Elysa Sandron Plays for Team Canada
At the recent 2015-16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series
held in Dubai back on Dec. 3-4, Winnipeg’s Mandy
Marchak represented Canada’s A Team, However,
Canada will also entered a Maple Leafs side into the
Dubai International Invitational. The team, coached by
Morgan Williams, included Winnipeg’s Elysa Sandron.
Sandron, a wing on Team Manitoba who is a freshman
at the University of Calgary, was just named top rookie
in the Canada West women’s rugby league. She was also
named to the CIS All-Canadian women’s rugby team.
Four Manitobans Claim World Ringette Gold
Winnipeg’s Talia Gallant, captain of the national U-21 Ringette team, led our national
team to the World Junior Women’s Ringette
Championship. Gallant, who was selected as
player of the game during one of the round
robin matches returned to Canada, along
with Sam Renooy and Keyona Tomiuk from
Oakbank, and Ryann Bannerman from
Winnipeg, with gold medals from the World
Championships in Helsinki. Team Canada
U21 defeated the Finns 10-9 in overtime to
claim the gold medal. Canada went undefeated in round robin play and beat the
Finns in two games of a best of three series.
Goldeyes extend manager Rick Forney’s contract
Rick Forney will be staying with the Winnipeg
Goldeyes for some time to come. The manager’s contract has been extended through the
2018 season. The upcoming 2016 American
Association campaign will be Forney’s 11th as
the Goldeyes’ manager, and his 20th overall
with the organization. During his first 10
years at the helm, Forney guided Winnipeg to
eight winning seasons, seven playoff berths,
the 2012 American Association championship, and an overall record of 537-444 (.547
winning percentage). The Goldeyes are 281218 since joining the American Association in
2011, and Forney’s .563 winning percentage
during that time is the third highest among
the 39 managers in league history. In 2011,
Forney was voted American Association
Manager of the Year. Similar to the dual role
he held from 2