Winnipeg Region News

Winnipeg Region

With 895 athletes and 403 coaches, the Winnipeg Region offers competitive opportunities in eighteen different sports. The following programs are being offered for the 2015-2016 Season:

ACTIVE START CLUBS

Children (2 - 7 year olds)

An introduction to Special Olympics. Motor skill development through play.

Springers Active Start – Additional fee: $10.00
Sundays, 8:30 – 9:30am
GymKids Gymnastics Club 421 Beaverhill Blvd

Greenway Active Start – Additional fee: $10.00
Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Greenway School 390 Burnell Street

MULTI-SPORT CLUBS

Youth (7 - 13 year olds)

Clubs that focus on multiple sports and introduce the athletes to competition. Please see individual clubs for competitive sports*.

Chargers – Additional fee: $10.00
*Basketball & Soccer & Athletics Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Radisson School 1105 Winona Street

EK Rascals – Additional fee: $10.00
*Snowshoe, Athletics Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Chief Peguis Junior High School 1400 Rothesay Street

Spiders – Additional fee: $10.00
*Basketball, Snowshoe, Athletics & Soccer Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Marie-Anne Gaboury School 95 Pulberry Street

Adolescent (13 - 22 year olds)

Clubs that focus on multiple sports with an involvement in two to three competitions per year. Please see individual clubs for competitive sports*.

St. Vital Superstars – Additional fee: $10.00
*Athletics, Basketball Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Lavallee School 505 St. Anne’s Road

Adult (18 + years)

Clubs that train in multiple sports and compete in several competitions per year. Please see individual clubs for competitive sports*.

EK Eagles – Additional fee: $10.00
*Athletics, Snowshoe Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Munroe Junior High School 405 Munroe Avenue

St. Vital Olympians – Additional fee: $10.00
*Athletics, Basketball Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Lavallee School 505 St. Anne’s Road

SPORT CLUBS

10 Pin Bowling

Laverendrye Lanes – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Laverendrye Bowling Lanes 614 des Meurons Street

5 Pin Bowling

Coronation Comets – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30pm
Coronation Bowling Centre 255 Tache Avenue

Coronation High Strikers – weekly lane fees
Sundays, 12:00 – 2:00pm
Coronation Bowling Centre 255 Tache Avenue

Polo Park Pins – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 12:00 – 2:30pm
Polo Park Lanes 157-C Polo Park Shopping Centre

Mosienko North Stars – weekly lane fees
Wednesdays 7:00 – 9:30pm
Billy Mosienko Lanes 1136 Main Street

Mosienko All Stars – weekly lane fees
Sundays, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Billy Mosienko Lanes 1136 Main Street

Thunder Rollers – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30pm
Billy Mosienko Lanes 1136 Main Street

Uptown Rollers – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Academy Uptown Lanes 394 Academy Road

Academy West “Acers” – weekly lane fees
Saturdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Academy West Lanes 479 Westwood Dr

Power Lifting

Winnipeg Bar-Benders Powerlifting Club
Fridays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Sport for Life Centre 2nd Floor Performance Centre 145 Pacific Ave

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Sizzlers Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Howden School 150 Howden Road

Streamers Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Stevenson-Britannia School 1777 Silver Avenue

Kildonan Streamers Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Chief Peguis Junior High School 1400 Rothesay Street

Skating

Sargent Park Racers (Speed Skating) Additional fee: $75.00

September/October - March Ice Program:
Sundays, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Sargent Park Arena, 1111 Wall Street

May – September Summer Training:
Sundays, 1:00 – 3:00pm & Thursdays, 7:00-8:30pm
River East Collegiate, 295 Sutton Avenue
Must be interested in skating and own a pair of skates.

Figure Skating

If you are interested in joining Figure Skating, contact the Special Olympics Manitoba office at 204-925-5628.

Skiing

Team Edge (Alpine) – Additional fee: $50.00
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Oct. to Dec. @ Valley Gardens School, 220 Antrim Road
Jan. @ Springhill Winter Park, Highway 59 & Floodway

Trailblazers (Nordic) - Additional fee: $20.00
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Windsor Park Nordic Ski Centre 10 des Meurons Street

Snowshoe

Blizzard Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:00am
Kildonan Park Pavillion 2015 Main Street

Swim

For safety reasons, athletes must be able to swim 25 metres consistently. Each club will teach proper competitive swim techniques.

