SportsLife is Manitoba ’ s amateur sports magazine . This is where sports fans will meet the Olympians of tomorrow and the medalists of today and they all compete right here in Manitoba . We exist to pay tribute to those who make sport so important to this province .
Published by SportsLife Publications , it is edited by Scott Taylor and is designed and developed by Scott Taylor , Debbie Dunmall and OV Suvajac . SportsLife Magazine is printed by The Winnipeg Sun .
Any opinions expressed belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily express the views of the magazine , or of the publishers . All published work is edited for accuracy , style , and clarity . We do accept unsolicited material as long as it refers to athletes , coaches , or volunteers involved in sport in Manitoba .
For all information and advertising rates , we can be reached at 204-996-4146 .
PUBLISHER OV Suvajac publisher @ sportslife . life # 202B - 2621 Portage Avenue Winnipeg , Manitoba R3J 0P7 204-996-4146
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Scott Taylor sdtaylor2 @ shaw . ca
ART DIRECTOR Debbie Dunmall ddunmall @ gmail . com
ADVERTISING OV Suvajac SportsLife @ live . ca
COVER PHOTO University of Winnipeg Men ’ s Volleyball captain Brendan Thielmann by Kelly Morton , official photographer of the University of Winnipeg Wesmen
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeff and Tara Miller / 100 Acre Woods Photography , James Carey Lauder Sports Photography , Bruce Fedyck , Winnipeg Vincent Massey High School , Winnipeg High School Football League , Kelly Morton , University of Winnipeg , Sisler Spartans Head Coach Michael Tan , Milana Paddock , Baseball Manitoba , Jaren Funk ,
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Scott Taylor , Adam Wedlake , Will Streilein , Amber Penner , Andrea Katz
SportsLife is published at least six times a year by SportsLife Publications . All sales are managed by SportsLife Publications . All design and layout is provided by Debbie Dunmall and SportsLife is printed by The Winnipeg Sun .
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone
The Holiday Season is almost upon us and there is so much going on it ’ s hard to keep up . In this edition of SportsLife Magazine , we have so many people we want you to meet , it ’ s even hard to keep track .
This is , after all , the 40 th Anniversary
Season of Murder Ball , or Wheelchair Rugby , as it ’ s called these days and we want you to meet two of the veterans of the game : Arin Smith and threetime Paralympic medalist Jared Funk . As well , four Manitobans have been named to Canada ’ s national U-18 and U-19 football teams and they ’ re right here – Andreas Dueck , Tong King , Brody Williams and Galata Gurmu .
This is also the National Letter of Intent signing period for athletes getting set to go to NCAA Division 1 schools next season and Sisler High School ’ s Raizel Guinto , just signed her letter to play basketball at Louisiana Tech in Reston , La ., a pretty highly-regarded NCAA Division 1 basketball school .
Meanwhile , down the road from Sisler , the University of Winnipeg men ’ s volleyball team is just getting the 2016-17 Canada West volleyball season underway and despite some injuries , coach Larry McKay ’ s Wesmen will be a challenger all season long . In this issue , we want you to meet the team ’ s fifth-year captain , Brendan Thielmann , our cover boy for November / December .
And down at the Fort Garry campus , the University of Manitoba men ’ s basketball team will make a lot of noise this year . Led by captains Justus Alleyn and A . J . Basi , the Bisons just might be the best team in Canada .
We ’ ll also introduce you to triathlete Nicole Walker , Bisons football players DJ Lalama , Geoff Gray , Shai Ross and Evan Foster and badminton star Arnish Patel and we want to re-introduce you to figure skaters Deidre and Danae Russell and Olympic soccer hero Desiree Scott . And we ’ ll also pay tribute to the new inductees of the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame and the men who made Brandon University hockey so successful back in the day .
Here at SportsLife Magazine , we ’ re thrilled that Manitobans love to play , no matter the sport and no matter the time of year . We are preparing for the holidays , but that doesn ’ t mean the games will stop . In fact , there are so many holiday basketball , volleyball , hockey , ringette and indoor soccer tournaments coming up that we can ’ t get to all of them . Have a great season , everyone , and please enjoy another edition of SportsLife Magazine , Winnipeg ’ s Place to Play .
– SCOTT TAYLOR Editor-in-Chief
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