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ON THE Arruda namedtoall-rookieteam

HomeFront THEfutureisbrightfor theBison men’sbasket- ball team in forwardAndre Arruda,who pushed hisway onto theCanadaWestall-rookie team. Arruda,20, startedall 22 gamesinhis rookie City skater is campaignwiththe Bisons andled theteamin scoring, averaging13.8pointsper game.That wasgoodfor 17th in allofCanadaWest, andfifth Canada West’s in conference three-pointerpercentageat.420. AformerGardenCityFightingGopher, Arruda also ledthe Bisons with 26 steals andgobbled up an averageof5.5 rebounds pergame, good for player of year second on theteam. Wesmen’s Wesley an all-star FTERamonsterseason, Winnipeg’sTatiana Rafter WINNIPEG Wesmen basketball co-captain scoopedupone of Canadian Steven Wesley is goingout with abang, earninga A university hockey’s tophon- selectiontothe Canada West firstall-starteam. Wesley,whose collegehoops careercametoan ours,earning theaward forCanada endinaquarter-finallossagainst Victoria last West player of theyear. weekend, averaged Just minutes afterlearningofthe 17.3 points awardonWednesday,the fourth-year pergame to sit University of BritishColumbiaThunder- seventhin birdsforward wasbuzzing. conference “One of my teammatestoldme, ‘Hey, scoring, andaver- go checkonTwitter,’ ”Raftersaidfrom aged 7.1 Vancouver. “I loggedonand sawit, and PHOTOBYRICH LAM/UBC THUNDERBIRDS rebounds Winnipeg productTatianaRafterhas been named theCanadaWestwomen’s hockey playerofthe year. pergame. Iwas like,‘Oh my God.’Itmeans alot to A6-6 me,justbecause IknowIworkedsohard forward thispastyear. It’s pretty validatingtoall BoeingIndoor Classiccomingup It wasaperfect note to go outonfor MacDonald originally andPalmer, whoare both closing theiruniversity from Washington State, Wesley wasaworkhorse thehardworkI’vedone.” hockey careers as fifth-year Bisons. MacDonald forthe Wesmen,playing 31 minutesper game.He THOUGH thesnowisstill on theground, thein- tied forthe league lead in goalsbyablue-liner, marked aseason-high 30 points in onetiltagainst Rafter,who grew up in Winnipeg andnow door tracks areabout to heat up in Winnipeg this with six, andPalmer’s29pointsled theBisonsin Calgary in November,and put up four double- studiesgender, race andinternational relations weekend as theBoeingIndoorClassic trackmeet scoringand ranked thirdinall of Canada West. doublesduringthe season. at UBC, wasalso namedtothe Canada West first gets underway. Meanwhile, it wasthe firstconference all-star “Weare proudofSteven’sefforts this season all-star team. Nowinits 33rd year,the two-dayevent kicks selectionfor Vestby,afourth-year Bison. The andduringhis time with theWesmen. He has Theselectionwas somethingofano-brainer. offonFridayand runs through Saturday at the SwanRiver,Man., worked hard andplays thegamewithagreat pas- Rafter exploded offensivelythisseason, ham- MaxBellField House at theUniversityofMani- producthad herbest sion,”saidWesmenmen’s basketball coachMike mering opponentstothe tune of 20 goalsand 18 toba.The eventwillpit topathletesfromMani- offensiveseasonto Raimbault.