Sports & Recreation Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Sports & Recreation Feb 15, 2026 Comeback Falls Short as Titans Edge Nighthawks 5–4 It was a special night inside the CRRC on Saturday—not just because Valentine’s Day brought love into the air, but because special teams stole the spotlight. Sports & Recreation Feb 14, 2026 Pistons Top Nighthawks in Tough Division Battle For the sixth and final time this season, the Niverville Nighthawks and Steinbach Pistons met head-to-head—and once again, it delivered with playoff-level intensity. Sports & Recreation Feb 12, 2026 Nighthawks Rout Blues to End Two-Game Slide After dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Niverville Nighthawks responded in emphatic fashion Wednesday night, erupting for eight goals in an 8–1 win over the Winnipeg Blues at the CRRC. The victory completed a perfect six-game season sweep of the Blues and pushed Niverville to their fortieth win of the campaign. Sports & Recreation Feb 10, 2026 NHS Student Launches School’s First Lacrosse Team When one door closes, sometimes the accompanying window can’t open until someone builds it. Niverville High School (NHS) student Antonio DaPalma is a builder of such proverbial windows. Sports & Recreation May 28, 2021 Boaters, Get Ready to Launch in Ste. Agathe The group working to see a boat launch and dock come to Ste. Sports & Recreation May 10, 2021 Basketball Camp Hopes to Put Kids on the Court A sports camp coming to Niverville this summer hopes to get local youth off their couches, out of their homes, and onto the hardcourt to learn a few things about the game of basketball. Sports & Recreation May 03, 2021 Jets Need a Reset A lot has changed for the Winnipeg Jets over the past few weeks. They were challenging the Toronto Maple Leafs in back-to-back games for first place in the Scotia North Division on April 22–24. The Leafs outscored the Jets 9–4 in those games, increasing their lead in the division and sending the Jets into a downward spiral. Sports & Recreation Apr 12, 2021 Second Power Play Unit Continues to Shine The Winnipeg Jets are in the middle of a three-game win streak after defeating the Montreal Canadiens back to back on Thursday and Saturday last week, outscoring them 9–2 in the process and improving their overall record to 25–13–2. The Jets are currently six points behind Toronto for first place and one point above Edmonton for second place in the North Division. Sports & Recreation Apr 02, 2021 Winter Games One Year Off In just 11 months, the Town of Niverville will officially host the 2022 Manitoba Winter Games, and in that time a lot of work will be done to get ready for the town’s week in the spotlight. Sports & Recreation Mar 29, 2021 Stanley’s Stock Continues to Rise Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley scored his first NHL goal in a 4–2 loss on Saturday, March 27 against the Calgary Flames. The goal was a thing of beauty. Stanley found himself alone in the slot with the puck on his stick during the second period where he went bar-down on Flames goalminder David Rittich. Sports & Recreation Mar 26, 2021 St. Adolphe in Kraft Hockeyville Final Four On April 10, 2021, St. Adolphe hopes to become the first Manitoba community to win the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize of $250,000 in arena upgrades, as well as the opportunity to host an NHL preseason hockey game. Sports & Recreation Mar 24, 2021 Home from the Bubble: Local Woman Talks Elite Curling Career Manitoba has long been a powerhouse in the world of curling, with elite teams cropping up here that go on to compete at the highest level in Canada and the world. In recent years, this has been especially true in the women’s game. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Should a local municipal council require sports and recreation facilities to be self-sustaining in order to be considered viable? Choices Yes. Taxpayers should not be expected to fund facilities that don't attract enough programs or sponsorship to pay for themselves. * No. These community-owned facilities promote wellness and social connection, benefits that justify public investment even if they don’t break even. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Sports & Recreation Feb 15, 2026 Comeback Falls Short as Titans Edge Nighthawks 5–4 It was a special night inside the CRRC on Saturday—not just because Valentine’s Day brought love into the air, but because special teams stole the spotlight.
Sports & Recreation Feb 14, 2026 Pistons Top Nighthawks in Tough Division Battle For the sixth and final time this season, the Niverville Nighthawks and Steinbach Pistons met head-to-head—and once again, it delivered with playoff-level intensity.
Sports & Recreation Feb 12, 2026 Nighthawks Rout Blues to End Two-Game Slide After dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Niverville Nighthawks responded in emphatic fashion Wednesday night, erupting for eight goals in an 8–1 win over the Winnipeg Blues at the CRRC. The victory completed a perfect six-game season sweep of the Blues and pushed Niverville to their fortieth win of the campaign.
Sports & Recreation Feb 10, 2026 NHS Student Launches School’s First Lacrosse Team When one door closes, sometimes the accompanying window can’t open until someone builds it. Niverville High School (NHS) student Antonio DaPalma is a builder of such proverbial windows.
Sports & Recreation May 28, 2021 Boaters, Get Ready to Launch in Ste. Agathe The group working to see a boat launch and dock come to Ste.
Sports & Recreation May 10, 2021 Basketball Camp Hopes to Put Kids on the Court A sports camp coming to Niverville this summer hopes to get local youth off their couches, out of their homes, and onto the hardcourt to learn a few things about the game of basketball.
Sports & Recreation May 03, 2021 Jets Need a Reset A lot has changed for the Winnipeg Jets over the past few weeks. They were challenging the Toronto Maple Leafs in back-to-back games for first place in the Scotia North Division on April 22–24. The Leafs outscored the Jets 9–4 in those games, increasing their lead in the division and sending the Jets into a downward spiral.
Sports & Recreation Apr 12, 2021 Second Power Play Unit Continues to Shine The Winnipeg Jets are in the middle of a three-game win streak after defeating the Montreal Canadiens back to back on Thursday and Saturday last week, outscoring them 9–2 in the process and improving their overall record to 25–13–2. The Jets are currently six points behind Toronto for first place and one point above Edmonton for second place in the North Division.
Sports & Recreation Apr 02, 2021 Winter Games One Year Off In just 11 months, the Town of Niverville will officially host the 2022 Manitoba Winter Games, and in that time a lot of work will be done to get ready for the town’s week in the spotlight.
Sports & Recreation Mar 29, 2021 Stanley’s Stock Continues to Rise Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley scored his first NHL goal in a 4–2 loss on Saturday, March 27 against the Calgary Flames. The goal was a thing of beauty. Stanley found himself alone in the slot with the puck on his stick during the second period where he went bar-down on Flames goalminder David Rittich.
Sports & Recreation Mar 26, 2021 St. Adolphe in Kraft Hockeyville Final Four On April 10, 2021, St. Adolphe hopes to become the first Manitoba community to win the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize of $250,000 in arena upgrades, as well as the opportunity to host an NHL preseason hockey game.
Sports & Recreation Mar 24, 2021 Home from the Bubble: Local Woman Talks Elite Curling Career Manitoba has long been a powerhouse in the world of curling, with elite teams cropping up here that go on to compete at the highest level in Canada and the world. In recent years, this has been especially true in the women’s game.
