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SCHEDULE
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06the starting line-up 20Boxing
Hottest News Stories in Manitoba Sports
Meet Winnipeg’s Boxing Elite
11 Manta’s swim club
21 manitoba rowing
Simon Meier’s Year
13 synchronized
swimming
A Look Back at a Successful 2013-14 and
A Look Forward to Another Strong Season
association
High Performance Program Gets a
Boost from Red River Co-op
22racing
Niverville’s Richert Taking European
Racing by Storm
14 royal winnipeg ballet 24baseball
16 wesmen athletic
schedules
25cyclocross
International Auditions Launch in Winnipeg
2014-15 Season for Men’s and Women’s
Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling
Local Teenager Hopes to Take His
Game to Another Level
Fast and Female
18 basketball manitoba 26Come Try Ringette
28mANITOBA SPORTS
19 MB Centre for
What’s New at Basketball Manitoba
Performance Rosters
A Great Opportunity for Kids
hALL of fame
Meet Manitoba’s Newest Inductees
SportsLife is Manitoba’s amateur sports magazine. This is where
sports fans will meet the Olympians of tomorrow and the medalists
of today and they all compete right here in Manitoba. We exist to
pay tribute to those who make sport so important to this province.
Published by Sports-U Publications, it is edited by Scott Taylor
and is designed and developed by Scott Taylor, Debbie Dunmall,
OV Suvajac and Dean Lytle. SportsLife Magazine is printed by The
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
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Wilf Lavallee, Volleyball Canada, USC
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Manitoba’s Collection
of Awesome Athletes
By Scott Taylor
I
was having a long conversation
with Tom Hainey, the head coach
of Manta Swim Club this week, when
Hainey made one of his many astute
observations.
“You are certainly going to have
plenty to write about in SportsLife,”
Hainey said with a laugh. “In
Manitoba, you aren’t going to run out of athletes with
great stories to write about.”
Hainey is right most of the time. He was dead on the
money this time.
If there is one thing you will notice as you read this
edition of SportsLife Magazine, it’s the number of
stories. Here in Manitoba, there is no shortage of great
young athletes, doing great things, all with tremendous
stories to tell.
Take for instance the story of Justin Beaumont. How
he and his single mom, Suzanne, worked so hard, for
so many years so that Justin could reach his dream
and become a baseball player. Justin is now at Okotoks
Dawgs Academy in Okotoks, Alta., playing elite prep
school baseball while preparing for a scholarship that
will no doubt be offered from a big U.S. college.
There is the story of David Richert, the farm boy from
Niverville who started racing Go-Karts at Gimli Raceway
and is now knocking on the door of Formula 1 in Europe.
And there is Leah Kirchmann, a modest young woman
from Winnipeg who turned her love for cycling into an
international career, a career that drove her to third
place in the 2014 Women’s Tour de France.
Here in Manitoba, we often sell ourselves short.
Fortunately, our young people never sell themselves
short. We have so many remarkable young athletes in
a province of barely a million people that Tom Hainey
is absolutely right: We will never run out of great stories
to tell.
Enjoy the fall issue and please patronize our
advertisers. It’s our advertisers who allow us to tell the
stories that others aren’t interested in telling.
– SCOTT TAYLOR
Editor-In-Chief
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Starting
Line-Up
By Scott Taylor
SportsLife Magazine
brings you the hot news
stories in Manitoba sports.
Photos by Jeff and Tara
Miller, James Carey Lauder,
John Johnston and
Glenn Dickson.
HOCKEY MANITOBA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
It’s Hockey Manitoba’s 100th Year and later this month, the provincial
governing body for the game will hold a Minor Hockey Summit, bringing
together important stakeholders and decision makers within the province
with a core focus on player development.
Meanwhile, a special weekend dedicated to female hockey, called
Project 100, will take place Dec. 12-14 in Winnipeg. This all-encompassing
event will feature a number of sub-events such as a Hockey Discovery
Day, exhibition tournaments, female coaching clinics, a Girls HockeyFest,
Female Bantam AAA Showcase, and several feature games scheduled
within the weekend.
And, just to be traditional, Hockey Manitoba’s 100th Anniversary will
also include the Outdoor Series, which will take place on various dates
beginning in December of 2014 and running until February of 2015.
Approximately 10 league or featured games will be played outdoors during
that span and the official Outdoor Series will culminate on Sunday, Feb. 15 with a province-wide celebration
involving 50 locations across Manitoba. (Photo by Al Foster)
WILLIAMS, BENNETT, DUFAULT MAKE THEIR CHOICES
Following the decision by Murdoch MacKay Collegiate’s
Zack Williams to play at the University of North Dakota
next season, two more of the province’s top high school
defensive linemen have committed to major university
programs.
Vincent Massey defensive end Mason Bennett has
agreed to play at the University of North Dakota next fall
while Dakota’s Derek Dufault will attend the University
of Manitoba and play for Brian Dobie in 2015.
“UND was the perfect decision for Mason,” said his
mom, Tammie. “I can go and watch all his home games
and when the season ends, he can come home on
weekends. And with Zack Williams and Brady Oliveira
going down to UND next year, as well, it gave him some
familiar faces to go to school with.”
Dufault said he was thrilled with his decision: “To
say he is thrilled is an understatement,” said his mom
Michelle. “He told Coach Dobie he would be proud to
represent Manitoba, his home town, and play for the Bisons. (Photo courtesy Michelle Dufault)
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BISONS NAME WOMEN’S SOCCER CAPTAINS
The Manitoba Bisons women’s soccer team has started its their 10th season
in the Canada West conference and its second season with women’s soccer
head coach Vanessa Martinez Lagunas at the helm.
Coach Martinez Lagunas has named Bison fifth-year defender Sarah
Haiko, 22, and fifth-year goaltender Chloe Werle, 21, as the team captains
for 2015. This is the second consecutive season that both players wear the C
for Manitoba.
“They did an amazing job last year,” said Martinez Lagunas. “Both are
great leaders on and off the field. Sarah is a great leader on the back line
while Chloe has been a strong presence as starting goalkeeper. Both enter
their fifth years and I want them to lead this year and prepare the next
generation of leaders on the Bisons.” (Photo by Jeff Miller)
KEEPER GETS HIS PARK
Jeff McWhinney would like to thank city councilors Russ Wyatt, Thomas Steen and
restaurateur Peter Ginakes. Together, they helped get a Winnipeg park named in honor of
McWhinney’s father, Glenn (The Keeper) McWhinney. Last month, Keeper’s son Jeff got
word that city will change the name of Roc-Lin Park at the corner of Roch Street and Linden
Avenue to honor his father’s legacy as a sportsman and volunteer in the area.
Keeper McWhinney played junior football with the junior Weston Wildcats before joining
the Eskimos in 1952 and won a Grey Cup with them in 1954. He was traded to the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers in 1955 and was named their Most Valuable Canadian that year. The next
season he suffered a broken neck that ended his football playing career, but he worked as a
scout for the team for the next two years, including before and during the 1958 Grey Cup.
As a guard in basketball he ruled the Winnipeg Men’s Senior League for more than a decade, winning two
championships with King’s Best (1956 and 1960) and one with The Blues (1963). The Blues was a team made
up primarily of members of the Blue Bombers and during that 1962-63 championship season, McWhinney was
the team’s player-coach, even though Bombers head coach Bud Grant, a former NBA player, was on the squad.
McWhinney was also an outstanding baseball player with the old River Heights Cardinals, the Smitty’s Cubs
and the Army-Navy Veterans. Also a committed volunteer in the East Kildonan area, McWhinney was a major
contributor to his community until his death in 2012. (Photo courtesy Jeff McWhinney)
CHAMPION BLIND ARCHER READY TO START COMEBACK
Blind 3D Archer Christie Lavallee, has returned from a shoulder injury to start
preparing for the 2015 3D season. Lavallee, one of the finest young archers
in Canada, injured her shoulder and missed the 2014 provincial and national
championships and the 2014 North American Indigenous Games.
