Neepawa ready for MJHL draft
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Representatives from the MJHL & the 11 member clubs gathered in Neepawa last year for the annual bantam draft.
This year’s event takes place this weekend in Selkirk.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Months of extensive research and hard work by the scouting staff of the Neepawa Natives is set to culminate at the 2016 Manitoba Junior Hockey League bantam draft. Neepawa comes into this year’s draft, which will take place this weekend in Selkirk, with the first pick in the opening round. General manager Myles Cathcart said the team has been doing a lot of work in preparation for the selection.
Neepawa-based track club turned regional team
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- Published on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Submitted photo. From left: Prairie Storm athletes Kiera Senkbeil, Jensyn Baron, Charlot Butler, Ben Perrett, Taine Middelton, Morgan Ramsay, Brooklyn Perrett and Lara Denbow competed at the Boeing Provincial Indoor Track Championships at the University of Manitoba in February.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Neepawa track and field athletes have had a “little secret” since 2012 that has become less secretive in the last couple years. Bryce Koscielny, the Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI) track coach and a teacher at the school, started a track and field club back in 2012 for a handful of NACI students who wanted more training. Koscielny said that the club started as a quiet, little thing and just “blossomed into what it is today.” Today, it is more of a regional club, having 17 full time members, coming to train in Neepawa from the communities of Brandon, Chater, Rivers, Rapid City, Carberry, McGregor and, of course, Neepawa. “[It’s] the only club in Manitoba outside of the perimeter [of Winnipeg],” Koscielny said.
Tigers participate in RMFL all-star game
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- Published on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Players from left to right: Dylan Oshanyk, Dillon Neufeld, Will Birnie, Scott Dowd, Jesse Doerksen and Parker Guy.
Brody Miller played but is missing from this photo. Jeremy Roe and Taine Middleton were selected as all-stars but were unable to participate.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers found themselves well represented at the 2016 Rural Manitoba Football League’s (RMFL) all-star game. There were nine players from Neepawa who were invited to play in the annual showcase, which was held on Saturday, May 29, at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg.
Neepawa Cubs defeat Ebb & Flow
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- Published on Thursday, June 2, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A solid seven inning effort by pitcher Garett Rempel helped to lead the Neepawa Cubs to their first win of the Santa Clara Baseball League season. Rempel allowed just four hits and no runs in Neepawa’s game on Sunday, May 29 against the Ebb and Flow Lakers, as the Cubs claimed a 2-0 victory. He aided his own cause by also going 1-for-3 at the plate with one run. Teammates Ian Kerkowich and Cody Pasowisty also contributed by driving in an RBI apiece.
Record breaking day for NACI track & field
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- Published on Monday, May 30, 2016
(Pictured) Kylie Birch in the forefront and Emma Salmon in the background compete in the team relay race.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
It was a record setting day for a pair of Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) athletes at the Zone Seven Track and Field championship. The event, held on Wednesday, May 25 in Neepawa, saw Ben Perrett of NACI set a new zone record in the Junior Varsity Boys 800 metre race, with a time of 2:12. Teammate Tanner Mann also eclipsed a former regional record, in the Junior Boys Long Jump. He made a jump of 5.89 metres, to win the event and set the new benchmark. In total, NACI garnered 43 top-three finishes on the day, with 14 of those being first place results. Notable local results included:
