Welcome to the 2021 Night of Champions! What a year! Since there were less tournaments, championships, and titles to be won due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Night of Champions is celebrating a diverse group of Manitobans who triumphed and persevered through the challenges of the pandemic over the last year. We’re excited to…
Welcome to the 2021 Sport Manitoba Coaching Awards presented by Club Regent & Event Centre! Below are our winners and finalists from each of our seven categories. Congratulations to all of our phenomenal coaches and don’t forget to join in on the celebration on social media. Use the hashtag #SMCA2021 Vince Leah…
Conversations with Sport Manitoba’s 2021 Coaching Award Winners CJOB’s Christian Aumell put together a mega-sized podcast featuring interviews with eight Sport Manitoba Coaching Awards presented by Club Regent Casino & Event Centre winners! Hear from Vince Leah Memorial Award winners Lindsay Enns (0:44) and Oneil White (7:42); Dr. Jack Hunt Memorial Award winners Tanya Pilat…
Next year will mark the first time lacrosse has been a part of the Canada Summer Games since 1985, and this is a big deal for the sport. “This is huge for lacrosse,” said Matt Mason, Manitoba Lacrosse Executive Director. “Being back in the games kind of brings lacrosse back to the national stage…
Amidst the planning and preparation for the 2022 Manitoba Games powered by Manitoba Hydro, Ringette Manitoba won’t be forgetting to take a moment to appreciate lacing up their skates. “It’s such an opportunity and a privilege whenever we get a chance in this current atmosphere to step on the ice and to be adaptable. Because…
History of Futsal For the first time ever, futsal (foot sol) will be an event at the 2022 Manitoba Games powered by Manitoba Hydro. While the sport is new to the Manitoba Games, futsal debuted at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires and has been played around the world for almost a century. It…
Spring is here and that means Baseball in Manitoba is getting ready for its second season in a new normal. “The baseball community as a whole I think is really excited to get things going and can’t wait for the kids to have the opportunity to play organized sport,” said Jason Miller, Baseball Manitoba Executive…
The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame has learned of the passing of Dave Drybrough on March 9, 2021. Dave was an excellent runner in the 1950s and represented Canada in the 1500m at the 1959 Pan Am Games and gave back to Athletics for many years as a coach, administrator, and volunteer. An accountant by…
I love feeling sore after a good workout… as though it’s my body’s way of telling me “good work”. It’s a masochistic badge of honor when something simple like climbing the stairs, or sitting down hurts. Have you ever wondered though, if you’re feeling too sore? It’s normal to feel sore after a workout; when…
Speed skater Alexa Scott of Clandeboye, Manitoba first learned how to skate through figure skating. The spins and jumps weren’t for her, though, so her coach suggested she try speed skating. “I started speed skating when I was nine and I transitioned to the Manitoba provincial team when I was 13,” said Alexa. Since…