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JoAnne Wells and Stephen Ens named University of Winnipeg Athletes of the Year
Winnipeg, March 25 – The University of Winnipeg is pleased to announce basketball star JoAnne Wells and volleyball stand-out Stephen Ens are the University of Winnipeg Athletes of the Year for 2003-04. It is the second consecutive season both players have received the honour.
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Manitoba High Schools "AAAA" Basketball Finals
at Duckworth Centre
Thursday March 18 - Girl's Semi-Finals
6 pm Oak Park def River East 72-53 actual scoresheet (pdf)
8 pm Vincent Massey def Miles Mac 45-39 actual scoresheet (pdf)

Friday March 19 - Boy's Semi-Finals
6 pm Glenlawn def Garden City 67-61 actual scoresheet (pdf)
8 pm Garden Valley def J.H. Bruns 69-64 actual scoresheet (pdf)

Saturday March 20 - Finals
Girl's Final - Oak Park def Vincent Massey 59-58 actual scoresheet (pdf)
Boy's Final - Glenlawn def Garden Valley 75-71 actual scoresheet (pdf)

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2004 Women's Basketball National Championships

The University of Winnipeg is proud to be the host for the Women's Basketball National Championships for the next 2 years starting with this year .

March 12-14 2004

Official Championship website

Live Stats as each game happens

Detailed results

Championship Information Bulletin (pdf)

Schedule / Results

Past Championships
UBC THUNDERBIRDS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Winnipeg (CIS) – For the first time in 30 years, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds are national women’s basketball champions. The No. 2-seeded Thunderbirds defeated No. 1 University of Regina Cougars 60-53 in Sunday’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women’s Basketball Championship gold-medal game.UBC last won the title in 1974, coincidentally in Winnipeg. The last time the Thunderbirds took home a medal from nationals was a silver in 1975. Read more

HOST WESMEN TAKE HOME BRONZE MEDALS

Winnipeg (CIS) - The host University of Winnipeg Wesmen made sure to walk away with a medal Sunday, capturing bronze with a 65-62 victory over the Simon Fraser Clan in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women's Basketball Championship third-place game Read more

REGINA COUGARS GOING FOR GOLD

Winnipeg (CIS) - The No. 1-seeded University of Regina Cougars are heading to the gold-medal game at the Canadian Interuniversity Women's Basketball Championship after disposing of the host No. 4 Winnipeg Wesmen 90-77 in Saturday's semifinal. The Canada West Conference champion Cougars were dropping shots from the outset of their game against Winnipeg, mounting a 42-27 lead at halftime. The gap stretched to 24 points in the second half and the closest Winnipeg got was 85-75 with 1:07 left.
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WESMEN EARN DATE IN SEMI-FINALS

Winnipeg (CIS) - The No. 4-seeded University of Winnipeg Wesmen rode the performance of their veteran players to a 70-62 victory over the No.5-ranked Bishop's Gaiters in the third quarter-final at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women's Basketball Championships on Friday. The Wesmen advance to Saturday's 6:00 p.m. (CST) semifinal against Regina in what will be an exciting matchup. Both teams have been number one in the nation this year. Read more
Almost......... (Dec.30) ..A late surge by the Wesmen fell short as the Brock Badgers escaped with a 70-69 win in the University Men's Championship Final of the 2003 MTS Mobility Wesmen Classic...read more

2004 Wesmen Results
Canada West Conference Playoffs






Women's Basketball @ Saskatchewan
(Feb. 20) Wesmen 80 Sasktachewan 67
(Feb. 21) Wesmen 75 Sasktachewan 52
(Wesmen win best of three series 2-0)


Men's Volleyball @ Alberta
(Feb. 19)Wesmen def Alberta 3-0
(25-20, 25-22, 29-27)
(Feb. 20) Alberta def Wesmen 3-0
(25-19, 27-25, 25-22)
(Feb. 21) Alberta def Wesmen 3-1
(28-30, 25-14, 25-21)
(Alberta wins best of three series 2-1)


Women's Volleyball @ Calgary
(Feb. 20) Calgary def. Wesmen 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-21)
(Feb. 20) Calgary def. Wesmen 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-19)
(Dinos win best of three series 2-0)



Wesmen Results (for scores and results of individual teams go to each teams schedule and results pages)
Men's Volleyball | Women's Volleyball | Women's Basketball | Men's Basketball

Wesmen vs. Memorial Women's Exhibition Basketball

Toronto Invitational Women's Volleyball

Women's Basketball Pepsi Invitational Tournament

Midway Chrysler Invitational Basketball Tournament

On Sunday January 18th, night the Wesmen Women’s Basketball Team was honoured as a finalist for the Maurice Smith Memorial Trophy, an award given to the Manitoba Team of the Year, chosen by the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

Wesmen Men’s basketball player Tim McDowell is this year’s recipient of the Alumni Family Achievement Scholarship. The $2000 scholarship is provided by the University of Winnipeg Alumni Association and is awarded to the student who best combines excellence in the classroom with community service.

All four Wesmen teams were represented in the 32nd annual Rock Climb at the University of Winnipeg on September 15th. Wesmen Athletic Director Bill Wedlake emceed the event, as 15 teams scaled the 21 tonne rock, dedicated to the University for its 100th anniversary in 1967, in a bid for the fastest time. The team from the U of W student newspaper the Uniter took home top honours with a time of 15 seconds. Wesmen basketball rookies, Matthew Opalko, Will Bergmann and Mo Williams had their effort immortalized with a picture in the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press.

Three more Wesmen to join Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame

The University of Winnipeg Wesmen are pleased to announce the addition of three former Wesmen Basketball players to the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame, including current Wesmen Women's Basketball Coach Tanya McKay...read more

WESMEN ANNOUNCE RECRUITING CLASS OF 2003

Wesmen Men’s Volleyball coach Larry McKay has wasted little time in erasing the memory of a difficult 2002-03 season. The former CIS coach of the year has added six new faces in a bid to rejuvenate the Wesmen roster. ....more

The University of Winnipeg and the Wesmen Men’s Basketball program would like to announce that Michael Gomez, a star player for Canoga Park High School in Los Angeles, will come to Canada and continue his studies and basketball career at the University of Winnipeg. ....more
Stephanie Timmersman out of Roseau High School in Roseau, Minnesota is a 5’11 forward who averaged 13.8 points and 7 rebounds a game during her four-year high school career south of the border ....more
Maurice Williams, from St. Norbert, was a big part of the Provincial runners-up AAA team. Maurice is an athletic and exciting player that will be fun to watch develop as a Wesmen. ....more

RADISSON HOTEL WINNIPEG DOWNTOWN SIGNS ON AS TITLE SPONSOR 
OF THE CIS NATIONAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The University of Winnipeg Wesmen are very pleased to announce that the Radisson Hotel Downtown Winnipeg has been awarded title sponsorship of the tournament. The championships will be hosted by the University of Winnipeg in March of 2004 and 2005. ....more

(pictured :Marketing Director Wendy Hargreaves from the Radisson Hotel Downtown Winnipeg and Athletic Director Bill Wedlake)