Roy/Hofner win Sunflower Classic
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- Published on Friday, September 16, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Just over 90 competitors hit the links in Neepawa on Saturday, Sept. 10, looking to claim top prize in the third annual Sunflower Fall Classic Golf Tournament. At the conclusion of the day, it was the team consisting of Coreen Roy of McCreary and Cathy Hofner, from Ste. Rose Du Lac, who were the champions. At the end of 18 holes, Roy and Hofner were tied with Wanda Austin and Sandra Williams on the leaderboard with 81 points each in the points-per-hole structure. The rules of the event were that the team which was able to accumulate the most points on the back nine would be awarded the tiebreaker. Third place would go to Jane Troop and Judy Prange.
Pelechaty forced to retire
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- Published on Thursday, September 15, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The promising on-ice career of Jared Pelechaty has come to an abrupt end. The 17-year-old defencemen, who played 39 game for the Neepawa Natives last season, has announced via Twitter that he must retire from the game.
Neepawa Natives unveil new road sweater
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- Published on Thursday, September 15, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Neepawa Natives players Josh Blondeau and Jordan Martin show off the newly redesigned road jersey for the upcoming MJHL season. The away sweaters for the community owned team have been sponsored by the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation’s marketing budget.
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Neepawa Natives media release
The Neepawa Natives will be sporting a slightly different look on the ice this year, as the junior ‘A’ club has introduced a new road sweater for the 2016-2017 Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) season.
Strong showing for Westman athletics team
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- Published on Friday, September 9, 2016
Submitted photo. The Manitoba Summer Games were held in Steinbach this year from Aug. 7 to 13. Over 7,000 athletes, coaches and volunteers were involved with this amazing event. The largest group from the Westman region attending the games was the athletics team, consisting of head coach Paul Koshel, assistant coaches Stephanie Outhwaite, Tirell Outhwaite and Dianne Peyachew, along with manager Mark Perrett. The team did very well, finishing in the middle of the eight team competition. The team had a very strong showing in field events, including gold medals in javelin and shot put, along with other medals in long jump, high jump and ball throw. Pictured above is the Westman athletics team.
Neepawa Blue Dolphins year-end wrap up
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- Published on Friday, September 9, 2016
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The Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Blue Dolphins finished their season on a high note with the following swimmers placing as top point winners in their age categories:
Ashley Nadeau, Second place - Eight and under Girls; Reuben Dyck, First place - Eight and under Boys; Jayden Hanke, Second place - 9-10 Boys; Robyn Newsome, First place - 13 -14 Girls; Bryce Kwiatkowski Second place - 13- 14 Boys; Delanie Newsome, Third place - 15 and over Girls
