Whelpton finishes second at rodeo finals
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- Published on Friday, July 31, 2015
Clay Allan (3rd from left) & Austin Whelpton (3rd from right) stand with sponsors & rodeo queens at the Canadian High School Rodeo finals.
By Banner Staff
The Neepawa Banner
Area resident Austin Whelpton represented Manitoba at Canadian High School Rodeo Finals, held July 23 to 25 in Nanton, Alta. Whelpton and his team roping partner, Stonewall’s Clay Allan, came home with a second place finish in the team roping event. The duo roped in a tough field of ropers from across Canada. Whelpton also finished seventh in the tie down roping event.
Marlins top Farmers, advance to MSBL final
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
Article by the Manitoba Senior Baseball League
The Brandon Marlins advanced to the MSBL Final with a 10-3 victory on Wednesday night over the Neepawa Farmers. The win gives the Marlins the series win 4 games to 2. The Marlins will now face the Oak River Dodgers in the MSBL Final beginning on Tuesday August 4th in Oak River.
Farmers top Marlins in game 5
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- Published on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Despite Mother Nature’s best effort to cool down the bats of the Neepawa Farmers on Tuesday, July 28, the team was able to overcome the elements on the way to a 7-1 win over the Brandon Marlins. Daylon Creasy lead Neepawa at the plate, going 2-for-3 and getting 4 RBI during the seven inning, rain shortened game. Ian Hockin, Travis Jean and Brady Moxam all added a single RBI to help the Farmers to the win.
Improvement to Neepawa Natives bottom line
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- Published on Friday, July 24, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Natives generated a slight profit during its most recent financial year. The Manitoba Junior Hockey League club announced a net profit of $33,011 for the 2014-15 season during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 22 at the Yellowhead Centre. Those financial results are an improvement from 2013-2014, when the organization posted a loss of $58,035 and was on the brink of disbanding.
Great weekend for Neepawa track athletes
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- Published on Friday, July 24, 2015
Members of Prairie Storm Athletics. Charlot Butler of Brandon, Morgan Ramsey of Rivers, Zoie Forgue of Neepawa and Kiera Senkbeil of Rapid City.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Multiple track and field athletes from Neepawa set new personal bests at the 2015 Western Canada Challenge. The event was held in Winnipeg from Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19, and featured competitors from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
