Playing Basketball and Spence Neighbourhood Association

Spence Neighbourhood Association: Young men and women from inner-city Winnipeg made their neighbourhood proud Monday night. Six youths who grew up playing basketball at the Spence Neighbourhood Association brought home championship banners. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Spence Neighbourhood Association barrier-free sports programming is helping create winners. The success of these student athletes, supported by strong, loving families, is what happens when we invest in inner-city youth. Kyanna Pingue-Giles of the Sisler Spartans makes a basket against the Oak Park Raiders on Monday. Photo Store Making Spence Street sports history, youths from the neighbourhood played for championship teams at the Manitoba varsity high school basketball finals, for Oak Park and Sisler high schools. And last weekend, youths from Spence won the AAA junior varsity girls championship, playing for the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.