The No. 1 ranked junior 3D Archer in Canada, Lavallee has been named
Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council’s Female Athlete of the Year
and has won an Indspire Award (formerly known as the National Aboriginal
Achievement Awards). A science student at the University of Manitoba, she won
a Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award for her volunteer work in 2011.
Christie, a University of Manitoba science student who lives in the Metis
community of St. Ambroise, Man., has spent the summer working with her
therapist and is hoping to get back into training with her compound bow by
the end of September. She will begin competing in regional Indoor 3D Tournaments when the Manitoba season
begins in early January. Her goal is to peak with her indoor training by the end of March just in time to compete
at the Canadian Indoor 3D Championships, which will be held in Cloverdale B.C. from March 20-22, 2015. (Photo
courtesy Wilf Lavallee)
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OLIVEIRA BACK AND RIPPING IT UP
It was one of the most incredible performances in this, or any season of high
school football in Manitoba. Running back Brady Oliveira, who has already
committed to the University of North Dakota for next season, carried 16 times for
326 yards and three touchdowns as he led the Oak Park Raiders to a 46-14 victory
over the Dakota Lancers in the opening game of the MS Playing for a Purpose
doubleheader at Investors Group Field earlier this month.
For Oliveira, it was a remarkable return to Winnipeg after he spent the 2013
season at Canada Prep Football Academy in St. Catharines, Ont. He scored
touchdowns on his first two possessions and both were spectacular.
On his first carry, Oliveira was given a huge hole by his offensive line, slipped outside and then out sprinted the
defense to go 73 yards for the first score of the game. On his second carry, he did almost the same thing, going 65
yards for a major. Later in the half, Oliveira blew away the defense and carried 51 yards for a touchdown that made
the score 36-0 at the half. Of his 329 rushing yards, 189 yards came on three first-half TD runs. (Photo by Jeff Miller)
ABBOTT SISTERS WIN U-16 BEACH GOLD
Twin sisters Josie and Kearley Abbott of Winnipeg won the gold medal in the Under-16
women’s competition at Volleyball Canada’s Eastern Youth and Senior Canadian Beach
Volleyball Championship at Ashbridges Bay Beach in Toronto last month.
Josie and Kearley went undefeated with eleven straight wins on route to the
championship, defeating a team from Ontario in the final by scores of 18-21, 21-18, 15-10.
Other Manitoba teams also competing at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto were Lexi Janovcik and Katie Friesen who
finished 5th out of 28 teams in the Under-18 female division, and Shanlee McLennan and Rachel Cockrell who
finished in sixth place out of 15 teams in the Senior Women’s division. (Photo courtesy Volleyball Canada)
OGOMS STARTS IN JUNIOR SEASON AT USC
Winnipeg’s Alicia Ogoms, a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy has entered her junior
(third) season as a member of The Women of Troy, the University of Southern
California Women’s Volleyball Team.
A 6-foot-4 middle blocker, she’s the daughter of former University of Winnipeg
basketball player Laura Kwiatkowski and her husband, former University of Manitoba
Bisons and European professional basketball player Joe Ogoms.
The sixth-ranked USC women’s volleyball team (6-0) just earned a 3-0 sweep (2521, 25-22, 27-25) of Northern Iowa (2-4) to win the 2014 Commonwealth Classic at
Memorial Coliseum back on Sept. 6, at Lexington, Ky. Ogoms had five kills and three blocks in the final. Ogoms
and The Women of Troy have now started the season 6-0 in each of the last two years. (Photo courtesy USC)
HEIGHTON WINS FOUR MORE TRACK MEDALS
Jim Heighton, 69, was just named, along with former coach Dave Ritchie and defensive
lineman Tony Norman to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Fame. However, there is a
lot more to Heighton than the nine years (1970-78) he spent with the Bombers.
A marvelous multi-sport athlete who just happened to be a great football player, he
is also in the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame (as a member of the Giroux A’s) and is still
competing in athletics today.
This summer, he won four medals in five events at the National Over-60 track and field championships in
Regina. It’s the second straight year in which he’s won at least four medals at the nationals. He’s a thrower (shot
put, discuss, hammer throw) and middle distance runners and his coach is the former Olympic thrower Bruce
Pirnie. (Photo by John Johnston)
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Coach Tom Hainey:
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Aquatic Athlete
since 1998
‘This Will Be
Simon Meier’s Year’
By Scott Taylor
Photos by James Carey
Manta Swim Coach Tom Hainey
doesn’t need a lot of convincing when it
comes to Simon Meier. Hainey believes
his 16-year-old breaststroker is going to
have a big, big season.
“He’s been one of the top U-16
breaststrokers in Canada,” said
Hainey bluntly. “He was a medalist
at the recent Canadian Age Group
championships in Winnipeg and his
goal this season is to qualify for the
World Junior Championships next
summer.
“He’s really not a big news story
because he’s been a good swimmer
for awhile. But he’s always been slight,
kind of a small guy. Well, he’s 16 now
and he’s starting to fill out and get
stronger. I really believe this is going to
big a year for Simon.”
It’s true that Meier has been a great
swimmer for some time. In 2013, he
was named Swim Manitoba’s Male
Youth Swimmer of the Year. He not only
won a bronze medal at the national
age group championships, he was
also named to Team West, a regional
invitational team that competed in an
East vs. West Dual Meet after the age
group championships. He’s ranked in
Lauder
the Top 5 in his age group nationally in
a number of different events.
This year, there are a couple of age
group national teams he could make
and it’s with those teams in mind that
he’s gearing up for the coming season.
“
Top U-16
breaststrokers
in Canada
”
He started swimming competitively
as a six-year old with the Flying Tigers.
He spent two years with the Tigers then
five with the Manitoba Marlins.
He’s been at Manta for the past three
seasons. When he was younger, he
played some basketball and soccer, but
these days, swimming takes up almost
all of his non-school time.
His favourite event is the 200-metre
breaststroke and thanks to coach
Hainey, he’s shaved five seconds off
his personal best and now swims
the short-course distance in 2:18.00.
He’s also a very good 100-metre
breaststroker and does well in the
100-metre freestyle.
A student at St. Paul’s High School,
he comes from a swimming family.
Older sister Kennedy, another Manta
swimmer who graduated from St.
Mary’s Academy in Winnipeg, is on a
swim scholarship at the University of
Connecticut.
“My immediate goal is to make one
of these national traveling teams,” he
said. “But my ultimate goal is to follow
my sister and get a scholarship to a
U.S. university.”
“I love this sport,” he added. “All the
hard work is definitely starting to pay
off.”
This is the year his coach believes all
that work will really pay off. l
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Winnipeg Synchro Celebrates their
successes and looks forward to
another strong season
By Winnipeg Synchro
technical and free duets, in their age
category.
Congratulations to our athletes
that have been named to the 2015
Manitoba Canada Winter Games team;
• Danielle Carnegie
• Carolyn Currie
• Sarah Currie
• Kayla McMurchy
• Sharee Hochman
• Caitlin Sunstrum
Good Luck in Prince George in
February 2015!
Winnipeg Synchro wrapped up their
season with their year end water show.
Winnipeg Synchro athletes won a
total of 18 gold, 11 silver, and 8 bronze
medals in Provincial Championships
and at the Canadian Prairie
Invitational they won 5 gold, 8 silver,
and 5 bronze medals. At the Canadian
Open National Championships
the Senior team placed 4th.
Congratulations to all the athletes and
their coaches. Looking forward to an
equally exciting 2014-15 season.
Congratulations to our Masters
competitors who swam at the FINA
World Masters 2014 in Montreal this
past summer.
Lynne and Heather Christie are
sisters and they have been swimming
with Winnipeg Synchro for Years in the
competitive masters program. Lynne
and Heather Christie came fifth (out
of 14) in the technical duet, and fourth
(out of 14) in the free duet, in their age
category.
Jaclyn Deonarine and Kaley Pacak
came fifth out of 16 in both the
Registrations open for
2014-2015 season
Pre-competitive programs enable
swimmers to develop basic synchro
skills while working on stroke
development and endurance.
The programs are based on the
Synchro Canada Star program.
