Sports in brief — week of July 8, 2026
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East Winnipeg student athletes win awards
The Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association recently announced the winners of its 2026 high school athlete scholar scholarship winners, which are awarded to four graduating high school student athletes who maintained a minimum 85 per cent average and competed in at least two interscholastic sports. Other criteria included school, community, volunteer, and citizenship activities.
Elliot Smith of Collège Miles Macdonell Collegiate was the lone winner from Winnipeg. Smith maintained a 98 percent academic average and a distinguished record of athletic achievement throughout his high school career, while competing in volleyball, beach volleyball, cross country, track and field, badminton, and soccer while earning recognition as one of Manitoba’s top student-athletes.
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Elliot Smith, left, is one of four recipients of a $2,000 Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association scholarships this year. He is pictured receiving his award from Tim Klassen, representing award sponsor Manitoba’s Credit Unions, and the Hon. Anita R. Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
The other winners are Angela Gundrum (Prairie Mountain School), Ivy Perkin (Souris School), and Soren Reid (Nellie McClung Collegiate). The scholarships are each valued at $2,000.
The MHSAA also announced its trades high school athletes of the year.
Dakota Collegiate’s Emilie McLean, a multi-sport athlete, won the AAAA girls award. This past year, she competed in varsity cross-country, volleyball, basketball, track and field, and handball, where she served as team captain and helped lead Dakota Collegiate to a provincial championship. She was named provincial MVP, Basketball Manitoba Female Player of the Year, and was recognized as the number one-ranked player in Manitoba.
More provincial bowls champs crowned
Women’s fours and men’s singles provincial lawn bowling championships were held at Norwood Lawn Bowling Club (1202 Dakota St.) the last weekend of June.
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Manitoba women’s fours provincial lawn bowling champions, from left, Elaine Hunnie, Angela Kenning, Gillian McMurchy and Adeline Richardson.
Women’s fours winners were Winnipeg’s own Adeline Richardson (skip), Gillian McMurchy (vice skip), Angela Kenning (second), and Elaine Hunnie (lead). Leo Dusablon from Lac du Bonnet, Man., won the men’s singles competition.
As winners in their category, they will represent Manitoba at the national championships in North Vancouver, B.C., at the end of August.