Bobbie Janaway was born in Poplar Point to a well known athletic family. Her mother was Olive Bend Little and her father was George Little. She started playing minor league ball in Poplar Point at the age of 12. At the age of 15 Bobbi was recruited to join the CUAC Blues Senior Girls and played with the Blues from 1959 to1971. CUAC won twelve consecutive provincial championships during this time and Bobbie’s pitching was an integral part of many of the team’s victories. In 1966 at the Canadian Championship in Toronto she was selected as the All-Star pitcher. In 1969 she was a member of Team Manitoba at the Canada Summer Games in Halifax. After retiring from CUAC and taking a bit of a break Bobbie played masters softball from 1987 to 1999. She was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame as a member of the CUAC Blues in 2005.
