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Football Bisons unveil 2012 regular-season schedule

By: Ashley Prest

Posted: 04/19/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 04/20/2012 12:24 PM | Updates

THE University of Manitoba football team will open the 2012 Canada West season at the University of British Columbia Sept. 1 and host its home opener on Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. at the new Investors Group Field against the Saskatchewan Huskies.

"It always allows a chance to quickly bond when we start the season on the road and look forward to being in UBC during week one this season," Bisons head coach Brian Dobie said in a statement. "Of course, there is excitement as we get closer to play in the new stadium and host the first CIS football game there against our provincial rivals at Saskatchewan."

The Bisons will play three teams twice this season as Manitoba will meet UBC, Saskatchewan and the Calgary Dinos on the road and at home. Manitoba will host its annual Homecoming Game on Sept. 15 against the four-time and defending Canada West champion Dinos. It will host Alberta on Sept. 22 and UBC on Oct. 20.

Hoops for Swaziland helps send children to school

The third annual Hoops for Swaziland basketball tournament, organized by Matt and Amanda Opalko, will be held on June 1-2. The tournament will include a boys' high school division and a men's open division. The school will host the "Enaleni Market" in both gyms during the event featuring handmade African crafts, jewelry, purses and bags. All proceeds will go directly to helping children in Swaziland, Africa go to school. In the past two years, the event has raised over $16,500. The venue this year is the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg.

Hempel, Berg earn weekly awards

FRANZESKA HEMPEL of the College Louis Riel Voyageurs badminton team and Alex Berg of the Duke of Marlborough Storm basketball team in Churchill have been named the Manitoba High School Athletic Association's athletes of the week.

Hempel, the Home Run Sports urban athlete of the week, has placed first in girls' singles at the Carman tournament and finished second at the College Louis Riel and Maples tournaments.

Berg, the Tri-Star rural athlete, is a 5-foot-8 post who helped lead her team to the school's first ever Zone 11 Basketball Championship and then to the Provincial A Basketball Championships.

Vasas brothers combine for three golds

THE Manitoba Fencing Association issued a correction to its press release earlier this week about the Golden Boy Tournament last weekend. Lucas Vasas won two gold medals in the open foil event and the junior mixed foil. However, it was his younger brother, Eric Vasas, who won the gold in under-15 mixed sabre.

-- Ashley Prest

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 19, 2012 C8

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Updated on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 12:24 PM CDT: updates with organizers of Swaziland basketball tournament, corrects figure to $16,500

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