Female Chiefs outshone by Saskatoon Stars
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
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The Neepawa Banner
The dream of advancing to the Esso Cup National Hockey Championship has come to an end for the Yellowhead Chiefs. The Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League champs were defeated by their Saskatchewan counterparts, the Saskatoon Stars, over the weekend, in a two game sweep of their west regional series.
Carberry, Killarney vie for provincial senior ‘A’ hockey title
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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A pair of teams from the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) competed last week for a chance at the Provincial Senior ‘A’ Championship. The league champions, the Killarney Shamrocks, along with the Carberry Plainsmen, faced a pair of games apiece against other top teams from the Manitoba Senior Hockey League (MSHL), North Central Hockey League (NCHL), South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (SEMHL) and Carillon Senior Hockey League (CSHL).
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Krzyzaniak, Team Canada settle for silver
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Hockey Canada Media Release
Despite a spectacular effort between the pipes by goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta.), Team Canada still found itself on the wrong end of 1-0 overtime thriller to the United States in the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
Brandon to host seniors provincial games
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- Published on Friday, April 1, 2016
By Sheila Runions
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Nine months have passed since it was officially announced that Brandon would host the annual 55 Plus Games. Brandon Rotary Club and James B. Chrisp United Commercial Travelers (UCT) have partnered to host this provincial sporting event which is sponsored by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. Brandon has a great history of hosting local and/or world events and this three-day competition for seniors will be no exception.
Prospects camp a big step for Rankin Inlet family
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- Published on Friday, April 1, 2016
(L to R) Father David Ningeongan, sister Alayna and mother Ann Makpah all travelled down from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut to support Seth Ningeongan (second from right), at the Neepawa Natives spring prospects camp.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
About 100 families from across Canada and the United States converged on the Yellowhead Arena last weekend for the Neepawa Natives annual spring prospects camp. For one family, that journey had some added challenges, but at the same time added significances.
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