They teach the fundamentals, such
as sculling, basic figures, and an
introduction to putting their skills to
music as a routine.
Routines are learned to music and
performed at the club water shows
(December and May.)
Athletes are encouraged to enter the
age group program after completing
one year.
Our pre-competitive programs are
available for ages 5-18. We also have a
non-competitive Masters program for
athletes over the age of 18.
Age Group and High
Performance Programs
The Age Group program involves an
emphasis on developing and training
of basic Synchro skills including
conditioning/stroke improvement,
flexibility, strength, technical figure
and routine skills, body and muscle
awareness, coordination, musical
choreography, creativity, and team
building skills. Fun and hard work are
combined to bring out the best in each
athlete. Groups are based on the age of
the athlete.
High Performance teams
involve a strong commitment to
synchro, teammates and training.
High expectations regarding
attendance, effort and knowledge
of the sport, advanced technical
skills, and a continued focus on
quality, synchronization, manner of
presentation, and mastery of basic
skills.
For more information about
Synchronized Swimming and
how to get involved go to www.
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Telephone: 204-793-1071
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RWB launches 2014/15 Internat
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
encourages all Manitoban dancers
with a dream of dancing or teaching
professionally to join us for the first
date of our 2014/15 International
Audition Tour in Winnipeg, on
Thursday, October 9.
Each year, the RWB School sends
a team of artistic faculty to cities
across Canada and the United states
to audition for the RWB School
Professional Division, as well as to
conduct master classes. Those who
take part are auditioning to gain
acceptance into the Professional
Division Summer Session. The RWB
School’s Professional Division Summer
Session serves as the second stage of a
two-part audition process for the RWB
School’s Ballet Academic, Aspirant and
Teacher Training Programs.
The Ballet Academic Program is a
full-time, intensive training program
that runs from September to June, in
conjunction with the academic year.
Students do intensive dance work in
ballet and pointe technique and, in
later levels, pas de deux and variations.
Their training is augmented by classes
in historical dance, conditioning,
music repertoire, choreography,
visual art, and more. Additionally,
performance opportunities are an
integral part of the program and exist
throughout the year. As the Ballet
Academic Program is an integrated
dance and academic program, it allows
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students to pursue ballet training
full time while meeting all academic
requirements for university entrance.
The Aspirant Program is a full-time,
intensive, post-secondary training
program designed for advanced
level classical ballet dancers who
are transitioning from student to
professional dancers. The program
provides students with many
advantages, including close daily
contact with the RWB Company:
Aspirants attend Company class and
have the opportunity to be cast
in full-length classical ballet
productions.
The Teacher Training
Program is a full-time, postsecondary program designed
to enrich knowledge and
provide students with the
skills required for a career in
dance education. Students are
prepared for examinations
in the Cecchetti Method
and receive instruction for
the Professional Division’s
dedicated faculty. The
University of Winnipeg,
Faculty of Education
recognizes the RWB School
Teacher Training Program
course work towards dance as a
teachable minor within a Bachelor of
Education degree.
“We are always excited to discover
talent here at home. We welcome all
dancers from across Manitoba who
wish to dance or teach professionally
to take the next step towards a career
in dance in Winnipeg on October 9,”
says Arlene Minkhorst, RWB School
Director.
October 9 will be a very busy day the
RWB Building as the Royal Manitoba
Theatre Centre, in partnership with the
RWB, will also be auditioning young
men to perform the exciting title role
in the Royal MTC production of Billy
Elliot, opening January 2016. Based
on the 2000 film of the same name,
Billy Elliot is the inspirational story
of a young boy’s struggle to overcome
adversity and make his dream of
becoming a professional dancer come
true, despite conflicting views from
his family and community. Royal MTC
and the RWB are looking for boys ages
10 years and up as of September 2014
who are less than five feet tall and who
have a strong background in ballet, tap
or acrobatics.
“What an incredible opportunity
for the young dancers of Manitoba!
We invite all young men with a flair
for performance to come out and be
seen by the RWB School and the Royal
MTC,” says Minkhorst. “This once-ina-lifetime is not to be missed.”
The first Winnipeg
International Audition Tour
date and Billy Audition Day
will take place on Thursday,
October 9, 2014 at Canada’s
Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 380
Graham Ave.
If you miss the October 9
date, we invite you to join us
for the second International
Audition Tour date in
Winnipeg on Saturday,
January 24, 2015.
For more information on
the International Audition
Tour, visit rwb.org/school.
For information about
Billy Elliot auditions, visit
royalmtc.ca/billyauditions.
photo: Bruce Monk
ional Audition Tour in Winnipeg
AUDITION for
2015 Summer Session!
AUDITIONS pour
la session d’été 2015!
For 2014/15 International Audition Tour
details visit rwb.org.*
Pour des renseignements concernant
la tournée internationale d’auditions
2014-2015, visitez le rwb.org.*
Ballet Academic Program
Programme de formation en ballet
ACADEMIC GRADE 6+
DE LA 6E À LA 12E ANNÉE SCOLAIRE
Aspirant Program
POST GRADUATE
Programme des aspirants
ÉTUDES SUPÉRIEURES
Teacher Training Program
POST GRADUATE
Programme de formation des professeurs
ÉTUDES SUPÉRIEURES
* Students who participate in the 2014/15 International Audition Tour are
auditioning to gain acceptance into the Professional Division Summer Session
(July 2015), which serves as the second stage of a two-part audition process for
acceptance into Regular Session (September 2015).
*Les étudiants qui participent à la tournée internationale des auditions 20142015 auditionnent pour être admis à la session d’été (juillet 2015) de la Division
professionnelle. Il s’agit de la deuxième étape d’un processus d’audition à deux volets
menant à l’admission à la session régulière (septembre 2015).
380 Graham Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
T 204.957.3467
E [email protected] W rwb.org/school
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Wesmen Athletics VOLLEYBALL
Women’s Volleyball
2014-2015 Schedule
Men’s Volleyball
2014-2015 Schedule
Unruh Realty Volleyball Challenge
Fri-Sun Oct 3-5
Home
Pre Season
Brandon Inv.
Wed. Oct 1
7:30 p.m. Home
Date
Time
LocationOpponent
Regular Season
Fri. Oct 10
6:00 p.m. Home
Sat. Oct 11
2:00 p.m. Home
Sat. Oct 18
5:00 p.m. Home
Sun. Oct 19
1:00 p.m. Home
Fri. Oct 24
6:00 p.m. Away
Sat.Oct 25
5:00 p.m. Away
Fri. Nov 7
6:00 p.m. Home
Sat. Nov 8
1:00 p.m. Home
Fri. Nov 14
6:00 p.m. Away
Sat. Nov 15
5:00 p.m. Away
Fri. Nov 21
6:00 p.m. Away
Sat. Nov 22
5:00 p.m. Away
Fri. Nov 28
6:00 p.m. Home
Sat. Nov 29
6:30 p.m. Home
Fri. Jan 9
7:30 p.m. Away
Sat. Jan 10
5:00 p.m. Away Fri. Jan 16
6:00 p.m. Away Sat. Jan 17
5:00 p.m. Away
Wed. Jan 21
6:00 p.m. Home
Fri. Jan 23
6:00 p.m. Away Thu. Jan 29
6:00 p.m. Away
Sat.Jan 31
1:00 p.m. Home
Fri. Feb 6
6:00 p.m. Home
Sat. Feb 7
1:00 p.m. Home
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
MacEwan
MacEwan
Regina
Regina
UBC Okanagan
UBC Okanagan
Thompson Rivers
Thompson Rivers
UBC
UBC
Mount Royal
Mount Royal
Alberta
Alberta
Calgary
Calgary
Brandon
Brandon
Manitoba
Manitoba
Trinity Western
Trinity Western
Date
Time
LocationOpponent
Brandon
Regina Inv.
