As the school year comes to a close Scott Bateman Middle School held their end of year awards ceremony.

This year's Athletes of the Year are Dreux Lane and Merek Madrigga.

Congratulations to all the students and have a wonderful summer!

The Blizzard Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club of the MJHL, and the Town of The Pas, are announcing today that the team has signed a 3 year agreement to play out of the Roy H Johnston Arena, in The Pas.

“There has been a lot of chatter around the communities as our agreement with the GLMC ended this past season.  Despite offers to move the team out of the region, we were committed to accomplish our original goal when we took over the team – to keep a world class Junior team in the North, where we call home. We’re excited that we can keep our team here for our fans in our three communities, and in the North.  We are very grateful to the hard work of the staff of the Town of The Pas over the past months to create this deal.  We are also extremely thankful to the fans of our club from The Pas, Opaskwayak, and the entire region, who wanted to ensure that MHJL Junior A hockey continues to have a home in Northern Manitoba.” – [Blizzard official]

“With any move of this size, yes, we know there will be some challenges.  However, to us, the economic and community impacts of the team staying outweighs this, and I’m proud how our staff are committed to making this work to the best of our abilities.  So many communities without a Junior team wish they had this opportunity.  Our kids can still look up to a local Junior A program, which is a goal that many players from The Pas, Opaskwayak and the RM have had.  It should also be noted, that there are no new direct costs related to this deal that will come from the taxpayer.  This is an arrangement of in-kind support, which is best suited to our community’s needs.” – Andre Murphy, Mayor.

“We hope to continue to build relationships within the North, as we have so much talent emerging, that we’d love to have part of this club.   As we look to grow, we are exploring options on a restructure to a community-based, board-led organization.  Be on the look out for many new exciting announcements in the days to come.  Thank you fans from across the North, and all our volunteers, staff and sponsors.  Looking forward to an exciting up-coming season.” – [Blizzard official]

The Northern Youth Softball League has a U18 Fastball tournament coming up next week.

July 8th and 9th teams can hit the field in either Male or Female divisions. There is a $500 entry fee for teams and the deadline to register teams is next Wednesday July 5th.

To Register your team or for more information contact Byron Bignell at 204-978-1229.

Deposits are due this coming Monday for teams interested in playing in the Canada Day Weekend Slo-Pitch Tournament.

There are only 5 spots available and registration is at a first pay first in basis with a minimum 200 deposit to secure your teams spot. Contact Erik Bignell or Jeremy Hohn Sr. to register your team ahead of the deadline.

Today's Slo-Pitch games hit the fields with some beautiful weather.

At Arena 1 the Jac's go up to bat against the Fireballz at 6:30 PM and the Wiina-Bajabs face The Hellcats at 8.

At the Centennial Field team Yankdeez face the Young Guns at 6:30 PM and Team T faces Balls Deep at 8.

The Clearwater Lake Half Marathon is coming up next month.

Sunday July 23rd racers can hit the trails starting at 8:30 am. Racing kits will be available to pick up off of airport road on July 16th.

Runners can register for either solo or team events of varying distances on the Northof53 Runners facebook page. If you have any questions contact Michael O'rouke.

4 games are on the slate today in The Pas Slo-Pitch League.
 

At Arena 1 the Yankdeez face Balls Deep at 6:30, followed by the Jac`s facing The Hardwoods at 8PM.

At the Centennial Field the Hose Teasers face the Hellcats at 6:30 and the Young Guns face the Fireballs at 8PM.

MBCI held their annual athletic awards ceremony last week, acknowledging their achievments throughout the year.

Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball

MVP Sarah Forward                  MIP Jersey Ellsworth 

Junior Varsity Boys Volleyball

MVP Marrog Bangogan      MIP Bristol Gluska 

Varsity Boys Volleyball

MVP  Justin Katcher            MIP Dylan Thwaites 

Varsity Girls Volleyball

MVP- Alexis Marlow           MIP- D’Anna Luce 

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball 

MVP- Sarah Forward              MIP-Emerson Murphy 

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball

MVP-   Tyson Titterton                MIP-Matthew Baker 

Varsity Boys Basketball

MVP  Jackson Prokopow         MIP River Chubb 

Varsity Girls Basketball 

MVP- Alexis Marlow                 MIP-Tazmyn Reinfort 

Varsity Boys Curling

MVP Justin Katcher   MIP-Travis Ellenor  

Varsity Girls Curling

MVP- Breann Luce      MIP-Kashlyn Beardy    

Badminton

Junior Varsity Boys MVP-  Issac Tomchak       MIP-  Brady Nabess 

Junior Varsity Girls MVP  - Sarah Forward      MIP- Kashlyn Beardy 

Varsity Boys MVP- Jackson Prokopow  Justin Katcher      MIP- Dylan Thwaites 

Varsity Girls MVP-    D’anna Luce                    MIP- Claudia Hemauer  

Track and Field

Boys MVP- Matthew Baker   MIP-  Dylan Thwaites 

Girls MVP- Payton Poulin      MIP- Alesha Jackson  

Varsity Girls Soccer

MVP-Autumn Graff              MIP-Alica Bignell 

Cross Country 

Boys MVP- Travis Ellenor   MIP-  Henry LeSann 

Girls MVP- Payton Poulin   MIP- Chloe Linklater 

Athlete of Year 

Male- Justin Katcher 

Female-Alexis Marlow 

You can hit the fields on Canada Day with an 8 team Coed Slo-Pitch Tournament on the way!

July 1 & 2 the tournament will start with a Round Robin format followed with Double Elimination playoffs.

Cost to enter is $450 per team with a $200 non-refundable deposit required to secure your spot. Deadline to register is June 26th and the first 8 teams to pay deposit are in.

Draw will be done June 28 at 7pm.

Cash prizes and Slo-Pitch National prizes will be awarded to winning teams. To enter contact either Jeremy Hohn Sr. by texting 204-969-0078 or Eric Bignell at 204-620-8152. Alternatively you can reach out to to either contact on Facebook.

MBCI will be hosting a basketball camp for students over the summer break!

Anyone grades 9-12 can sign up for the skills development camp with former U of M assistant coach and provincial team head coach Sukhvir Singh taking place August 14th to the 18th.

To register and for more information email mbcispartans@gmail.com

It's day 2 of 3 at The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Provincial Track & Field Championships in Brandon. 17 Athletes from MBCI are participating in various different events including relays and long jumps over the 3 day event. The Championships are taking place in the Brandon Community Sportsplex.

The OCN Blizzard are on the hunt for a new coach ahead of the 2023 season.

Doug Johnson has joined the Melville Millionaires as their new Head Coach and General Manager.

Doug joined the OCN Blizzard late last year, propelling the team to a 29 point difference from the previous year with a 34-19-2-4 record, earning the teams first playoff appearance in 5 years.

He was a finalist for Coach of the Year during his time in the MJHL and has won the award 3 times already during his time with the SJHL's Nipawin Hawks.

We wish Doug the best of luck with his new team.

The Pas Minor Baseball has been Canceld for Today June 5th.

The Cancelation comes as tempratures pass 30 degrees celsius and continue to climb throughout the day.

The MJHL Draft took place over the weekend and the OCN Blizzard didn't waste any time adding to their roster.

A total of 11 players join the Blizzard roster after graduating from the AAA level.

Loughlan McMullan, Colten Worthington, Jonah Vanderhorst, Quinn Parker, Taye Timmerman, Gino Cotroneo, Ethan Bibeau, Tyriece Pattyn, Konnor Klemick, Reed Scaddan and Roan Michalchuk all join the team ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Their spots are not guaranteed yet however until the end of exhibition play in september.