Plum Coulee’s Ross Derksen was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 26, 2006, along with four other area athletes. Derksen, a member of the 2002 David Hamblin rink that won provincial, national and world junior curling titles, joins Karen Doell of Winkler, Morden’s Jim Mutcheson and Kaleida’s Juanita Clayton on the list of those who will be honoured for their dedication to sport. Derksen, who was also named the all-star third at the world competition, grew up in Plum Coulee and graduated from Garden Valley Collegiate. He is now a resident of Winkler and a phys-ed teacher at Garden Valley Collegiate.
In 2006 the team was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
Along with David Hamblin, Derksen was part of the mixed curling team that took home silver medals at the Nationals in Whitehorse in 2005.
Derksen will be representing Manitoba in Nunavut this fall at the Mixed National Curling Championship as a result of winning the provincial title in March, together with the rest of the Shawn Grassie team.
NEW to Plum Coulee and the Border League in 2007....
Plum Coulee Pirates Senior Baseball
Check the Community Calendar for all up coming home games at Plum Coulee Centennial Park.
beautiful setting also makes it an ideal place for leisure activities such as swimming, hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping. From early memories of swimming and sunbathing by the coulee, to today's popular SunsetBeach, or winter snowmobiling, there is always an outdoor activity available to residents and visitors regardless of the season.
Riley Unger, son of Randy and Heather Unger, has been garnering trophy after trophy with his golfing prowess. He is a two time Manitoba Junior Men's Golf Team Member . In 2006 his Manitoba Juvenile Team won the Western Canadian Juvenile Championships in Edmonton. In 2004 he represented Canada at the international Optimist Championships in West Palm Beach Florida.
The Town of Plum Coulee offers the following for year round use:
Indoor hockey arena -- Public skating is free and arena ice can be booked. Contact the arena at 829-3494
Recreation park
Baseball complex
Campground
Sunset Beach
School grounds with gymnasium
The Heartland Trail
The Plum Coulee Sports Committee Members are:
Jim Loewen -- President
Glenda Hildebrand -- Treasurer
Randy Unger
Dwight Heppner
Vicki Jordan
Randy Braun
The Plum Coulee Sports Committee mandates are to:
promote and organize community sport, recreation, and fitness activities
run and maintain all sports facilities in the town
hold an annual sports day on the second Saturday in June
fundraise in order to keep the committee financially viable at all times
LOOKING BACK AT PLUM COULEE SPORTS
Judy (Loewen) Derksen displays the gold and bronze medals she won at the World Special Olympics Winter Games in Austria in 1993.
The Plum Coulee Peewee's of 1994 went through the regular season and league playoffs undefeated. They lost 1 game during Regional Playoffs and went on to win Provincials undefeated with a record of 5-5, scoring 84 runs and allowing only 21. The season ended with a record of 24 wins and only 1 loss.
Back row (L-R): Jason Porte, Jon Heppner, Leroy Suderman, Ross Derksen, Warren Giesbrecht, Joey Stoesz, Henry Heppner (coach).
Front row (L-R): Steve Martens, Darrel Schapansky, Bill Fehr, Trevor Heinrichs, David Neufeld.
For many years the Plum Coulee Kinsmen supported and managed the minor league sports programs in Plum Coulee. In 1977, the Plum Coulee Sport Committee assumed these duties to ensure that children and adults had the venues and opportunities to participate in physical activities that promote friendship and sportsmanship.