“To seehim rewarded forhis efforts assistsinjust28games. toba againstcompetitors from Saskatchewan and date,putting up eight is apleasure.” Sheopenedavastleadinthe Canada West scor- Ontario. Therewillbeeventsfor athletes of all goalsand 15 assists ingrace, finishingseven points aheadofsecond- ages,fromentry-level participants rightupto through 28 gamesto DeJonckheere aCIS all-star placefinisgerCamiWooster of theSaskatch- national team athletes. sitsecondinBisons ewan Huskies. More,she ledthe conference in TheBoeingIndoorClassic hasalonghistory scoring. power-playgoals with nine,tiedfor firstwithtwo in Manitoba.Itwas launched in 1981,whenthere On theyounger endof BISONS men’svolleyball outsidehitterAdamDe- shorthandedstrikes,and sixofher 20 goalswere wasnopermanent indoor runningfacility, so or- theroster, 18-year-old Jonckheere turnedheads in hisrookiecampaign game-winners. ganizers setupanindoorwoodentrack in aGimli blue-liner CaitlinFyten andwas honouredatthe national level. It wasaheckofaseason, anditstarted in the airport hangar.Since then,asmanyas23,000 wasnamed to theCanada DeJonckheere,18, wasnamed to theCIS’s summer.That’swhenRafter, aBalmoral Hall medals have been awarded, andtensofthousands West all-rookie team.Fyten, all-rookie team on Wednesday, afterturning in alumna,decided to stay in Vancouvertotrain of athletes have participated. whohails from Cremona, Alta., notchedeight astellar season that sawhim sitsecondonthe harder than sheeverhad before. points through theseason, tied foreighthinCan- Bisons forkills,with28, andpoints, with 320.5. “I wanted to leavenodoubt that Iput in allthe Bisonhockeygalsearn honours adaWestrookiescoring. He also delivered16service aces,goodfor third effort that Icould,” Rafter said.“Andtrust in my Finally, outgoingBisonscaptain AmyLee was on theteam, andmade141 blocks whileplaying in preparation, Ithink that wasahugething.Ifelt made theCanadaWestnominee forthe Marion all89seasonsetsagainst Canada West opponents. prepared goingintoevery game andevery ser- FIVE University of Manitoba Bisons women’s Hilliard CISStudent-Athlete Award, afterayear He cametothe Bisons aftergraduatingfromSt. ies, morethanIeverhave. It wasamentaland a hockey playerswereawarded conference hon- whichsaw herrackupsuccess on theice,where Paul’s High School in Winnipeg. physical thingthatIwas able to accomplish.” ours on Wednesday, with four gettinganod to the shescored22points, andinthe classroom, where Theselectionmarks thesecondyearinarow all-star teams. sheput up bigmarks in thefaculty of environ- theBisonshavehad aplayernamed to theCIS Defender CaitlinMacDonald andforward mental studies. Thefifth-year athletealso helps all-rookie team,following KennyRooney’snod in KyleighPalmerwereselected as Canada West mentor youngfemalehockey playersand volun- 2012-13. first-team all-stars, whileforward Meagan teerswithawiderange of sportand community Vestby wasnamed to thesecondall-starteam. initiatives. —MelissaMartin

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NO. SPORTVIS HOME VH53 BKT NRDGE FULRT-3.5 WHL 4. Brandon, Hawryluk 19 (Quenneville, Gabri- Rockford 57 29 21 43175 180 65 NBA 54 BKT SBARB UCIRV -3.5 elle) 10:08 (pp). Milwaukee 54 23 19 66135 151 58 Thursday 55 BKT CPOLYUCDAV-3.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE 5. Brandon, Bukarts 23 (Pulock, Pilon) 11:22. Iowa 53 22 21 64131 152 54 31 BKT MIL IND -15.5 56 BKT SF PEPDN -1.5 East GWLOLSLGFGAPts 6. Brandon, Meilleur 10 (Pulock, Pilon) 17:12. West GWLOLSLGFGAPts 32 BKT WSH TOR -5.5 57 BKT GONZA PACIF -6.5 Regina 64 35 23 33225 220 76 Penalties —Wong Let (high sticking, high Texas 57 33 16 35203 162 74 33 BKT NY MIA -9.5 58 BKT HAWAILBST -4.5 Swift Current 63 31 24 26210 198 70 sticking) 0:06; Ramsay Let (unsportsmanlike Abbotsford 55 33 17 41172 151 71 34 BKT BKN DEN -1.5 59 BKT SCLAR LOYMT -2.5 Brandon 64 30 26 62236 235 68 cnd.) 8:29; Folk Let (major-fighting) 16:58; Kitt San Antonio 55 24 23 35151 160 56 NCAA 60 BKT ORGST UNSC -0.5 Prince Albert 63 29 29 32204 226 63 Bdn (major-fighting)16:58. Oklahoma 54 23 24 16162 185 53 Thursday NHL Moose Jaw 63 16 38 36165 251 41 Third Period Charlotte 53 24 26 12156 174 51 35 BKT OHST PENST -6.5 Thursday Saskatoon 63 16 42 23182 267 37 7. Brandon, Hawryluk 20 (unassisted) 0:52. Wednesday’sResults Central GWLOLSLGFGAPts 36 BKT WISML DETRT-6.5 62 HKY CLB NJ -0.5 8. Lethbridge, Wong 15 (Duke, Erkamps) 11:48 Toronto 4Binghamton 2 x-Edmonton 62 44 15 21259 153 91 37 BKT CHARL ECAR -2.5 63 HKY TOR NYI -0.5 (pp). San Antonio 3Utica 0 x-Calgary6341153 4253 181 89 Penalties —Bell Let (charging, major-fighting) Norfolk 3Charlotte 2 38 BKT GASOU FURMN -2.5 64 HKY CHI NYR -0.5 Medicine Hat 64 39 22 30229 175 81 39 BKT WESKY TXST -1.5 65 HKY SJ PHI -0.5 3:51; Hunter Bdn (instigator,unsportsmanlike Lake Erie 3Texas 2(SO) Kootenay 63 36 23 22212 181 76 cnd., major-fighting, game misconduct, Grand Rapids 5Milwaukee 1 40 BKT ARKLR TROY -2.5 66 HKY MTL PIT -1.5 Red Deer 64 30 30 13187 205 64 41 BKT NORTX TXSA -2.5 67 HKY DET OTT -0.5 10-minute misconduct) 3:51; Roy Bdn (trip- Tuesday’sResults Lethbridge 65 12 48 23152 319 29 ping) 10:13; Duke Let (slashing) 14:46; Shmyr Texas 2Lake Erie 1 42 BKT SOALB LAMON -2.5 68 HKY WSH FLA -0.