In a short season, close losses hurt that much more. For Manitoba, it’s been two in two weeks, as a high-scoring game Friday night against rival, #10-ranked Saskatchewan ended in a 48-46 loss. This, after a loss to #6-ranked UBC that came down to the last five minutes, as a Thunderbirds score gave a close…
Athletes of the Week are Dylan Schrot & Veronica Vetesnik
WINNIPEG – Sisler High School grade, Dylan Schrot, and Veronica Vetesnik were named the Boston Pizza Manitoba Bison Sports Athletes of the Week. A Bison loss to UBC wasn’t the start the team wanted, but fifth-year receiver Dylan Schrot still made headlines with his Week one performance. Schrot hauled in a game-high 142 yards and…
Bison Women’s Hockey Announce New Recruits
The Bison Women’s Hockey program is gearing up for another exciting season and have announced seven new recruits added to their roster: Kate Gregoire, Halle Edwards, Camille Enns, Polina Goncharova, Samantha Sichkaruk, Molly Kunnas, and Jamie Ricklefs. Interim head coach, Sean Fisher said, “I’m incredibly excited to welcome the 2019 recruiting class to the Bison…
Manitoba Bison Football Training Camp Opens Saturday
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Bison football team will open training camp for the 2018 season on Saturday. The training camp will run three-weeks, which includes a road pre-season game in Regina on August 22nd and culminates in the Canada West season opener at UBC on Saturday, September 1st at 9:00PM. Manitoba starts with two-a-day sessions…
Alanna Sharman Will Play at Hockey Canada Summer Showcase
WINNIPEG — Bison women’s hockey forward Alanna Sharman invited to play at Hockey Canada’s Summer Showcase. Sharman will be one of 20 U SPORTS All-Stars participating at the event in Calgary from August 2 to 11, 2018. Sharman, who is entering her fifth year with Manitoba in 2018-19, was selected as one of the best…
Bison Volleyball Adds an Ben Carleton International Recruit
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Bison have gone down under for it’s newest recruit on the men’s volleyball team left side hitter Ben Carleton. Carleton, 18, is from Brisbane, Australia. The 6’5” hitter recently represented his home country in the U17 Asian Men’s Beach Volleyball Championship and will play for Australia at the U20 Men’s Asian Volleyball…
Bison Athletes Claim Silver Medals at Track & Field Championships
WINNIPEG — It was a shinny finish for Manitoba Bison athletes at the 2018 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa. Manitoba Bison athletes won silver in both the men’s 4 x 100m (U20) and men’s 4 x 400m relay (senior). Getting the silver in the 4 x 100m (U20) was the Bison Athletics Club…
Three Manitoba Athletes Join Bisons Track & Field Team
WINNIPEG — Four new recruits have joined the Manitoba Bisons Track and Field Team for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Three of the athletes are from Manitoba and one from Regina. Matthew Exner and Jack Taylor join Manitoba’s male middle distance runners, while Amy Klippenstein and Amber Schneider join the female middle distance team. Three of…
Bison Volleyball Home Opener is Oct. 27 vs MacEwan
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Bisons men’s and women’s volleyball schedules were released for the upcoming season. The men and women will start their season on the road, playing the Mount Royal Cougars on October 19th and 20th.. Manitoba will play their home openers versus the MacEwan Griffins at Investors Group Athletic Centre on October 27th. They…
Bison Basketball Home Opener is Nov. 2 vs Mount Royal
WINNIPEG – Both Bison basketball teams, women and men, will start their season on the road, travelling Highway 1 to play Brandon on October 26th and 27th. Then the teams are back on the court Friday, November 2, to play their home openers versus the Mount Royal Cougars at Investors Group Athletic Centre (IGAC). They…