The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame learned that Harry Langford passed away September 19, 2022 at the age of 92 in Nanaimo, BC. You can read his obituary in the Nanaimo News Bulletin here. Langford played for the Daniel McIntyre Maroons, being named an offensive and defensive all-star and winning three straight provincial championships for…
Gladwyn Scott passed away on August 25, 2022. He was 90 years of age. You can read his obituary here. The Hamiota native was a longtime teacher, principal, and superintendent who helped co-found the Manitoba High School Athletic Association in 1962 and the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. A member of the Manitoba…
With Summer in the rear view mirror and Fall now here, we in the sport performance world are typically coming to the end of a full off-season of intense training to prepare for our Winter sports season. Of course, not all sports follow this schedule, so this article could easily be applied to any athlete…
October 13, 2022, Winnipeg MB – Sport Manitoba awarded $21,600 in academic scholarships to 17 high school students, six university students, and six Manitoba coaches. The awards included the Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships, Sport Manitoba Coaching Bursaries, Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship supported by Jennifer Fleming, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund….
Evelyn (Wawryshyn Litwin) Moroz passed away on February 3, 2022 at the age of 97. You can read her obituary here. Softball and baseball superstar Evie Moroz (nee Wawryshyn) was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Locally, she starred with the CUAC Blues and later with the Muskegon Lassies for 5…
Gerry MacKay passed away on January 22, 2022 at the age of 91. You can read his obituary here. MacKay starred in the semi-pro ManDak League with the Brandon Greys and played “C” class ball in the Northern League in the 50s. He was Team Canada’s field manager for the 1967 Pan Am Games held…
Athletes can find all kinds of ways to tap into their motivation in preparing for the Canada Games. As Manitoba Fencing Association (MFA) Provincial Coach Ayach Bounachada looks ahead to 2023 in PEI, he remembers one athlete’s unique motivation behind making the podium. In 2007, Gillian Turnbull was determined to make it to the…