Fri.-Sun. Oct 3-5 TBD
Away at Regina
Regular Season
Fri. Oct 10
7:30 p.m. Home Saskatchewan
Sat. Oct 11
3:30 p.m. Home Saskatchewan
Sat. Oct 18
6:30 p.m. Home MacEwan
Sun. Oct 19
2:30 p.m. Home MacEwan
Fri. Oct 24
7:30 p.m. Away Regina
Sat.Oct 25
6:30 p.m. Away Regina
Fri. Nov 7
7:30 p.m. Home UBC Okanagan
Sat. Nov 8
2:30 p.m. Home UBC Okanagan
Fri. Nov 14
7:45 p.m. Away Thompson Rivers
Sat. Nov 15
6:45 p.m. Away Thompson Rivers
Fri. Nov 21
8:00 p.m. Away UBC
Sat. Nov 22
7:00 p.m. Away UBC
Fri. Nov 28
7:30 p.m. Home Mount Royal
Sat. Nov 29
5:00 p.m. Home Mount Royal
Fri. Jan 9
6:00 p.m. Away Alberta
Sat. Jan 10
6:30 p.m. Away Alberta
Fri. Jan 16
7:30 p.m. Away Calgary
Sat. Jan 17
6:30 p.m. Away Calgary
Wed. Jan 21
7:30 p.m. Home Brandon
Fri. Jan 23
7:45 p.m. Away Brandon
Thu. Jan 29
8:00 p.m. Away Manitoba
Sat.Jan 31
2:30 p.m. Home Manitoba
Fri. Feb 6
7:30 p.m. Home Trinity Western
Sat. Feb 7
2:30 p.m. Home Trinity Western
Playoffs
Feb 13-15
CW Quarter-finals
Feb 20-21
CW Final Four
Feb 26-28
CIS MVB
Championships (U of Saskatchewan)
Playoffs
Feb 13-15
CW Quarter-finals
Feb 20-21
CW Final Four
Feb 27-Mar 1 CIS WVB Championships
(Toronto, ON)
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Wesmen Athletics BASKETBALL
Men’s Basketball
2014-2015 Schedule Date
Time
LocationOpponent
Pre-Season
Lakehead Invitational
Fri.-Sat. Oct 3-4
Away
Lea Marc Printing
Tournament
Fri.-Sat. Oct 24-25
Home
Reg. Season
Fri. Oct 31
8:00 p.m. Home Calgary
Sat. Nov 1
4:00 p.m. Home Calgary
Fri. Nov 7
8:00 p.m. Away Lethbridge
Sat. Nov 8
7:00 p.m. Away Lethbridge
Fri. Nov 14
8:00 p.m. Away Saskatchewan
Sat. Nov 15
8:00 p.m. Away Saskatchewan
Fri. Nov 21
8:00 p.m. Home UBC
Sat. Nov 22
7:00 p.m. Home UBC
Wesmen Classic
Dec 28-Dec 30 Fri. Jan 9
8:00 p.m. Home Alberta
Sat. Jan 10
7:00 p.m. Home Alberta
Fri. Jan 16
8:00 p.m. Away Victoria
Sat. Jan 17
7:00 p.m. Away Victoria
Thu. Jan 22
8:00 p.m. Away Brandon
Sat. Jan 24
4:00 p.m. Home Brandon
Fri. Jan 30
8:00 p.m. Home Manitoba
Sat. Jan 31
7:00 p.m. Away Manitoba
Fri. Feb 6
8:00 p.m. Away Trinity Western
Sat. Feb 7
7:00 p.m. Away Trinity Western
Fri. Feb 13
8:00 p.m. Home Regina
Sat. Feb 14
4:00 p.m. Home Regina
Playoffs
CW Play In Series
Feb 20-22
CW Final Four
Match 7-8
CIS Championship
(Final 8) at Ryerson
March 12-15
Women’s Basketball
2014-2015 Schedule Date
Time
LocationOpponent
Pre-Season
Brandon Invitational
Fri.-Sun. Oct 3-5
Away
BOB FM Shootout
Fri.-Sun. Oct 10-12
Home
U of Manitoba. Inv
Fri.-Sun. Oct 24-26
Away
Reg. Season
Fri. Oct 31
6:00 p.m. Home Calgary
Sat. Nov 1
2:00 p.m. Home Calgary
Fri. Nov 7
6:00 p.m. Away Lethbridge
Sat. Nov 8
5:00 p.m. Away Lethbridge
Fri. Nov 14
6:00 p.m. Away Saskatchewan
Sat. Nov 15
6:00 p.m. Away Saskatchewan
Fri. Nov 21
6:00 p.m. Home UBC
Sat. Nov 22
5:00 p.m. Home UBC
Fri. Jan 9
6:00 p.m. Home Alberta
Sat. Jan 10
5:00 p.m. Home Alberta
Fri. Jan 16
6:00 p.m. Away Victoria
Sat. Jan 17
5:00 p.m. Away Victoria
Thu. Jan 22
6:00 p.m. Away Brandon
Sat. Jan 24
2:00 p.m. Home Brandon
Fri. Jan 30
6:00 p.m. Home Manitoba
Sat. Jan 31
5:00 p.m. Away Manitoba
Fri. Feb 6
6:00 p.m. Away Trinity Western
Sat. Feb 7
5:00 p.m. Away Trinity Western
Fri. Feb 13
6:00 p.m. Home Regina
Sat. Feb 14
2:00 p.m. Home Regina
Playoffs
CW Play In Series Feb 20-22
CW Quarter Finals Feb 27-Mar 1
CW Final Four Match 7-8
CIS Championship (Final 8) at Laval March 12-15
Wrestling 2014-2015 Schedule
Sat. Oct 25
Sat. Nov 8
Sat. Nov 22
Sun. Jan 4
Sat. Jan 10
Sun. Feb 1
Fri.-Sat. Feb 13-14
Fri.-Sat. Feb 27-28
Calgary Dinos Invitational
WESMEN INVITATIONAL
Saskatchewan Huskies Open
Regina Cougars Open
Golden Bear Invitational (Alberta)
Cascade Classic (Fraser Valley)
Canada West Championships
(Univ of Calgary)
CIS Wrestling Championships
(University of Alberta)
CW Quarter Finals
Feb 27 - Mar. 1
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Brian McCormick & Mike MacKay to
Headline at 2014 Super Coaches Clinic
on October 24-25 in Winnipeg
By Adam Wedlake, Executive Director, Basketball Manitoba
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to
announce that basketball coaches
Brian McCormick of Albuquerque, New
Mexico and Mike MacKay of Canada
Basketball have been confirmed as
the headliners for the 2014 Basketball
Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic.
Joining Brian and Mike will be local
university coaches Kirby Schepp, Mike
Raimbault and Michele Hynes along
with Basketball Manitoba’s Dan Becker
and Randy Kusano, NBA Canada’s
Chris Alicpala, MABO’s Martha
Bradbury and product demonstrations
from Krossover Video and EAT Battle
Pads.
Brian McCormick founded and wrote
the Level 1 certification curriculum
for the Youth Basketball Coaching
Association to assist non-profit
organizations with the development
of their volunteer coaches and to
disseminate information for coaches.
Canada Basketball’s Mike MacKay
returns to the SCC after 3 years away
and will bring his wide expertise on all
levels of the game with a heavy focus
on Long Term Athlete Development.
MacKay is primarily responsible
for the continued development
of the women’s program’s high
performance athlete profile and the
identification of standards against
which Canada’s female athletes at
the senior, development and youth
levels can be measured. Through his
deep knowledge base and familiarity
with Canada’s player pool, MacKay
provides technical leadership to the
women’s Targeted Athlete Strategy
(TAS) program. The native of Truro,
N.S. involved with the continued work
of Canada Basketball’s development
and age-group women’s national team
coaches.
McCormick has developed the
Playmakers Basketball Development
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League and wrote Playmakers:
the Player’s Guide to Developing
Basketball Intelligence to provide an
age-appropriate league alternative
focused on fun, learning and
development for younger players. He
also created the 180 Shooter Practice
and Shot Tracker programs to enable
more deliberate practice and coach/
player communication. McCormick
has published 13 books, including
Cross Over: The New Model of Youth
Basketball Development; Developing
Basketball Intelligence; Hard2Guard:
Skill Development for Perimeter
Players; Blitz Basketball; 180 Shooter;
Brian McCormick’s Hard2Guard Player
Development Newsletters Vol. 1-4
and more. McCormick has conducted
clinics throughout the United States
and in Canada, China, Greece,
Macedonia, Morocco, South Africa,
and Trinidad & Tobago. He also has
worked individually and in groups with
dozens of players from beginners to
high school and college All-Americans
to professional and National Team
players.
