In the News

MYTOBA.CA (Aug 3) Former Bison student athletes Desiree Scott, TJ Sanders and Tyler Mislawchuk will represent Canada at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games from August 5-21.

CJOB (Aug 3) Later this week in Rio, she will become the first Manitoba born and raised Gymnast to compete in the Olympics since Lynette Wittemaier at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.

GLOBAL NEWS (Aug 3) The Manitoba Bisons women’s soccer team will be coming together to root for former Bisons’ player and coach, Desiree Scott.

CBC NEWS (Aug 3) Two members of the Canadian women's soccer team playing their first match this afternoon at the Rio Olympics have links to Manitoba.

GOBISONS.CA (Aug 2) In women's soccer, former Manitoba Bisons player and coach Desiree Scott is part of Canada's women's soccer team. This is Scott's second consecutive selection to the national Olympic squad as part of bronze medal team at London 2012 Olympic Games.

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (Aug 2) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil may be nearly 10,000 kilometres from Winnipeg but Chantal Givens is more concerned about the 28 kilometres she’ll traverse once she arrives.

CJOB (Aug 2) She’s barely 5 feet, but she’s ranked among the top 10 players in the world at her position. Winnipegger Desiree Rose Marie Scott joined the Cdn Women’s Soccer Team in 2010.

FIT COMMUNICATIONS (Aug 2) Emma Gray & partner are training in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Rowing Club Riley Boathouse with their sights set on a World Title at the 2016 World Rowing Championship in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

CTV NEWS (Aug 2) Winnipeg's Mara George, who trains with Revolution Diving, is this week's CTV Sport Star of the Week.