It's that time of year as teams from around the province battle it out in all age groups for hockey supremacy. The first of the events were this past weekend with both the Rural "A" and "B" U11 female championships happening in Portage. This weekend (March 1-3) there will be many more events with Portage hosting the U11 Rural "AA" championships. 

Hockey Manitoba
Provincial Championships

Female U11
Rural "A" @ Portage

Gold Medal Game: Southwest Stars 2 Boissevain 0
Bronze Medal Game: Brandon Stingers 6 Virden 0

Rural "B" @ Portage
Gold Medal Game: Morden 5 Niverville/Ste. Agathe 4
Bronze Medal Game: Rat River 2 Teulon 1 (OT)
Consolation final: Portage 9 Thompson 0

Rural "C" @ Hamiota
Gold Medal Game: Eastman Canucks 7 Hamiota 5
Bronze Medal Game: Stonewall 5 Ste. Eustache 0


Female U15
Rural "A" @ Morden

Gold Medal Game: Lorette 3 Grand Plains 2
Bronze Medal Game: Hamiota 6 Notre Dame 4

Rural "B" @ Macdonald
Gold Medal Game: Stonewall 4 Wawanesa 3 (OT)
Bronze Medal Game: Brandon 2 Elkhorn 0 

ceremonial faceoffCousins Gia Tornato and Ayla Moar took the ceremonial face-off to officially kick off the event in Portage