MacKay continues to work with
Canada Basketball at a time where
the women’s high performance
program has seen some of its strongest
successes in recent years as it prepares
for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
de Janeiro and beyond. He was the
primary author behind the Canada
Basketball Athlete Development
Model.
Register online now at http://scc.
basketballmanitoba.ca. •
Fall Junior Basketball
Referee Clinic Dates Set
Basketball Manitoba in partnership
with MABO has set its Fall 2014 junior
referee clinic dates for this September,
October and November. The dates
include September 27, October 4, 5,
26 and November 8, 2014. All new and
existing junior referees will be required
to attend one of the all-day clinics this
fall. The 4 clinics
will be held in the
Winnipeg area.
The Junior
Officials Development Program (JODP)
is designed to improve the overall
level of officiating in the Junior High
/ Middle School Minor basketball
leagues. Plan today and save a date to
not miss out!
Register online now at http://jodp.
basketballmanitoba.ca.
Basketball Manitoba Gold
Card Fundraiser Program
Back for 2014-15 Season
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to
announce its continued partnership
with Momentum Fundraising to offer
ALL basketball teams in Manitoba
the opportunity to sell the ‘Gold
Card’ discount coupon card to help
raise funds for their programs! The
Gold Card sells for $20 each with $10
being kept by the selling basketball
program. The program can aid any
basketball team in Manitoba raise
needed funds to assist with travel, team
fees, equipment and more! The card
offers great local discounts including to
Safeway, Rona, Perkins, Taco Del Mar
Quiznos plus dozens of others.
CASEBOOKS
UPDATED: FIBA
Announces New
Basketball Rules
for 2014-15
FIBA has released the new Official
Basketball Rules which come into
effect on October 1, 2014. There are
some significant changes. Visit www.
basketballmanitoba.ca for more
information. •
Manitoba Centre for
Performance Rosters
Announced
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce the rosters
for the 2014-15 Canada Basketball Centre for Performance
Program - Manitoba Region. The program is a regional
training centre designed to bring together male and
female Canadian basketball athletes aged 12-15. The
program targets high potential athletes and provides them
with advanced level training and experiences to help them
develop into an elite level basketball player.
2014-15 Canada Basketball
Centre for Performance
Program - Manitoba Region
Male Roster
• Aliou Sesay
• Blake Garing
• Chris Alexander
• Cieran O’Hare
• Donald Stewart
• Emmanuel Asesida
• Jacob Macalalad
• Jordan Mwesige
• Joshua Asesida
• Joshua Charr
• Kalen Reyes
• Kyler Filewich
• Luke Cardinal
• Marc Tachie
• Marcus Foreman
• Mason Kraus
• Matt Fedak
• Nick Baidwan
• Okoth Obeing
• Shawn Maranan
• Terrel Jordan
• Tiernan Marshall
Coaches
• Dan Becker - Head Coach
• Jon Giesbrecht - Assistant Coach
• Eric Sung - Assistant Coach
• Graham Bodnar - Apprentice Coach
• Jon Lundgren - Assistant Coach
Female Roster
• Alexis Garcia
• Alycia Sosnowski
• Amei Grant
• Anna Kernaghan
• Autumn Agar
• Ayisha Omar
• Chloe Ellerbrock
• Claire Signatovich
• Deborah Nkiasi-Kuku
• Emily Johnson
• Holly Klassen
• Lauren Bartlett
• Niyah Becker
• Sarah Lamureux
• Sonum Sidhu
• Tania Wallack
• Taylor Reynolds
• Tracy Towns
• Vanessa Lee
Coaches
• Randy Kusano - Head Coach
• Alyssa Grant - Assistant Coach
• Darren Sampson - Assistant Coach
• Holly Kitchen - Assistant Coach
• Cassie Reimer - Assistant Coach
Male and female athletes from
Manitoba are identified on an annual
basis to participate in the Manitoba
Region Centre for Performance training
programs. The program is directed at
training athletes. The program runs
from September to December before
pausing for the school season. There
will be classroom sessions in January
and February before the program
wraps up in early April leading into the 15U Provincial
Team spring try-outs.
The female program will also have an expanded
competiton component added to the program with
addionial games through out-of-province tournaments
and other exhibiton games to add to the training
component.
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Four Winnipeg Elite
Fighters Win World
Boxing Titles
By Scott Taylor, Photos courtesy of Elite Boxing and MMA Academy
Gord Whitney joined a local boxing
club in 2002, “just to try something
new.” He’s now a two-time Ringside
World Masters Boxing Champion.
Bobbi-Jo Lillies, 23, calls herself an
outdoorswoman. She’s also won five
consecutive fights along with the gold
medal final at the 2014 Ringside World
Boxing.
Whitney and Lillies were two of the
four fighters from the Winnipeg Elite
Boxing and MMA Academy Inc. to win
world titles at the 2014 Ringside World
Amateur Boxing Championships in
Independence, Mo.
In total, there were eight fighters
from Elite Boxing and MMA Academy
who competed just outside of Kansas
City last month and to have four
win championship belts thrilled
head coach Kent Brown, the former
Olympian and Team Manitoba head
coach who took his fighters south.
“It was a remarkable display of
aptitude from the Academy fighters,”
Brown said. “It was a feat unmatched
by any other boxing club in Manitoba
and an improvement from last year’s
well earned three Championship belts.
“I’m extremely proud of all the hard
work our athletes and coaches did in
preparing for these events. The results
speak volumes. These athletes are a
reflection of the talent we nurture at
the club and they’re paving the way for
others to press forward in boxing in
Canada and internationally.”
This year’s list of Ringside World
Champions includes Lillies in the
57-kilogram Women’s Division; Ashley
Lemon in the 81-kilogram Women’s
Division; Whitney in the 64-kilogram
Men’s Master’s Division and Karen
Sagurski in the 75-kilogram Women’s
Masters Division.
Brown, the Ringside World
Champion in his division in 2013 and
a former National Champion also
announced that two of his professional
fighters had a great month of August.
Last week, pro female boxers,
Olivia (The Predator) Gerula and Judy
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(The Pit Bull) Pereira brought back
wins from Gatineau, QC where they
competed in the first all-female fight
card ever held in Canada.
“We hope to continue to produce
high caliber competitive amateur
boxers and help those who want to
turn professional achieve
their goal,” said Brown. “For many
Winnipeg Elite boxers, the next goal is
to secure a spot on the Provincial team
and subsequently the National Team;
an opportunity that will come about in
early 2015.”
Let’s meet this
year’s champions:
Bobbi-Jo Lillies:
Bobbi-Jo is
23-years-old,
originally from
Woodlands, MB,
and she began
boxing a little more
than 17 months
ago when her
brother convinced her try boxing and
mixed martial arts. She instantly fell in
love with the sport and quickly moved
into the competitive program. Her
first fight and only loss thus far was at
the Ringside World Championships
in 2013. Determined to work even
harder, Bobbi-Jo has since won her 5
subsequent fights, including her recent
victory at the 2014 Ringside World
Championships in Independence, Mo.
Gord Whitney:
Gord began his
boxing year in
2002 when he
joined a local
boxing club to try
something new.
Over the years he
began sparring,
and in 2010 he competed in his first
Ringside World Championship in the
Masters division and won. He joined
the Winnipeg Elite Boxing and MMA
Academy in 2012 and has been an
Female Pros, Olivia Gerula (left
) and Judy Perreira
with Coaches Dejan Paunovic
(l) and Kent Brown (r)
active coach and mentor to many
athletes while continuing to improve
his own boxing skills. In 2013, Gord
lost a decision in the semifinals at
the Ringside World Championships
but he came back to win his second
Championship belt at this year’s
tournament.
