Sports & Recreation Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Sports & Recreation Apr 14, 2026 Nighthawks and Oil Capitals Set to Clash for Turnbull Cup The stage is set for an MJHL championship showdown for the ages as the Niverville Nighthawks and Virden Oil Capitals prepare to face off in the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Final, which begins t Sports & Recreation Apr 11, 2026 Historic Night as Niverville Books First Trip to MJHL Championship For the first time in franchise history, the Niverville Nighthawks are headed to the championship series in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, with a chance to capture the Turnbull Cup. Sports & Recreation Apr 08, 2026 Nighthawks Shut Out Wolverines to Lead Series 3–1 Riding the momentum of their come-from-behind win on Monday night, the Niverville Nighthawks kept rolling Wednesday, shutting out the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 3–0 in Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead. 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 Mar 01, 2018 Niverville Runner Challenges Himself to Finish Actif Epica For his birthday, João Luiz Holowka decided to give himself an unusual gift: the chance to spend a weekend running over 150 kilometres across southern Manitoba in a gruelling outdoor race. Sports & Recreation Feb 27, 2018 Three Things We Learned About the Jets at the Trade Deadline The Winnipeg Jets shocked the hockey world on trade deadline day when they acquired centre Paul Stastny from their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues. But that wasn’t the only move general manager Kevin Chevaldayoff pulled off. In the dying minutes of the trade deadline, they also acquired depth defenseman Joe Morrow from the Montreal Canadiens. Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Blues Hand Jets First Regulation Loss in Eight Games Mark Scheifele’s return to the lineup was spoiled on Friday night when the Blues defeated the Jets 5–2. Scheifele, played a whopping 23:32 in the loss, including 1:36 on the penalty kill. Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 How Should the Winnipeg Jets Approach the Trade Deadline? We’ve heard it all before: “Kevin Cheveldayoff doesn’t like to make trades” or “Kevin Cheveldayoff prefers to draft and develop talent, not trade for it.” Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Gab-Roy Sends Players to League All-Star Game Four players from Gabrielle-Roy’s Les Cavaliers, who play in the Winnipeg High School Hockey League (WHSHL), were selected to play in the league’s all-star game on Sunday, January 21 at the MTS Ice Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 IDC Throws Second Annual Snowman Festival On Saturday, February 3, Île-des-Chênes will be hosting its second annual Snowman Festival, an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy some great family fun. It all kicks off at 10:00 a.m. at the TransCanada Centre. Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Athlete of the Month - Joël Delorme Joël, a Grade Twelve student at Gabrielle-Roy, plays and excels at a large number of sports. Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Snowmobile Clubs Take to the Trails It’s not an unusual day in rural Manitoba to see as many snowmobiles as there are automobiles in the surrounding countryside. And more often than not, they run in packs like hungry wolves. 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 14, 2026 Nighthawks and Oil Capitals Set to Clash for Turnbull Cup The stage is set for an MJHL championship showdown for the ages as the Niverville Nighthawks and Virden Oil Capitals prepare to face off in the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Final, which begins t
Sports & Recreation Apr 11, 2026 Historic Night as Niverville Books First Trip to MJHL Championship For the first time in franchise history, the Niverville Nighthawks are headed to the championship series in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, with a chance to capture the Turnbull Cup.
Sports & Recreation Apr 08, 2026 Nighthawks Shut Out Wolverines to Lead Series 3–1 Riding the momentum of their come-from-behind win on Monday night, the Niverville Nighthawks kept rolling Wednesday, shutting out the Waywayseecappo Wolverines 3–0 in Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead.
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 Mar 01, 2018 Niverville Runner Challenges Himself to Finish Actif Epica For his birthday, João Luiz Holowka decided to give himself an unusual gift: the chance to spend a weekend running over 150 kilometres across southern Manitoba in a gruelling outdoor race.
Sports & Recreation Feb 27, 2018 Three Things We Learned About the Jets at the Trade Deadline The Winnipeg Jets shocked the hockey world on trade deadline day when they acquired centre Paul Stastny from their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues. But that wasn’t the only move general manager Kevin Chevaldayoff pulled off. In the dying minutes of the trade deadline, they also acquired depth defenseman Joe Morrow from the Montreal Canadiens.
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Blues Hand Jets First Regulation Loss in Eight Games Mark Scheifele’s return to the lineup was spoiled on Friday night when the Blues defeated the Jets 5–2. Scheifele, played a whopping 23:32 in the loss, including 1:36 on the penalty kill.
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 How Should the Winnipeg Jets Approach the Trade Deadline? We’ve heard it all before: “Kevin Cheveldayoff doesn’t like to make trades” or “Kevin Cheveldayoff prefers to draft and develop talent, not trade for it.”
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Gab-Roy Sends Players to League All-Star Game Four players from Gabrielle-Roy’s Les Cavaliers, who play in the Winnipeg High School Hockey League (WHSHL), were selected to play in the league’s all-star game on Sunday, January 21 at the MTS Ice
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 IDC Throws Second Annual Snowman Festival On Saturday, February 3, Île-des-Chênes will be hosting its second annual Snowman Festival, an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy some great family fun. It all kicks off at 10:00 a.m. at the TransCanada Centre.
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Athlete of the Month - Joël Delorme Joël, a Grade Twelve student at Gabrielle-Roy, plays and excels at a large number of sports.
Sports & Recreation Feb 01, 2018 Snowmobile Clubs Take to the Trails It’s not an unusual day in rural Manitoba to see as many snowmobiles as there are automobiles in the surrounding countryside. And more often than not, they run in packs like hungry wolves.
