in Neepawa this weekend for the 2016 CN Future Links Prairie Championship. The event, scheduled for June 9-12 at the Neepawa Golf and Country Club, features a field of 57 junior golfers from across the country, competing in the 54-hole stroke play event. It is the fourth of six events in the national junior series.
NACI competes at baseball/fast pitch provincials
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- Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers baseball and fast pitch teams each competed in its respective provincial championship tournament this past weekend. The boys team travelled to Winkler, while the girls squad played in Morden.
Yellowhead defencemen selected 1st in MJHL draft
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- Published on Monday, June 6, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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For the second straight year, a member of the Yellowhead Chiefs was the first selection in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 2016 bantam draft. Defencemen Parker Malchuk, of Birtle, was picked by the Neepawa Natives on Sunday, June 5, in Selkirk. Malchuk, 15, scored eight goals and 19 assists for the bantam AAA Chiefs during the regular season. During last year’s draft, Neepawa also had the number one draft pick, and chose Yellowhead centre Mackenzie Belinski, of Vista, MB.
