The Niverville Clippers and Red River Mudbugs were winners on the opening night of the 2022-23 Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League season. Jaxsen Friesen. Dylan Peters and Micah Funk scored two goals each as Niverville defeated the defending HTJHL champion Lorette Comets 7-2 in Ile des Chenes. Elijah Durksen also scored for the Clippers. Liam McClintock and Grady Forster replied for the Comets. Mudbugs captain Braden Hildebrand had a hat trick in Red River’s 5-2 victory over Springfield in Oakbank. Cole Martens and Lucas Dyck had the other Mudbugs goals. Evan Veinot and Blake Gordichuk did the goal scoring for the Xtreme.


Travis Hensrud scored the Pistons lone goal in Steinbach’s 4-1 road loss to Waywayseecappo. Tresor Wotton stopped 34 shots in net for the Wolverines who scored three times with the man advantage. Pistons goaltender Dominik Wasik faced 20 shots.


Roan Coe scored the shootout winner as the Eastman Selects edged the Southwest Cougars 3-2 in Souris. Colton Pakoo and Luc De Gagne scored in regulation for the Selects. Eastman netminder Francois Gagnon stopped 30 shots and five of the six he faced in the shootout.


Kaylee Irwin and Jenna Sellen did the goal scoring and Orieanna Kennedy made 19 saves as the Eastman Selects defeated the Central Plains Capitals 2-1 in Niverville.


The Brandon Wheat Kings gave up five unanswered goals and lost 5-3 to the Victoria Royals. Trae Johnson, Rylen Roersma and Evan Groening on a second period penalty shot did the goal scoring for the Wheat Kings who reached the midway point of their eight-game road trip with three wins and one loss. The Winnipeg Ice defeated the Cougars 4-1 in Prince George. Matthew Savoie, Ty Nash and Evan Friesen scored power play goals for the Ice.


The Manitoba Moose lost their American Hockey League season opener Saturday at Canada Life Centre. Brett Seney scored in overtime to lift the Rockford IceHogs past Manitoba 5-4. Leon Gawanke, Daniel Torgersson, Kristian Reichel and Winnipeg Jets 2021 first round draft pick Chaz Lucius did the goal scoring for the Moose.


The Winnipeg Blue Bombers dropped a 40-32 decision to the B.C. Lions in Vancouver. Winnipeg quarterback Dru Brown, who got the start when Zach Collaros was given the night off, threw three touchdown passes but also tossed two pick-sixes. The Bombers (14-3) have already clinched first place in the CFL West Division and will play their regular season finale Friday, October 28th against the Lions at IG Field.


The Miller Aces of Altona and Winkler’s Garden Valley Zodiacs captured the Provincial A-AA-AAA High School Soccer championships. The Miller Aces edged Garden Valley 2-1 in the girls final in Birtle. The Lorette Scorpions edged the Minnedosa Chancellors 2-1 in the consolation final. Janesa Chomini of the Scorpions was named a tournament All-Star. Garden Valley defeated the Swan Valley Tigers 7-1 in the boys final in Rossburn. Niverville and Lorette both lost in the consolation semifinals. The Panther fell 4-2 to Northlands Parkway of Winkler and the Scorpions dropped a 6-2 decision to the Morweena Raptors.