It’s a Saturday morning and the city’s original kickboxing gym — although not packed — is buzzing with excitement.
Two teenagers and one boy stand in the middle of the fluorescent-lit gym, awaiting their next training drill after warming up with 15 minutes of jump rope.
“Jab! Jab, cross! Jab, cross, kick!” the coach orders as invigorating music roared through the speakers.
The athletes follow suit and shadow box, mirroring every movement their instructor demands. Sweat drizzles down their faces,...

The Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate Trojans are headed to the Winnipeg High School Hockey League (WHSHL) championship round, and they’ve done so with authority. Entering the series as the number one seed, the Trojans faced off against the seventh-seeded Sabres, a semi final matchup that appeared to be closer than the standings suggested after both teams came off dominant sweeps in their quarterfinal series—the Trojans dispatching the Sturgeon Heights Huskies and the Sabres upsetting...

OAK BLUFF — A bitter chill at the Rink Training Centre arena drifts through the air on Saturday morning as fans from the bleachers hum with anticipation for their athletes.
Four skaters crouch low at the start line with their 17-inch blades digging into the ice as the beats of Calvin Harris’ Feel So Close pulses through the speakers.
It’s the start of the Prairie Challenge, a short-track Speed Skating Manitoba competition held in Oak Bluff.
The event is one of many meets the SSM organization hol...