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Monday, 20 October 2025 14:43
Wolverines Stumble Against Divisional Foes
By Derek HoltomThe Waywayseecappo Wolverines missed a glorious chance to pick up some key divisional victories against the last-place Northern Manitoba Blizzard and create even more distance between themselves and the bottom of the West Division last week. Instead, with just one point in three games last week, things are…
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 06:00
Adult volleyball starts this weekend
Badminton is back Sunday evenings from 7-9pm at the George P. Buleziuk Hall in Russell (106 Shell River Ave. S).Pickleball: Monday: Binscarth School 7-9pm Tuesday: 1-3pm GPB Thursday: 9-1am and 7-9pm at GPB. All sessions are well attended.New story on the Storybook Trail, “Too Much Stuff” by Robert Munsch! Please…
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 06:00
Beef and Barley kids events coming sign up now
Badminton is back Sunday evenings from 7-9 pm at the George P. Buleziuk Hall in Russell (106 Shell River Ave. S).Pickleball: Monday: Binscarth School 7-9 pm, Tuesday: 1-3 pm GPB Thursday: 9-1 am and 7-9 pm at GPB. All sessions are well attended.New story on the Storybook Trail, “Too Much…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 06:00
Trojans and Raiders Play Fundraising Game
The Trojans and the Raiders have played against each other for the last five years in the fundraiser in aid of bringing chemotherapy treatment to the area. The Raiders raised $500 which was presented at the game. (Below) Josh Edwards, captain of the Major Pratt Trojans and Kael Maxwell of…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 06:00
Pink Cancer Game Raises Over 27K
Every year, the Major Pratt Trojans Pink Cancer game is one of the most joyful events in the community. And it’s more than just all that pink. This year was the 10th year that the Trojan High School hockey team hosted the fundraiser in aid of the expansion of the…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 06:00
Bochek Looking to Cap Junior Career in Style
By Derek HoltomKyle Bochek’s hockey journey has taken him all around Western Canada – from his hometown of Moosomin, Sask., to Melville, Sask., to Vancouver, to Niverville, and finally, with the end in sight, Waywayseecappo.Just 80 minutes up the highway from his hometown, Bochek is looking to make an impact…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 06:00
Binscarth’s Winterfest Coming Up Soon
We are currently taking registration for Gym Kids Session #3!! The session starts February 21/22 and runs for 8 weeks. There will not be class during Spring Break March 25-29. We have classes for kids aged 18 months to 8 years old. The classes are gymnastics based using bars, beams,…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 06:00
Manitoba Junior Hockey League Play-Off Races Nearing Completion
By Derek HoltomThere is precious little drama in the MJHL this season in terms of who will make the playoffs. Last year, five teams were competing for four spots in the MJHL’s West Division, making for a thrilling last two months of the season.This year, the only real battle is…
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 06:00
Wolverines Pick Up Two Big Wins
By Derek HoltomThrough the first seven games of 2024, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines have only allowed 14 goals against – an average of two per game.That has helped the Wolverines post a 3-3-1 record in that span. The month included one-goal losses to Steinbach, Virden and Winkler – basically the cream…
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 06:58
There’s no stopping a Fierce Female
There’s chanting and cheering and lots of smiles. Skills are learned on and off the ice. And friendships are made by the players, the parents and the volunteers who are so integral in making Fierce Female Hockey work. Fierce Female Hockey is the brainchild of former U of M Bison…
Monday, 20 March 2023 09:04
Troxler wins Men's
There was no defending champion in the first event in the 2023 version of Roblin’s annual Men’s Bonspiel. The spiel returned after its Covid induced hiatus March 9 to 11 with 14 rinks taking to the ice at the curling rink with Werner Troxler running Greg Clark out of rocks…
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 06:11
Record numbers at ECCC game
For close to a decade - nine years in fact - the annual Stick It To Cancer fundraising hockey game has been part of life as a student of Major Pratt. For the Major Pratt Trojans and their opponents - who more often than not have been the Roblin Raiders…
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 06:15
Trojans Stick It To Cancer again on Feb 8th
Like all charitable events, the Trojans annual Stick it to Cancer is truly a community event where people from around the area donated their time, their money and their goods and services for the rainbow and silent auction tables in order to make the Expanding Community Cancer Care benefit game…
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:38
Thompson wins Volleyball Manitoba Coach of the Year
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for Tanya Thompson and her girls.... First, the Major Pratt Lady Trojans swept the MHSAA AA Volleyball provincials - losing only one set throughout the entire tournament. Looking at the statistics, as Thompson pointed out, this level of success is nothing new for…
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 07:36
Trojans bring home gold
For the second year running, the Major Pratt Lady Trojans have emerged as the MHSAA Provincial AA Volleyball Champions. “Last year we only had one graduating player so we had six returning players and six new girls join us,” coach Tanya Thompson said “So it was very much the same…