Clubs will run for a minimum of October to March.

Dolphins – Additional Fee: $50.00
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Transcona Pool 1101 Wabasha St.

EK Sharks – Additional fee: $50.00
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00pm EK YM-YWCA Pool 454 Kimberley Avenue

Master Swim Otters – Additional fee: $50.00
Mondays & Wednesdays, 8:00 – 9:00pm
Pan Am Pool 25 Poseidon Bay

Polar Bears – Additional fee: $50.00
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex 999 Sargent Avenue

Pups Youth Aquatics – Additional Fee: $50.00
Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:00pm
North End Centennial Pool 90 Sinclair Street
(Athlete must be able to stay afloat for 25 metres. Club will teach proper swim techniques and assist with any fears.)

Seals – Additional fee: $50.00
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm
North End Centennial Pool 90 Sinclair Street

Stingrays Swim Club – Additional fee: $50.00
Thursdays, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Cindy Klassen Recreational Complex 999 Sargent Avenue

Athletics

Bulldogs Track Club – Additional fee: $35.00
Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:00am
Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba

Navvies Track Club – Additional fee: $35.00
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Sundays, 9:30 – 11:00am
Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba

Roadrunners Youth Track Club – Additional fee: $25.00
Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:00am
Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba
Need general interest in Athletics and ability to stay focused.

Titans Performance – Additional fee: $25.00
Sundays, 9:30 – 11:00am
Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba

TEAM SPORTS

Basketball

D’Bears – Additional Fee $10.00
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00pm
St. Paul’s High School 2200 Grant Ave

Winnipeg Thunder - Additional Fee $10.00
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Marion School 619 des Meurons

The Razorbacks – Additional fee: $10.00
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Ecole Leila North Community School 20 Allan Blye Drive

Curling

Rock Solid – Additional fee: $25.00
Sundays, 12:00 – 2:00pm
Rossmere Country Club 925 Watt Street

Floor Hockey

Blue Devils Floor Hockey – Additional fee: $10.00
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Salisbury Morse Place School 795 Prince Rupert Avenue

Wise Guys Floor Hockey – Additional fee: $10.00
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Munroe Junior High School 405 Munroe Avenue

SUMMER SPORTS

Golf (June to September)

Southside Smackers – Additional fee: $50.00
Mondays Hackers & Smackers and Crescent Drive Golf Course

Special Tee Golf Club – Additional fee: $50.00
Mondays St Vital Golf Centre and Windsor Park Golf Course

Soccer

Winnipeg Wolverines – Additional Fee $10.00
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Prince Edward School 649 Brazier Street

Softball

Goldeye Sluggers
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00pm – Dusk
Darwin School, 175 Darwin St.

Bocce

Bocce Winnipeg
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Mona Lisa Restaurant (court alongside) 1697 Corydon Avenue

Kildonan Park Bocce
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Kildonan Park Pavilion, Kildonan Park

“IN THE SCHOOL” PROGRAMS

Bringing schools and Special Olympics Manitoba together as partners in the provision of sport programs and competition for students with an intellectual disability.

Acadia School General Byng School Arthur A. Leach Junior High General Vanier School Bairdmore School Grant Park High School Beaumont School H.C. Avery Middle School Bruce Middle School Hedges Middle School Buchanan Elementary Henry G. Izatt Middle School Centre Scolaire Leo-Remillard Oak Park High School Chancellor Elementary Robert H. Smith School Dakota Collegiate Shaftesbury High School Dalhousie Elementary Shamrock School Ecole Charleswood Junior High Sisler High School Ecole Lacerte Stevenson-Brittannia School Ecole Leila North Victory School Ecole Seven Oaks Middle School Vincent Massey Collegiate Edmund Partridge Community School Westdale Junior High Fort Richmond Collegiate Whyte Ridge Elementary

For more information on Special Olympics programs in the Winnipeg Region, or to become an athlete, coach or volunteer, contact the Special Olympics Manitoba office at som@specialolympics.mb.ca or (204) 925-5628.