Ashley Lemon:
Ashley is 29-yearsold and a mother
of one. As a way
to kick-start
her fitness, she
began her martial
arts career with
kickboxing in 2007
which helped her achieve an incredible
140 pound weight loss. She took a
hiatus from the sport while attaining
her teaching degree and began boxing
in 2012. Ashley’s current boxing record
includes four fights: all wins.
Karen Sagurski:
Karen is a 41-yearold mother of two
daughters aged
18 and 20. She
began her boxing
career with the
Winnipeg Elite
Boxing and MMA
Academy in 2012 as an additional
activity to her already active lifestyle.
The Ringside World Championship
was going to be her first fight; however,
as often happens in amateur boxing,
they were not able to match Karen
with an opponent which resulted
in the designation of ‘Uncontested
Champion’.
If Manitobans would like see these
fighters in action, the Winnipeg
Elite Boxing and MMA Academy is
preparing to play host to its own
amateur boxing show in late October.
More information on this event
will be available in September via the
website at www.eliteboxingmma.com. l
MRA high performance program gets
a boost from Red River CO-OP grant
By Andrea Katz
Photos courtesy of Manitoba Rowing Association
On September 9, 2014 at the
Winnipeg Rowing Club located at 20
Lyndale Drive, the Manitoba Rowing
Association hosted the Red River Coop
Community Relations Committee
for their new found partnership in
athletic development in Manitoba.
The Red River Coop Community
Relations awarded the Manitoba
Rowing Association (MRA) with a grant
to purchase a two new Hudson single
boats for the high-performance stream
for amateur athletes in Manitoba. The
grant is to be provided to the MRA over
a three-year period to purchase this
new equipment.
Red River Coop’s commitment to the
local Winnipeg rowing community has
allowed the athletes in Manitoba to
train on some of the best equipment
in our country, allowing them to strive
further for their goals for the national
and international stage.
The official naming and ‘christening’
ceremony event was attended by
the MRA President Jeff Reitberger,
various members of both the MRA
Board and the Red River Co-op
Community Relations Committee and
amateur athletes from the MRA high
performance program.
“This contribution of funds towards
the MRA high performance program
and equipment allows for us to strive
closer to our goals for national and
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The major need for this boat
comes from the upcoming 2017
Canada Summer Games being held in
Winnipeg. While the Canada Summer
Games team is limited to 24 young
Manitobans, it is likely that hundreds
of people will ultimately benefit
from the equipment. Senior and
Under-23 athletes will make use of it
in preparation for their competitions.
In addition, as the boats move through
their lifespan, they will be used by
Masters, recreational and novice
rowers just taking their first strokes.
This grant, and the equipment it would
help provide, would create a legacy
lasting a decade or more and help
support active, healthy living in our
communities.
The Manitoba Rowing Association
has sent more athletes to the Olympics
from Manitoba than any other sport
in the province. Our most recent
Olympians include Colleen Miller,
Jeff Powell, Janine Hanson, Meghan
Montgomery, Kevin Kowalyk and
Morgan Jarvis. We truly put forth
exceptional athletes who perform on
a world stage with huge success. Due
to this, Manitoba is a strong candidate
for a future Talent Identification
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Richert
Survives
Extreme
Rain for
Strong
Finish
By Scott Taylor,
Photos Courtesy of Richert Racing
It rained in Most and it rained in Brno
and still, Manitoba’s David Richert
survived the deluge.
In fact, Richert didn’t simply survive
the rain in his last race of the Renault
European season (Sept. 12-14), he
finished with a strong fifth-place finish
at the ESET Cup Renault race in Brno,
Czech Republic.
Richert, the Canadian race car driver
who grew up in Niverville and started
his career driving Go-Karts in Gimli,
survived sheets of rain in his final two
races and was able to deliver a strong
fifth place result in his last race at Brno.
It was a terrific showing for Richert who
finished 19th the week before in Most,
Czech Republic under basically the
same weather conditions.
In addition, and perhaps more
importantly, Richert managed to bring
home a trophy as the only driver to
successfully finish the race in the
“Interserie” category.
David Richert has become a
remarkable story in European racing. A
farm-kid turned professional race car
driver from Winnipeg, he worked on
his family farm close to Niverville and
began cutting his teeth as a competitive
driver by racing karts in Gimli.
He was then selected by Volkswagen
as one of the top young race car drivers
in North America and competed in the
VW Jetta TDI Cup. After building the
business side of his racing career and
bringing on board several prominent
Canadian business leaders as investors,
Richert is now ready to tackle the
highest levels of racing. He spent this
season living in Cologne, Germany,
while racing mostly at the Inter
Europol competition level.
In mid-September, Richert
finished the 2014 racing season in
Czech Republic and despite terrible
conditions, raced brilliantly.
and drivers were left scrambling:
“Do we use rain or dry weather
tires?”
Fortunately, Richert opted to
start the race on rain tires and
ended up tip-toeing around
a drying Brno Circuit for the
first half of the race before the
gamble paid off and rain again
began to pour down for the last
half of the race.
“It’s amazing how much grip
these cars can have in such wet
conditions,” Richert said. “It’s
only once you end up backwards
and out of control that you
“From the moment
the cars took to the
track on Thursday,
an unceasing
rain hammered
Automotodrom Brno
as more than two
inches of rain kept drivers on their
toes throughout the entire weekend,”
Richert said in an exclusive interview
with SportsLife.
“It was incredibly challenging
because I had never been to the circuit
at Brno before, so to have to learn it
in the rain was difficult. The hardest
part was that each time we were on
the track the conditions were different.
There was nothing consistent which
would normally make learning easier.”
When the rain broke for a few
minutes prior to the Sunday race, it
simply added further chaos to the
situation. After the rain stopped, teams
realize just
how quickly
you’re
actually
going.
“I
experienced
monsoon
like rain,
moderate
rain and light
rain. Then, I
was out on
the track in
dry weather
tires (slicks),
but the track was still slippery, then
I also got the chance to experience
driving on a dry track with wet weather
tires, which is also an uncomfortable
feeling and takes getting used to.”
With just two laps to go, Richert
managed to chase down and overtake
Czech driver Jaroslav Pospisil to finish
fifth.
“I am very happy to finish with a
decent result this weekend and it’s
always nice to leave a race event with a
trophy,” Richert said. “My top priority
was to learn as much as possible under
these conditions and get a good result,
but also to make sure I didn’t take any
unnecessary risks at this point in the
season.”
This was Richert’s last scheduled race
with Inter Europol Competition this
season. He said he would soon make
his 2014-15 schedule public. He has
since packed up his apartment at his
European home base on Cologne and
returned to Winnipeg.
“If my goal this season was to get as
much experience as possible, this final
weekend definitely delivered that,”
Richert said. “I think it will pay off in
the future.” l
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Teenager in
Love With
Baseball
Heads to Okotoks Academy
By Scott Taylor, Photos courtesy of Suzanne Beaumont
For Justin Beaumont, his love for
mom and baseball have been the two
priorities of his life. This month, his
baseball dream has taken a huge step
forward.
Beaumont, a 17-year-old member of
Team Manitoba, has started classes at
the Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy
in Okotoks, Alta..
He will complete his Grade 12
year, play elite amateur baseball and,
hopefully, wind up with a scholarship
to a U.S. college or university.
“Last year playing with Team
Manitoba at an Under-16 tournament
in Okotoks I was recruited by Coach
(Allen) Cox and Coach AJ (Fystro) from
the Academy,” Beaumont said. “They
came up and talked to me and I was
pretty excited. I decided I would do
this for my Grade 12 year and see if I
could get a scholarship to the States.
We play at eight major tournaments in
the U.S. and there are plenty of scouts
in attendance so this is a good chance
for me.”
Beaumont is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound
left handed pitcher who throws a
fastball between 82 and 84-miles-perhour. One of his major goals at Okotoks
is to improve his velocity and perhaps
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add a pitch to his repertoire of fourseam fastball, curveball and change-up.
It’s not as if he won’t work hard.
Beaumont has been training for
this moment since before he could
remember.
