The Steinbach Regional junior varsity boys and junior varsity girls basketball teams saw their respective seasons come to an end Tuesday night in Winnipeg as both teams lost out in the semifinals of the South Central Athletic Conference. The JV boys fell 81-33 to Dakota while the JV girls lost 41-16 to Glenlawn. Both SRSS varsity teams play their SCAC semifinals tonight in Winnipeg against Glenlawn.

 

Steinbach Pistons captain Zac Patrick has been named the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Defenseman of the Month for February and forward Quinton Pepper is the Peak Performer of the Month. Patrick had four goals and five assists in 10 games last month while Pepper recorded eight goals and eight assists in 10 games. The Pistons can clinch first place in the MJHL's East Division with a win tonight over the Winnipeg Freeze at the T.G. Smith Centre.

 

Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 at Canada Life Centre. Evgeny Svechnikov, Nate Schmidt, Adam Lowry, Andrew Copp, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Paul Stastny also found the back of the net for the Jets who scored four times on the power play. Josh Anderson had a hat trick for the Habs.

 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes re-signed right-handed pitchers Landen Bourassa and Jose Vasquez. Bourassa was 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA in eight starts after signing with the Goldeyes as a true rookie in July. The Lethbridge, Alberta native allowed three or fewer earned runs in seven of his eight starts, and walked three batters or less in all of them. Prior to signing with the Goldeyes, Bourassa had just completed his college career at the University of San Francisco. Vasquez, also a true rookie, made five starts and three relief appearances after signing with the Goldeyes on July 28th. The Cambridge, Ontario native struck out 27 in 28.2 innings, while allowing just seven walks and three home runs. Vasquez pitched two seasons at Grayson College in Denison, Texas from 2016-17 before transferring to Northwestern State University. The Goldeyes now have 17 players signed to contracts for the 2022 season. American Association clubs may carry up to 30 players during spring training, which begins May 5th.