East sports news in brief — week of July 15, 2026
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Local ball teams win provincial titles
East St. Paul won the 15U A (Zone 1) provincial baseball title on July 5, defeating Dakota 13-3 in the final, which was hosted by Bonivital.
East St. Paul won its first game 18-0 against South Winnipeg on July 3, but then lost 13-10 to St. Andrews-Selkirk-1 later that afternoon. The next day, East St. Paul beat Norberry-Glenlee 18-7 and then Charleswood 17-16 to advance to the semifinals.
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East St. Paul won the 15U A (Zone 1) provincial baseball title on July 5, defeating Dakota 13-3 in the final.
On July 5, East St. Paul beat St. Andrews-Selkirk Smith 11-3 to advance to the final, while Dakota beat Charleswood 17-9 in the other semifinal to set up the final match at Highbury field.
Meanwhile, the East End Wings won the 18UA (Zone 1, Tier 2) title, defeating Winakwa Red 8-6 in the final.
En route to the championship, East End beat Peguis 16-4 on July 3 before losing 10-9 to Winakwa Red, then defeating East St. Paul 17-7 on July 4. East End then beat Peguis 16-1 on July 5 to set up the rematch versus Winakwa Red for the final.
Norwood bowlers off to national senior lawn bowling competition
A team of lawn bowlers based out of Norwood Lawn Bowling Club (1202 Dakota St.) won the provincial senior threes competition recently. As a result, Betty Van Walleghem, Brenda Frank, and Barb Heinrichs are off to represent Manitoba at the national competitions in Windsor, Ont., in August.
The senior men’s three team, comprised of Norwood’s Gerry Vanderbos, St. James’ Bob Cowie, and St. John’s Ray Saurette, will represent Manitoba in Windsor, Ont., as well, having won its provincial title, too.