Sports & Recreation Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Sports & Recreation Apr 07, 2026 Little BALLERS Brings Early-Age Basketball to Local Families A new children’s basketball program is coming to Niverville, geared toward kids as young as ten months and up to eight years, a much earlier age than is typical in the sport. Sports & Recreation Apr 07, 2026 Nighthawks Rally Past Wolverines, Take 2–1 Series Lead The Niverville Nighthawks showed the resilience and heart that the Nighthawks faithful have become accustomed to on Monday night, clawing their way back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 4–2 and grab a 2–1 lead in their playoff series. Sports & Recreation Apr 06, 2026 Red River Rage Invites Kids to Come Try Ringette On April 25, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., young female athletes five years of age and up are invited to give ringette a try. Sports & Recreation Apr 05, 2026 Wolverines Even Series with 3-1 Win Over Nighthawks The Waywayseecappo Wolverines evened up the series against Niverville with a 3–1 win over the Nighthawks in Game 2 in Waywayseecappo Saturday night. Sports & Recreation Feb 23, 2025 Nighthawks Defeat Kings in Overtime After a couple of tough losses, the Niverville Nighthawks got back in the win column on Saturday night with a dramatic 3–2 overtime victory at home over the Dauphin Kings. Sports & Recreation Feb 22, 2025 Local Owner of Dodgeball League Looks to Recruit Players How many 28-year-olds own a dodgeball league? Nick Grenier of Île-des-Chênes does. He bought Dodgeball Winnipeg last year and now it’s the largest dodgeball league in Canada with approximately 900 players. Sports & Recreation Feb 21, 2025 Flyers Down Nighthawks in Close Battle The Niverville Nighthawks gave it a good go against their likely first-round playoff opponent on Thursday night, but ultimately lost 3–2 to the Winkler Flyers on the road. Sports & Recreation Feb 17, 2025 Explosive Second Period Lifts Kings Over Nighthawks The Niverville Nighthawks' winning streak has come to an end. The team finished their long weekend road trip of western and northern Manitoba with a 4-3 loss to the Dauphin Kings on Sunday night. Sports & Recreation Feb 16, 2025 Nighthawks Hold Off the Blizzard The Niverville Nighthawks are on a seven-game winning streak. The team continued their current road trip with a 3–1 win over the Northern Manitoba Blizzard on Saturday night. Sports & Recreation Feb 15, 2025 Nighthawks Slow Down Stampeders The Niverville Nighthawks kicked off their big road trip this weekend with an important 7–2 rout over the Swan Valley Stampeders on Friday night. The Nighthawks still occupy fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 28–13–3. Sports & Recreation Feb 12, 2025 Niverville Recreation Announces Spring Break Camps For families looking to fill the gap this upcoming spring break, which falls from March 31 to April 4, local parents need look no further than Niverville Recreation’s spring break camps, coming soon to the CRRC. Sports & Recreation Feb 10, 2025 Nighthawks Stay Hot and Melt the Freeze The Niverville Nighthawks continued their recent domination in the MJHL with an impressive 5–2 win over the Winnipeg Freeze on Sunday evening at the CRRC. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Given the dramatic spike in the price of gasoline in recent weeks, would you be more likely to consider an EV for your next vehicle purchase? Choices Yes. EV technology interests me and it would be a relief not to have to worry so much about price volatility. * No. I have concerns about the practicality of EVs and prefer to stick with a gas-powered vehicle, even if it costs more to operate. * 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 Apr 07, 2026 Little BALLERS Brings Early-Age Basketball to Local Families A new children’s basketball program is coming to Niverville, geared toward kids as young as ten months and up to eight years, a much earlier age than is typical in the sport.
Sports & Recreation Apr 07, 2026 Nighthawks Rally Past Wolverines, Take 2–1 Series Lead The Niverville Nighthawks showed the resilience and heart that the Nighthawks faithful have become accustomed to on Monday night, clawing their way back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 4–2 and grab a 2–1 lead in their playoff series.
Sports & Recreation Apr 06, 2026 Red River Rage Invites Kids to Come Try Ringette On April 25, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., young female athletes five years of age and up are invited to give ringette a try.
Sports & Recreation Apr 05, 2026 Wolverines Even Series with 3-1 Win Over Nighthawks The Waywayseecappo Wolverines evened up the series against Niverville with a 3–1 win over the Nighthawks in Game 2 in Waywayseecappo Saturday night.
Sports & Recreation Feb 23, 2025 Nighthawks Defeat Kings in Overtime After a couple of tough losses, the Niverville Nighthawks got back in the win column on Saturday night with a dramatic 3–2 overtime victory at home over the Dauphin Kings.
Sports & Recreation Feb 22, 2025 Local Owner of Dodgeball League Looks to Recruit Players How many 28-year-olds own a dodgeball league? Nick Grenier of Île-des-Chênes does. He bought Dodgeball Winnipeg last year and now it’s the largest dodgeball league in Canada with approximately 900 players.
Sports & Recreation Feb 21, 2025 Flyers Down Nighthawks in Close Battle The Niverville Nighthawks gave it a good go against their likely first-round playoff opponent on Thursday night, but ultimately lost 3–2 to the Winkler Flyers on the road.
Sports & Recreation Feb 17, 2025 Explosive Second Period Lifts Kings Over Nighthawks The Niverville Nighthawks' winning streak has come to an end. The team finished their long weekend road trip of western and northern Manitoba with a 4-3 loss to the Dauphin Kings on Sunday night.
Sports & Recreation Feb 16, 2025 Nighthawks Hold Off the Blizzard The Niverville Nighthawks are on a seven-game winning streak. The team continued their current road trip with a 3–1 win over the Northern Manitoba Blizzard on Saturday night.
Sports & Recreation Feb 15, 2025 Nighthawks Slow Down Stampeders The Niverville Nighthawks kicked off their big road trip this weekend with an important 7–2 rout over the Swan Valley Stampeders on Friday night. The Nighthawks still occupy fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 28–13–3.
Sports & Recreation Feb 12, 2025 Niverville Recreation Announces Spring Break Camps For families looking to fill the gap this upcoming spring break, which falls from March 31 to April 4, local parents need look no further than Niverville Recreation’s spring break camps, coming soon to the CRRC.
Sports & Recreation Feb 10, 2025 Nighthawks Stay Hot and Melt the Freeze The Niverville Nighthawks continued their recent domination in the MJHL with an impressive 5–2 win over the Winnipeg Freeze on Sunday evening at the CRRC.
