SportsLife 2015, issue4 | Page 6

the Starting By Scott Taylor Photos by Bruce Fedyck, Jeff Miller, James Carey Lauder and Marissa Naylor Line-Up SportsLife Magazine brings you the hottest news stories in Manitoba sports. This time, we’ll catch up with a number of the star athletes who have been so sensational in 2015 Brown has sensational year For former Canadian Olympian and Team Manitoba boxing coach, Kent (The Bullet) Brown, 2015 has been a banner year. The boxing coach and trainer who runs his own gym on North Main – Elite Boxing and MMA – is now working with a handful of tremendous young fighters, both amateurs and pros; has the WIBA World Women’s champion in his stable; trained a world amateur champion this summer and will work the corners of four of the five Winnipeg fighters at High Stakes Havoc II at the Regent Casino Events and Gaming Centre on Oct. 22. In fact, Brown has been training Kyle Oliveira, Zafar Sacranie and WIBA women’s lightweight world champion, Olivia (The Predator) Gerula and he’ll also work the corner of King John Vernaus’ fighter Lee Laquette. It certainly has been Kent Brown’s year. WHSFL stars in the community The Winnipeg High School Football League has kicked off its 2015 season and for commissioner Rick Henkewich, there is a lot to take care of. From fundraising to scheduling, the WHSFL gives back to the community in Winnipeg. “The WHSFL raised $3,000 for the Never Alone Foundation and our next big fundraising effort is the Ronald McDonald House Food Drive,” Henkewich said. “From this weekend’s games to the end of the season, teams will be accumulating non-perishable food items and cleaning supplies for Ronald McDoanld House in Winnipeg.” Henkewich is also trying to get a 5,000-seat high school football stadium/soccer stadium built at Tec Voc and he’s also got a season to operate. So far Vincent Massey and St. Paul’s (Potter), Steinbach and River East (Vidruk), and Lorette, Dryden and Kenora (Currie) are leading the pack. Our photographer, James Carey Lauder got out to a Dakota-Grant Park game. 6 / sportslife