Sports & Recreation Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Sports & Recreation May 03, 2025 Pair of Niverville Panthers Hockey Players Recognized for Strong Season Haven Wiebe and Cassius Walker from the Niverville Panthers high school hockey team recently earned some league-wide recognition for their fantastic play this season in the Winnipeg High School Hoc Sports & Recreation Apr 28, 2025 Raising the Bar: The Nighthawks Elevated Their Game in Year Three In their third season as a franchise, the Niverville Nighthawks put up their strongest showing by far. Despite losing once again in the first round of the playoffs, they were consistently able to push their opponents further and harder than in either of the previous two years. Sports & Recreation Apr 25, 2025 LeGall Reflects on Successful WHL Season Raiden LeGall, former star goaltender of the Niverville Nighthawks, has just wrapped up his first season in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Sports & Recreation Apr 11, 2025 Junior Pilots U17 Navy Team Clinches Bronze at Best of the West The U17 Junior Pilots recently returned home after competing in Calgary at the annual Best of the West (BOTW) championship, a prestigious three-day event that invites the top 12 Canadian club teams from British Columbia to Quebec. This year’s tournament took place from March 28–30. Sports & Recreation Mar 02, 2025 Dauphin Third Period Charge Sinks Niverville The Niverville Nighthawks once again found themselves on the losing side after falling 4–2 to the Dauphin Kings on Saturday evening on the road. Sports & Recreation Feb 27, 2025 Portage Squeaks by Niverville The Niverville Nighthawks outshot the Portage Terriers last night at the CRRC, by a wide margin, but were unable to outscore them. The home team fell 3–1, unable to get past the Portage netminder until the last minute of play. Sports & Recreation Feb 26, 2025 CCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship to Descend on Niverville This year’s Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) men’s volleyball championship is coming quickly. The March 5–8 event is being hosted by Providence University College at the CRRC in Niverville—a big opportunity for the town, the facility, and the school to show off everything they have to offer. Sports & Recreation Feb 24, 2025 Winkler Takes Down Nighthawks Again The Niverville Nighthawks were a step behind all night long on their way to falling 4–1 to the Winkler Flyers at home. With this loss, the Nighthawks remain in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 30–16–3. 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. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll As Canadians get ready to head back to the ballot box, what is the most important election issue to you? Choices Relations with the United States. * The state of immigration. * Climate change and the environment. * Affordability and cost of living. * National defence and border security. * Another issue. * 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 May 03, 2025 Pair of Niverville Panthers Hockey Players Recognized for Strong Season Haven Wiebe and Cassius Walker from the Niverville Panthers high school hockey team recently earned some league-wide recognition for their fantastic play this season in the Winnipeg High School Hoc
Sports & Recreation Apr 28, 2025 Raising the Bar: The Nighthawks Elevated Their Game in Year Three In their third season as a franchise, the Niverville Nighthawks put up their strongest showing by far. Despite losing once again in the first round of the playoffs, they were consistently able to push their opponents further and harder than in either of the previous two years.
Sports & Recreation Apr 25, 2025 LeGall Reflects on Successful WHL Season Raiden LeGall, former star goaltender of the Niverville Nighthawks, has just wrapped up his first season in the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Sports & Recreation Apr 11, 2025 Junior Pilots U17 Navy Team Clinches Bronze at Best of the West The U17 Junior Pilots recently returned home after competing in Calgary at the annual Best of the West (BOTW) championship, a prestigious three-day event that invites the top 12 Canadian club teams from British Columbia to Quebec. This year’s tournament took place from March 28–30.
Sports & Recreation Mar 02, 2025 Dauphin Third Period Charge Sinks Niverville The Niverville Nighthawks once again found themselves on the losing side after falling 4–2 to the Dauphin Kings on Saturday evening on the road.
Sports & Recreation Feb 27, 2025 Portage Squeaks by Niverville The Niverville Nighthawks outshot the Portage Terriers last night at the CRRC, by a wide margin, but were unable to outscore them. The home team fell 3–1, unable to get past the Portage netminder until the last minute of play.
Sports & Recreation Feb 26, 2025 CCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship to Descend on Niverville This year’s Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) men’s volleyball championship is coming quickly. The March 5–8 event is being hosted by Providence University College at the CRRC in Niverville—a big opportunity for the town, the facility, and the school to show off everything they have to offer.
Sports & Recreation Feb 24, 2025 Winkler Takes Down Nighthawks Again The Niverville Nighthawks were a step behind all night long on their way to falling 4–1 to the Winkler Flyers at home. With this loss, the Nighthawks remain in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 30–16–3.
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.
