Legend of the Loewen DiCurzio Stepping Back into Mentorship Role
After an incredible ten seasons at the helm of the Blazers Women's Basketball program, head coach Joe DiCurzio has made the difficult decision to take a step back from head coaching into a coaching mentorship position with the team for the 2023/24 season.
DiCurzio came to the Blazers in 2013 and re-built the program into the massive success story it is today. Prior to his arrival, the program's only conference title wins were back-to-back in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons in what was the Central Plains Athletic Conference, which later became the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference where the team competes today. With their 2022/23 MCAC Championship win at home this past February, Blazers Women's Basketball completed five consecutive title wins, taking home the banner in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 with the 2021 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team also won the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in 2020, and featured in the NIAC Championship final this past spring in their first year back after the lifted travel restrictions allowed them to once again challenge their cross-border rivals from the Northern states.
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The Verdict is In: Murhabazi Will Be Critical Part of Blazers Men's Soccer in 2023-24
The CMU Men's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Jean Paul Murhabazi for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The 2022 Elmwood High graduate comes to CMU with plenty of club experience both from his home town of Bukavu, DR Congo as well as here in Winnipeg.
A 2022 graduate of Elwood High School, Blazers Men's Soccer's latest recruit completed his secondary studies in Winnipeg after growing up in the provincial capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due to the Manitoba High School Athletics Association's eligibility requirements, Murhabazi was not able to play in his one high school season here in Canada, but trained with the team and helped coach in games for the Giants. Since his high school graduation, Murhabazi has been studying at the University of Winnipeg, but the call of collegiate soccer was too great to ignore, and has decided to bring his talents to the MCAC with the Blazers.
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Blazers WVB Raid the Bandits for Middle Pistawka
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Peyton Pistawka for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The local Oak Park High and Bandits Club Volleyball product is the third recruit this offseason to come out of the Bandits club program, and will add strength up the middle of the Blazers' lineup.
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Men's Basketball Complete their "Mac Attack" with Catipon
The CMU Men's Basketball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Lance Catipon for the 2023-24 MCAC and NIAC seasons. Daniel McIntyre's top producer will bring an ability to score down low and from the outside to the Blazers this year along with plenty of experience playing against top club talent.
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Blazers WBB Look to Reach New Heights with Addition of Bergen
The CMU Women's Basketball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Sara Bergen for the 2023-24 MCAC and NIAC seasons. The local St Mary's Academy and Manitoba Provincial Team product will be a commanding force around the basket for the Blazers this season.
Coming off a high school season plagued by injuries, Bergen is as motivated as ever to bring her game to the next level with the Blazers as the team chases a sixth-consecutive MCAC Championship, and looks to make another run at a double-championship season as the team did in 2020 capturing the NIAC Championship Title as well. In her senior year at St Mary's Bergen had the misfortune of breaking her right (shooting) hand just prior to the season start, and not wanting to miss out on her final year of high school play, she taught herself to shoot left handed in order to still be an asset to her team. When she was finally healthy enough to be inserted back into the lineup her impact was immediately felt, helping lift the team to a top ten ranking in the province before her season got cut short due to an ankle injury only two weeks after getting back on the court. Her dedication to the game garnered her an MHSAA Graduating All-Star selection in the "AAAA" tier earlier this year. Bergen's grade eleven high school season was a better indication of the impact she can have on a team, when she helped her Flames to a semi-finals appearance at the 2022 Provincial Championships. After entering the tournament as the seventh-ranked team in Manitoba, Bergen and her Flames dispatched the Miles Mac Buckeyes before upsetting the second-seeded Daniel McIntyre Maroons en route to their final four appearance. Bergen's varsity coach, Joel Neufeld weighed in on his star forward and the influence she can have on a squad stating "Sara is a great leader on and off the basketball court. She has also demonstrated a fantastic work ethic to improve all facets of her game and will be an excellent addition to any team."
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