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE 43 BKT WISGB OAK -4.5 69 HKY TB NSH -0.5 Bdn (hooking) 16:57. Rockford 4Iowa 1 B.C. GWLOLSLGFGAPts Shots on goal by Hartford 4Portland 3 44 BKT APPST SAMFD -4.5 70 HKY PHX WPG -0.5 x-Kelowna 62 49 904269 160 102 Lethbridge 16 913—38 WB/Scranton 6Hershey 5 45 BKT DENVR SODST -3.5 71 HKY CAR DAL -0.5 x-Victoria 64 43 17 13213 161 90 Brandon 10 23 13—46. Today’sGames 46 BKT IPFW WILL -1.5 72 HKY LA CGY -0.5 Vancouver 64 30 24 73216 217 70 Power plays (goals-chances) —Lethbridge Worcester at Portland, 6p.m. 47 BKT GAST TXARL -4.5 73 HKY MIN EDM -0.5 Prince George 66 26 32 35223 278 60 1-3; Brandon 2-5. Rochester at Iowa, 7:05 p.m. 48 BKT GTOWN MARQ -4.5 In the event of any discrepancy between this Kamloops 64 13 46 23160 270 31 Goal (shots-saves) —Lethbridge, Hogue 49 BKT TULSA TXELP -3.5 information and the official information from U.S. GWLOLSLGFGAPts 2-10-0-0 (46-40). Brandon, Honey 11-14-2-0 MJHL 50 BKT EWASH NOCOL -7.5 Western Canada LotteryCorporation WCLC), x-Portland 63 46 12 23299 190 97 (38-36). 51 BKT NORAZ IDAST -6.5 the latter shall prevail. x-Seattle 63 38 19 24212 211 82 Referees —Patrick Gagnon, Trevor Peluk. Wednesday’sResults 52 BKT IOWAINDNA -4.5 x-Spokane 63 36 21 33219 189 78 Linesmen —Warren Birch, Bryden Hutlet. Selkirk 1Portage 0 Everett 62 30 23 72177 185 69 Att. at Brandon, MB —3,483. Steinbach 6Wayway 3 Tri-City 62 27 28 34158 188 61 Tuesday’sResult x-clinched playoff berth Dauphin 5Virden 2 PRO-LINE ODDS Wednesday’sResults AHL Today Brandon 6Lethbridge 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE No games scheduled Kootenay 5Moose Jaw 1 Atlantic GWLOLSLGFGAPts Swift Current 6Regina 2 Manchester 58 36 14 26183 148 80 NO. SPT VIS HOME VTHOVO/U LN UN Red Deer 2Kamloops 0 MMJHL NBA St. John’s5532191 3181 151 68 Medicine Hat 4Edmonton 3(OT) Providence 55 29 19 16174 156 65 Wednesday’sGame Thursday ELISEAMENDOLA/THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS Prince Albert at Everett St. James 4Stonewall 2 31 BKT MIL IND 8.00 4.50 1.05 1.70 196.5 1.70 Worcester 52 23 25 31124 160 50 Kelowna at Tri-City Portland 53 19 25 27153 187 47 Thursday’sGame 32 BKT WSH TOR 4.00 2.70 1.80 1.70 195.5 1.70 Gettingdowntoit Tuesday’sResults Charleswood at St. Vital, 7:30 p.m. 33 BKT NY MIA 6.50 3.75 1.30 1.70 201.5 1.70 Northeast GWLOLSLGFGAPts Moose Jaw 5Saskatoon 2 Springfield 55 33 17 14168 150 71 34 BKT BKN DEN 2.40 2.35 2.80 1.70 203.5 1.70 Boston Celticspoint guardRajon Rondodives to beat Regina 8Lethbridge 0 Albany 54 29 17 35161 142 66 High school playoffs NCAA Edmonton 5Medicine Hat 2 Bridgeport 54 25 24 14149 167 55 Thursday AtlantaHawks forwardDeMarre Carrolltoaloose ball Kelowna 9Prince George 5 Hartford 53 21 26 06140 170 48 Girls 35 BKT OHST PENST 1.60 2.90 4.50 -- -during an NBAgameinBoston, Mass., Wednesday. Seattle 4Prince Albert 3(OT) Adirondack 52 22 27 03121 142 47 Westwood 9Beliveau 0 36 BKT WISML DETRT4.50 2.90 1.60 -- - Today East GWLOLSLGFGAPts (Westwood wins series 2-0) No games scheduled 37 BKT CHARL ECAR 2.90 2.40 2.30 -- - Binghamton 54 33 17 13203 164 70 St. John’s-Ravenscourt 2Fort Richmond 1 38 BKT GASOU FURMN 2.30 2.40 