JV Girls Pull-Off the Upset!!!

Congrats to the JV Girls Basketball Team as they upset River East in the KPAC quarter-finals tonight at River East! Every girl stepped up and contributed to the win, best game of the season so far! Mikaela Morelli lead the scoring with a career high 22 points and pure domination on the boards; Baylee Gunter also chipped in with 11 points and Madeleine Epp had 9. Our guards did a great job controlling the game and creating the opportunities for their teammates to be successful! Great job to everyone! You can catch the JV Girls Tuesday in the KPAC semi-final as they take on the #1 Miles Mac at 6:00pm (at Miles).

JV Boys Basketball Win KPAC - Undefeated Season

The JV Boys Basketball team accomplished their goal of winning the KPAC tier 2 Basketball title and remain undefeated in league play. The Royals defeated Transcona Collegiate by a score of 69-63 in a close game in which the Royals had to come from behind. Selkirk came out flat in the first half getting into early foul trouble and committing 11 first half turnovers. Transcona managed to control the pace of the game and forced Selkirk to play a slower paced, half-court offense. The Royals trailed by as much as 12 in the fourth quarter before making their comeback. The boys chipped away Transcona's lead with clutch shooting including 3 pointers from both Riley Reckseidler and Eric Thompson. Kyle Adolfson was also stellar in the closing minutes playing tough defense and making a clutch basket to give Selkirk the lead. Top Scorers were Riley Reckseidler (22 pts, 5 rebounds), Travis Fredborg (10 pts, 7 rebounds, 7 steals), and Avery Farquhar (10 pts, 8 rebounds). This marks the end of a successful season for the Royals whose only two loses of the season came from teams ranked in the MHSAA Top Ten. The Royals also won 3 tournaments: The Selkirk Invitational, The Gimli Basketball Tournament, and the Stonewall Invitational Tournament. Congratulations to the JV Boys Basketball team on a great season! GO ROYALS!

JVG Have A GREAT Weekend In Brandon!

Congratulations to the JV Girls Basketball team on an awesome weekend in Brandon! The girls made it to the tournament Final where they met the #1 ranked Virden Bears. The girls fought hard, played amazing defence, but in the end came up short losing by 18. To get to the finals, they defeated Vincent Massey Brandon (by 12), Garden Valley Winkler (by 60) and the host team Crocus Plains (by 50). Their solid defence, and offensive contributions by everyone was enough to get them to the final. Player of the game awards were give to Justine Gratton, Mikaela Morelli, Jodene Kowalchuk and Kailey Evans. All-Star awards were given to Mikaela Morelli and Jodene Kowalchuk. Come cheer on the girls Thursday at River East in the KPAC 1/4 Finals! Tip-Off is at 6pm!

Winter Pep Rally!

Come cheer on the Basketball teams as they compete in relays and skills competitions Tuesday February 21 @ 12:30pm! Let's get these teams ready as they head into playoffs this week!

JV Boys Basketball Headed to Finals

The JV boys basketball team is playing like a tier 1 team in a tier 2 league. They easily handled West Kildonan in their KPAC semi-final by a score of 74-42. Riley Reckseidler had a phenomenal game finishing with a triple-double (14 pts, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists). Other notable players were Travis Fredborg (11 pts, 8 rebounds) and Cory Rey (17 pts, 12 rebounds). The Royals look to finish their KPAC season undefeated at home when they play Transcona Collegiate in the final on Tuesday, February 21st. Game starts at 6:00 pm, come cheer on your Royals!

JV Boys Finish KPAC Regular Season

The JV boys have finished the KPAC tier 2 regular season with a perfect 8-0 record. The Royals defeated Transcona Collegiate (5-2) in their home gym Thursday night to clinch first place in the standings and give themselves a bye in the first round of playoffs. Cory Rey continued his dominant play (20 pts, 6 rebounds) while Riley Recksiedler controlled the tempo of the game (12 pts, 7 rebounds, 4 assists). Selkirk had a sluggish start but got a spark off the bench from Eric Eyolfson and was able to pull away in the fourth quarter. The JV boys have a tournment in Stonewall this weekend and then look to keep their streak alive in their KPAC semi-final match on February 16th. GO ROYALS!

Royals Varsity Girls Basketball strong in league play

The Royals Varsity Girls Basketball team is going strong in league play with 7 wins and only one loss, by 10 points to top ranked River East. The Royals had a big win over Murdoch Mackay on Tuesday night at home, 72-42, with every uninjured player contributing to the scoring. Wednesday night the girls are playing at Springfield Collegiate in Oakbank in the second last regular season league game. They follow that up with the St. Mary's Academy tournament where they will play #2 seed Sisler in the Thurday 4 pm opener, and a tourney in Brandon next week.

The Varsity girls' tough tournament schedule has kept them sharp in league play and has kept them in the hunt for a KPAC championship, and hopefully down the road, a trip to the provincials in March :).

Varsity Boys Basketball

Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team for winning their home tournament this weekend. Special congratulations to Joel Warkentine and Greg Kuz who were named tournament all-stars and Devren Dear who was named tournament MVP.

Although the boys lost a tough one to KE Monday night, they are looking forward to a good match up against River East on Wednesday night at 6 at REC.

Next tournament action for the guys is this weekend at the Transcona Optimist Invitational. The boys have drawn a tough opening round match up againts 3rd place finishers in our home tournament, Steinbach. That game takes place at Murdoch Mackay at 4pm on Friday.

Come on out and cheer on the guys!

Super Bowl Trivia!!

Here are some Super Bowl Trivia questions for blog readers. Put your answers in the comment section.

1. Where was the first Super Bowl held and who played in it?

2. Which NFL team has played in the most Super Bowls?

3. Which NFL teams have never played in the Super Bowl?

4. Who is the only player to receive MVP honors despite playing on the losing team?

5. Which NFL teams have won the Super Bowl in overtime?


Bonus Question:
Who will win this years Super Bowl game between the Patriots and Giants and what will the score be?

Quotes of the Week

“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” - John Madden

"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records." - William Arthur Ward

"I would have thought that the knowledge that you are going to be leapt upon by half-a-dozen congratulatory, but sweaty team-mates would be inducement not to score a goal." - Arthur Marshall