Team Manitoba baseball players Cody Gunderson and Ethan Giesbrecht are on the verge of wrapping up their 2022 season at the Canada Summer Games. As the two eligible overaged players on Team Manitoba’s roster, the rest of the team is 17 years old or younger, they are also closing a chapter of their playing days…
Lefty hurler Alexa Guilford says her softball team is ready to put it all on the line as they enter the playoffs at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara. The squad is 15 strong and self-described as a big family that enjoys playing together. The team has been in a round-robin pool with PEI,…
Tennis has featured in every Canada Summer Games since 1969. Here in Niagara, the competition is taking place at both the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club and the Welland Tennis Club. Team Manitoba athletes Stef Barre (19) and Yelena Travica (17) are both hoping to gain the experience they need, at Canada’s largest multi-sport competition, to progress…
Team Toba’s men’s basketball team has an extra set of coaching hands this year at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Keith Mason is part of the Aboriginal Apprentice Coaching Program, which allows Indigenous coaches to gain experience at national-level competitions and grow their coaching resumes. With the 10th annual North American Indigenous Games coming up…
A history-making moment took place today at Brock University’s Alumni Field in Niagara ON, Team Manitoba played in the first-ever female rugby sevens game to take place at the Canada Games. The team has been training since January and the final squad was selected just one month ago. The Games are a 19U tournament and…
Building team chemistry has been paramount over the two years that Team Manitoba’s female box lacrosse team has been training together. Like many other Canada Games cohorts, this team is made up of a collection of players from different teams. Though they’ve played less than 10 games together leading up to Canada’s largest multi-sport event,…
Team Manitoba’s 370 athletes, 90 coaches, managers, and technical support staff, and 25 mission staff are participating in all 18 sports at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Here are our stories: Episode 1 – Team Manitoba shout-outs – Virgin Radio Winnipeg Ace Burpee Show Episode 2 – Team Manitoba shout-outs – Virgin Radio Winnipeg Ace…
Understanding the magnitude of the national stage, Hockey Manitoba Executive Director, Peter Woods, is thrilled for the athletes and coaches who will represent the province at the Canada Games next year. “I think it’s pretty exciting and it shows that you’ve reached a level of excellence there, that you get an opportunity to…
During a night off at a tournament in Minneapolis, Team Toba baseball athletes kicked back with a mini golf tournament and team dinner. Ending in a tie, they continued with a tiebreaker in the hotel with a trophy for the winning team. Turns out, bonding and having fun off the field ignited their…
Leading up to the 2023 Canada Winter Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know short track speed skating coach Anne Mushumanski. How long have you been coaching this sport? Since 1995, that’s 27 years! What is your favourite coaching moment? I was coaching Cindy…