2.90 -- - All Times Local (best-of-3 series tied 1-1) Wednesday’sResults Norfolk 54 29 17 17142 136 66 39 BKT WESKY TXST 2.40 2.35 2.80 -- -NBA WB/Scranton 55 29 19 34158 145 65 Boys Orlando 101 Philadelphia 90 Wheat Kings 6Hurricanes 2 River East 4Oak Park 2 40 BKT ARKLR TROY 2.90 2.40 2.30 -- -EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 115 Atlanta 104 Hershey 54 29 19 33168 155 64 41 BKT NORTX TXSA 2.30 2.40 2.90 -- - Syracuse 52 20 23 45134 156 49 (River East wins series 2-0) Atlantic WLPct GB Chicago 103 Golden State 83 First Period Lorette 2Sisler 1(OT) 42 BKT SOALB LAMON 2.90 2.40 2.30 -- - 1. Brandon, Roy 10 (Robinson, Bukarts) WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto3225.561 — Dallas 108 New Orleans 89 (Lorette wins series 2-0) 43 BKT WISGB OAK 2.00 2.50 3.50 -- -Brooklyn 26 28 .481 4.5 Cleveland 114 Oklahoma City 104 10:40. North GWLOLSLGFGAPts 44 BKT APPST SAMFD 3.50 2.50 2.00 -- - 2. Lethbridge, Folk 4(Ramsay,Estephan) Toronto 53 32 17 22154 134 68 Louis Riel 3Churchill 2 New York 21 36 .368 11 Memphis 108 L.A. Lakers 103 (Series tied 1-1) 45 BKT DENVR SODST 3.25 2.45 2.15 -- -Boston 20 39 .339 13 San Antonio 120 Detroit 110 19:00. Rochester 52 27 18 34152 145 61 Penalties —Bell Let (roughing) 9:22; Hawry- Lake Erie 53 23 25 05135 162 51 St. Paul’s#15Kelvin 1 46 BKT IPFW WILL 2.40 2.35 2.80 -- -Philadelphia 15 43 .259 17.5 Utah 109 Phoenix 86 (St. Paul’swins series 2-0) 47 BKT GAST TXARL 2.00 2.50 3.50 -- -Southeast WLPct GB Brooklyn at Portland luk Bdn (roughing) 9:22; Sheen Let (slashing) Hamilton 53 23 25 14127 154 51 14:38. Utica 54 22 25 34127 158 51 Selkirk 3Shaftesbury1 48 BKT GTOWN MARQ 3.50 2.50 2.00 -- -Miami4014.741 — Houston at L.A. Clippers (Selkirk wins series 2-0) 49 BKT TULSA TXELP 3.25 2.45 2.15 -- -Washington 29 28 .509 12.5 Tuesday’sResults Second Period Midwest GWLOLSLGFGAPts 3. Brandon, Hunter 3(Quenneville, Hawryluk) Grand Rapids 55 33 17 23176 136 71 Springfield 9Linden Christian 3 50 BKT EWASH NOCOL 5.00 3.00 1.50 -- -Charlotte2730.474 14.5 Indiana 118 L.A. Lakers 98 (Springfield wins series 2-0) 51 BKT NORAZ IDAST 4.50 2.90 1.60 -- -Atlanta 26 31 .456 15.5 Washington 115 Orlando 106 3:23 (pp). Chicago 54 31 18 32156 138 67 52 BKT IOWAINDNA 2.00 2.50 3.50 -- -Orlando 18 42 .300 25 Toronto 99 Cleveland 93 53 BKT NRDGE FULRT3.25 2.45 2.15 -- -Central WLPct GB Chicago 107 Atlanta 103 54 BKT SBARB UCIRV 3.25 2.45 2.15 -- -Indiana 43 13 .768 — Minnesota 110 Phoenix 101 55 BKT CPOLYUCDAV2.15 2.45 3.25 -- -Chicago 31 26 .544 12.5 Portland 100 Denver 95 CURLING 56 BKT SF PEPDN 2.80 2.35 2.40 -- -Detroit 23 35 .397 21 Houston 129 Sacramento 103 57 BKT GONZA PACIF 1.60 2.90 4.50 -- -Cleveland2336.390 21.5 Today’sGames Milwaukee1145.196 32 Milwaukee at Indiana, 6p.m. Wednesday’sResults Women WLSecond Draw 58 BKT HAWAILBST 3.50 2.50 2.00 -- - Washington at Toronto, 6p.m. World