According to his mom, Suzanne, a
teacher at Ecole Christine-Lesperance
in Winnipeg, Justin “has loved baseball
since, well, literally birth.”
“His first word was ‘ba’ at 8 months
old,” she said. “He was barely two when
he could hit a baseball on the fly. At
four, he received his first real baseball
glove. By then, he was hooked on
Goldeyes Baseball so we attended every
game we could.
“We lived in St Boniface at the time
and I still remember walking over the
bridge with him on a daily basis. At
six, he wrote to Max Poulin. Max was
his favourite player because he spoke
French just like him. Max then showed
up at our house with a signed bat and
other memorabilia from the team. That
left quite the impression.”
Justin took to playing mini-baseball
with his buddies in the basement.
“You’ve heard of mini-hockey with
those mini-sticks?” asked Suzanne.
“Well, he had a mini-bat from the
Goldeyes store that he cherished
and invited his friends over to play
countless hours of mini-baseball.
“We also had an empty lot beside
our house and Justin would be the
kid rounding up the neighborhood
children to play a modified version
of baseball. He really liked being
surrounded by friends and I think the
team spirit and the friendships are
the reason he loves baseball so much.
To this day, the friendships made are
what he loves best.”
That, and, being in control of the
game as the pitcher. Justin says he
“loves the mental game, the stress of
facing a batter and trying to defeat
him.”
Young Beaumont grew up playing
ball in St. Boniface, but he and his
mom moved to the country when
he was 13. He played with the South
Central regional AAA team and it was
always a long haul.
“My mom did a lot of driving,” he
said. “I can’t say enough about all the
things she did for me and my love for
baseball.”
With the Bantam South Central
team, he attended the Western
Championships in August of 2012. At
ages 15, 16 and 17 he played on the
provincial team and it was at one of
those provincial tournaments when he
was recruited by the Okotoks Dawgs
Baseball Academy.
“The Dawgs offer an elite level of
baseball,” he said. “I traveled with
them in July for a three week tour in
the United States.”
Suzanne is proud of everything
Justin does, but his experiences with
Team Manitoba – the provincial
team finished seventh at the Canada
Cup last month – have enabled him
to see the country and get more
opportunities than he might have had
here in Winnipeg.
However, according to Suzanne,
what makes the story so special is that
the two of them did it together.
“I raised Justin as a single mom from
birth,” she said. “We lived on student
loans while I put myself through
university to become a teacher and
I’m now working on my Masters. We
struggled to make ends meet, yet
Justin never went without. We faced
a lot of changes too, and it seems the
only constant was his baseball. Justin
played other sports, but baseball is his
passion. Baseball is his life.” l
Third At Tour de
France, Kirchmann
Heading Home to
Winnipeg
By Scott Taylor, Photos courtesy of Leah Kirchmann
She finished third at the 2014 Tour de
France and eighth in the road race at
the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow.
Now, Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann is
heading home at the top of her game.
Kirchmann will be part of an event
at The Forks on Oct. 24, in conjunction
with the Cyclo-Cross National
Championships and she’s excited about
returning to her home town to promote
Fast and Female.
“I’m an ambassador for Fast and
Female, a non-profit organization that
aims to empower young girls through
sport,” Kirchmann told SportsLife in
an exclusive interview. “If any young
girls are interested in attending,
the registration is posted on www.
winnipegcx2014.ca.”
This is an exciting time for Kirchmann
who has won Canada’s national road
race title, and recently finished third
in the inaugural “La Course,” the
female version of the Tour de France.
Former World and Olympic champion
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands won
the race while Kirsten Wild, also from
the Netherlands, placed second.
A woman who trains six days a week,
Kirchmann is extremely dedicated
to her sport. An average training day
includes two to five hours of riding with
different kinds of intervals, depending
on the focus for that particular time
of year. She also includes plenty
of strength work to prepare for the
competitive season.
“After training, recovery is always a
big focus of my day,” she said. “I recover
by ensuring I’m getting proper nutrition
on and off the bike. I focus on eating
lean proteins, whole grains and lots of
fruits and veggies. In addition to good
nutrition, I may also do some core
strength work and yoga to keep my
body healthy and happy.”
Food is an extremely important part
of Kirchmann’s life in many ways.
“I’m a huge foodie,” she said. “I
love spending time browsing recipes,
shopping and preparing food. Baking is
my favourite, I’m always experimenting
with recipes to make them healthier.”
The way Kirchmann lives her life is a
direct reflection of her commitment to
cycling. She is in almost perfect physical
condition and what she puts into her
body is incredibly important. However,
she wasn’t always a cyclist.
“My first sport in life was actually
cross-country skiing,” she explained.
“My parents had me out on skis at the
age of five. Some friends suggested that
I should try cycling as a complementary
cross-training activity in the summer
months. I joined the Kids of Mud
program in Winnipeg upon their
recommendation and was pretty
hooked after beating some of the boys
and playing in the mud.”
Kirchmann, 24, has been racing since
she was 13 and her first competitions
were at various spots around Winnipeg
– Spring Hill, La Barrier Park, and Birds
Hill Park.
“Shortly after joining Kids of Mud, I
was recruited by Marian Pyszczek, the
Manitoba Provincial team coach at the
time,” Kirchmann said. “He introduced
me to road riding and taught me all
about tactics. I started competing
outside the province in both mountain
biking and road cycling, following the
Canada Cup Mountain Bike Series and
also traveling south to some US events.
“In 2008 I qualified for both the
Junior World Championships for both
mountain biking and road cycling. I
didn’t perform exceptionally well at
those events, but the experience really
opened my eyes to the exciting world of
international competition.”
Not surprisingly, she continued to
race nationally as a cross-country skier
and in 2008, she moved to Squamish,
BC to attend Quest University and join
the Callaghan Valley Training Centre ski
team. After a very busy year, she decided
it was time to specialize, pick one or
the other, and she chose to pursue road
cycling as her primary sport.
“In 2010, I raced for Trek Red Truck
out of Vancouver and had a good season
gaining more experience at the next
level up from the provincial team,” she
explained. “It was during this season,
while guest riding for a team at the
Cascade Classic in Bend, Oregon that
I caught the eye of one of the pro team
directors. That led to a pro contract
for the following season with ColavitaForno d’Asolo.”
This is Kirchmann’s fourth year racing
professionally. She has raced with
Optum pro cycling, presented by Kelly
Benefit Strategies, for the past three
years.
She has also had numerous
opportunities to race internationally
with the Canadian National team
over the past five years. It’s a list that
includes two Commonwealth games,
and represented Canada at five World
Championships.
“I’m going to keep racing until it’s
not fun anymore,” Kirchmann said. “I
would take that as a sign that it is time
to pursue something new. My big goals
right now are the Rio 2016 Olympics,
and a world championship podium.” l
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Come Try Ringette:
An Event
for All
Ages
By Caitlyn Gowriluk
While the idea behind
Come Try Ringette is for
newcomers to get a taste of
the sport before the season
starts, it’s clear that the occasion
benefits everyone there. It’s places
like this year’s event where you can
really see the sport come full circle:
as a new generation steps on the ice
for the first time, another one laces up
their skates to show them how it’s done.
Cassidy McGowan, a second-time
instructor at the event, calls it “a great
opportunity and experience for kids who are
thinking of joining the sport.” She’s also had her
own experience with the game, now going into her
eighth year of playing. “Ringette is a great sport and
an amazing way to make new friends,” she says. “It’s
good for exercise and improving teamwork and social
skills.”
The annual event is widely anticipated by players,
instructors, and parents alike. “I’ve heard from parents
that their kids have really enjoyed it, and the kids will also
tell me that they’ve had lots of fun and want to join the sport,”
says McGowan, who also has also instructed at Ringette 4U, a
program focused on developing abilities in children aged 3-8.
“Come Try Ringette is one of the ways that ringette gets exposed to
the community and draws new players in.”
She isn’t wrong. According to the Come Try Ringette website, the event
intends to benefit not only the players who attend, but the organizations
and associations that host it, as well.
“Come Try Ringette is a player recruitment system. This tested and proven
system combines many different elements, carefully selected to work together,
to create a complete, effective recruitment tool,” as stated on the website.
“Properly implemented, Come Try Ringette will help local associations maximize
the volunteer time and resources that go into attracting new participants to the
game of Ringette.”
Among this year’s new participants was seven-year-old Aubrie Scrivens (pictured
here, with McGowan at this year’s event.) While ringette is the first sport that she has
tried, she really enjoyed learning to skate and playing the games set up for newcomers.
“We try to make it fun for the kids while still showing them the skills of the sport,” says
McGowan, who plans to continue her involvement in the game both as a player and an
instructor. “Playing ringette has helped me develop a great sense of teamwork. Instructing
has advanced my leadership skills a great amount. I’m not shy to speak in front of crowds or
adults, I’m also not afraid of confrontation. It has boosted my confidence.”
To find a Come Try Ringette event near you, visit www.cometryringette.ca. l
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Kinley, Guenette, Laliberte
and 1988 Bombers Lead New
Inductees into Manitoba
Sports Hall of Fame
By Scott Taylor, Files courtesy of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
It’s probably worthy of a place in the
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame when a
man or woman is the founder of one
major sports organization.
Al Kinley is responsible for three.
Already a successful minor baseball
coach, in 1977 he became a founding
board member of the junior Elmwood
Giants.
Already a coach with the WHSFL’s St.
John’s Tigers, he and his friends created
the East Side Eagles Football Club on
his kitchen table and he immediately
became the bantam coach. Within
three seasons, the Eagles won back-toback provincial titles.
And already a Phys. Ed.
Administrator, he got his hands on 140
sets of football equipment – for the
grand total of $1 – and used it to create
the Maples Collegiate Marauders, the
first suburban team in the Winnipeg
High School Football League.
Kinley will lead five athletes, three
builders and that one memorable
1988 Bombers team into the Manitoba
Sports Hall of Fame.
The official induction Ceremony
will take place on November 8, as
the following Manitoba greats are
inducted:
Ron Brown, Racquetball
Wanda Guenette, Volleyball
Lorie Henderson, Artistic Gymnastics
Al Kinley, Baseball/Football
Connie Laliberte, Curling
Todd MacCulloch, Basketball
Keith McLennan, Lacrosse
Heather (Newsham) Ruby, Softball
1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Football
“These recipients join an exclusive
group of Manitoba’s finest in sport,”
said Susan Nemec, President of the
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame’s Board
of Directors in a written statement.
“These eight individuals and the
Bomber team have earned their place
in Manitoba’s sport history.”
Every inductee has had a brilliant
career, but it’s amazing that it has
taken until now to induct Al Kinley.
A tremendous athlete, Kinley played
Ron BROWN
Racquetball/
Builder:
A Miq-Maq
First Nations
member,
Brown moved
from Halifax to
Winnipeg at 18
and began his
long career as
1978 and a coach
a racquetball player in
rld champion and
in 1983. He coached wo
erman Greenfeld,
fellow Hall of Famer Sh
pions Jennifer
as well as national cham
, and Corey
Saunders, Kris Odegard
Osborne.
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Builder
Athlete
Builder
Builder
Athlete
Athlete
Athlete
Athlete
Team
on the University of Manitoba’s
back-to-back Vanier Cup football
championships teams in 1969 and 1970
and was a Canada West all-star in ‘68
and ‘69.
He has coached so many
championship teams in so many
sports – football, baseball, volleyball,
even gymnastics – that there isn’t
enough room on all the plaques in all
the Manitoba Halls of Fame to record
all of his victories. And through it all,
he was probably the least emotional
sportsman in the entire province.
This is, after all, a guy who has
coached football at every level from
five-year-olds to Seniors. This is
a guy with two national football
championships who has done
everything on a ball field from play
and umpire to coach and organize.
In Manitoba sports, Al Kinley is a tall
timber.
Tickets for the 2014 Annual Induction
Ceremony dinner went on sale August
1. Ticket and event information can be
found at manitobahalloffame.ca.
Wanda GUENETTE
Volleyball/Athlete:
One of the greatest
female athletes in
Manitoba history,
Guenette could do it
all, but she dominated
volleyball. She played
the indoor version
of the game through
the 80s and 90s and
won a CIAU (now CIS)
championship at the
University of Winnipeg. She was named an All-Canadian in 1983
and made three consecutive Pan Am Games appearances in the 90s,
plus a trip to the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. She transitioned into the
outdoor beach game in the 2000s and played on the professional tour.
Lorie HENDERSON Artistic Gymnastics/Builder: Henderson has been involved in her sport for more than five
decades. She was a competitor for a decade and then became a coach. She coached at the recreational, regional,
provincial, national, and international levels and also judged at both the regional and provincial levels. Henderson has
had a profound impact on gymnastics throughout the province at all levels of competition.
Al KINLEY Baseball &
Football/Builder: A
founding board member
and long-time coach for the
Elmwood Giants Baseball
Club, Kinley served Baseball
Manitoba in several
capacities. In football he
coached at St. John’s High
School, Maples Collegiate,
and the University of
Manitoba. He’s also known
as a key founder of the East
Side Eagles. Kinley has
spent almost 50 years giving
back to sport.
Connie LALIBERTE
Curling/Athlete: A thr
eetime medalist at the Wo
rld
Curling Championship
s,
Laliberte won Gold in
1984, Silver in 1995, an
d
Bronze in 1992. As a
junior curler, she had
two
Canadian Champions
hip
appearances. During
her
competitive career sh
e
represented Manitoba
19
times on a provincial
level
(Lassies & Scotties) an
nine times on a nationa
d
l level at the Canadian
Curling
Championships. She
also competed in two
Olympic
trials.
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Todd MacCULLOCH Basketbal
y
bur
ftes
Sha
his
ing
lead
r
Afte
:
Athlete
ial
vinc
pro
SAA
Titans to consecutive MH
loch
Cul
Mac
4,
199
titles in 1993 and
with
enjoyed a successful NCAA career
kies
Hus
gton
hin
Was
of
ity
vers
the Uni
nd
from 1995-99. Drafted in the seco
he
rs,
76e
a
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round by the Philade
both
played four seasons in the NBA with
re
befo
s
the Sixers and the New Jersey Net
l
gica
rolo
neu
a
by
his career was cut short
th
Too
rie-Ma
rcot
Cha
disorder known as
m
disease. MacCulloch played for Tea
often
was
and
es
tim
93
of
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tota
a
ada
Can
r.
the best player on the floo
Heather (NEWSHAM)
RUBY Softball/Athlete:
Heather (nee: Newsham)
Ruby will join her sister Sandy
(Newsham) Maskiw in the
Hall of Fame and most softball
people wondered what took
so long. She was an eighttime Canadian Fast-Pitch
Champion with the Smitty’s
dynasty and was a member of Canada’s Senior National
Team for five years. She once pitched a 3-0 shutout
against the United States. It was the first time Canada had
defeated the Americans in 14 years. She also competed at
the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Keith McLENNAN Lacrosse/Athlete:
From 1970 through to 1999 McLennan
represented Manitoba 23 times at
national championships – six times in
box lacrosse and 17 in field lacrosse. A
hard-shooting scorer with soft hands,
McLennan was often selected MVP and
All-Star at competitions throughout
his career. From the early 1980s right
through to his last national appearance
in field lacrosse in 1999, he was usually
the leading scorer.
1988 Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
Football/Team: It
had been four years
since the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
captured the Grey
Cup championship
and it didn’t look the
1988 was going to
go very far in the playoffs but this
team was magical
in the post-season. Ater going 9-9
during the regular
season, they defeated the Hamilton
Tiger-Cats 35-28
in the Eastern semifinal and then
beat the heavily
favoured Toronto Argonauts (144) by a score of 27-11
to win the Eastern final. The 76th
Grey Cup was held
in Lansdowne Park in Ottawa and
the Bombers won
their ninth Grey Cup champions
hip, 22-21 over Matt
Dunigan and the B.C. Lions.
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