Federation WESTERN CONFERENCE First Draw Canada 8Italy 6 59 BKT SCLAR LOYMT 2.90 2.40 2.30 -- - New York at Miami, 7p.m. Canada 20 Southwest WLPct GB WORLD JUNIOR Russia 8 Canada 6 60 BKT ORGST UNSC 2.70 2.30 2.50 -- - Brooklyn at Denver,9:30 p.m. Russia 20Russia 6Sweden 4 NHL San Antonio 41 16 .719 — CHAMPIONSHIPS Italy 9Sweden 3 Switzerland 20Scotland 8Denmark 7 Flims, Switzerland —Standings, Norway 8China 4 Thursday Houston 39 18 .684 2 Scotland 11Switzerland 9Czech Republic 6 62 HKY CLB NJ 2.25 5.70 1.80 1.95 5.5 1.50 Dallas 36 23 .610 6 High school results, and schedule for the World Scotland 9Austria 4 United States 16 South Korea 3 Memphis 32 24 .571 8.5 Curling Federation’sJunior Cham- Switzerland 6United States 2 South Korea 11 63 HKY TOR NYI 2.00 5.30 2.05 1.55 5.5 1.90 Winnipeg tier 1 Sweden 11Today’sDraws 64 HKY CHI NYR 1.80 5.70 2.25 1.75 5.5 1.65 New Orleans 23 34 .404 18 Varsity boys pionships, held at The Waldhaus Second Draw Third Draw,2a.m. Arena from Feb. 26-March 5: United States 11 65 HKY SJ PHI 1.85 5.60 2.20 1.90 5.5 1.55 Northwest WLPct GB Sisler 94 DMCI 89 Sweden 6 Canada 5 Russia vs. Canada Men WLItaly 12 Austria 4 Czech Rep. 02 66 HKY MTL PIT 2.85 6.30 1.50 1.90 5.5 1.55 OklahomaCity 43 15 .741 — Varsity girls Scotland vs. Sweden Portland 39 18 .684 3.5 Russia 20Norway 8Switzerland 4 Denmark 02 67 HKY DET OTT 2.40 5.90 1.70 1.75 5.5 1.65 Vincent Massey 84 Sturgeon Heights 29 South Korea vs. Switzerland 68 HKY WSH FLA 2.00 5.30 2.05 1.70 5.5 1.70 Minnesota 28 29 .491 14.5 Sisler 73 Daniel McIntyre 41 Norway 20Russia 9China 3 Italy 02 Italy 20 Italy vs. Denmark 69 HKY TB NSH 2.05 5.30 2.00 1.90 5.5 1.55 Denver 25 31 .446 17 Kilcona Peguis conference Scotland 7United States 2 Wednesday’sResults Scotland 20Today’sDraws Czech Republic vs. United States 70 HKY PHX WPG 2.20 5.60 1.85 1.70 5.5 1.70 Utah 21 36 .368 21.5 Varsity boys First Draw Pacific WLPct GB Sweden 11Third Draw,7a.m. Fourth Draw,12p.m. 71 HKY CAR DAL 2.50 6.00 1.65 1.80 5.5 1.60 Miles Macdonell 87 Selkirk 62 Canada 7Czech Republic 6 L.A. Clippers 39 20 .661 — Switzerland 11Switzerland vs. Scotland United States vs. Denmark 72 HKY LA CGY 1.75 5.80 2.30 1.95 5.5 1.50 Varsity girls Golden State3523.603 3.5 Miles Macdonell 71 Selkirk 40 Canada 02Russia vs. Norway Russia 9Italy 5 Italy vs. Switzerland 73 HKY MIN EDM 2.00 5.30 2.05 1.90 5.5 1.55 Phoenix 33 24 .579 5 China 02Canada vs. Italy South Korea 10 Scotland 7 Sweden vs. Czech Republic In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official information from Sacramento 20 37 .351 18 United States 02United States vs. China Sweden 6Denmark 5 Russia vs. Scotland Western Canada LotteryCorporation WCLC), the latter shall prevail. L.A. Lakers 19 39 .328 19.5 Austria 02Austria vs. Sweden Switzerland 7United States 6 South Korea vs. Canada

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