The Precision Toyota Blazers (pictured above) captured the Division 1 title in the Wendy's Winter Hockey Leage for the first time in 7-years as they swept their best of 3-series against the East 40 Icemen. On March 15, Brandon's Nolan Wright picked up the first win in his young college baseball career for the Dakota Lumberjacks, Wright tossed 2.1 innings in relief as the Lumberjacks outscored Minnesota North College-Rainy River 14-9. The Brandon University Bobcats are not only the host of the 2025 U SPORTS Men’s Volleyball Championship, they will now be participating in the championship game. The team punched their way into today's final (6pm) against the defending champion Alberta Golden Bears, following a reverse sweep against the gritty Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday. The Crocus Plains hockey team have found themselves in the B-side Final in the Westman High School Hockey League where they will tangle with the GBC Wildcats. Game 1 Sunday March 23 530 Flynn Arena Game 2 Monday March 24 630 Carberry Arena Game 3 (if needed) Wednesday March 26 630 Westoba Place ***all times are warm up time*** Over in the A-Side final, the Vincent Massey Vikings hockey team will battle the winner of the Dauphin & Swan River series for league supremacy. That series is presently tied at one game a piece with the deciding game scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Swan River. Goalie Kristen Campbell is one of two Manitoban's named to the Canada’s National Women’s Team roster for the upcoming the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Campbell, from Brandon, plays for Toronto in the PWHL. Ste. Anne's Jocelyne Larocque was also named to the team. The Killarney Shamrocks have jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in their best of five series against the Virden Oil Kings for the THHL title. Game three is that series takes place Monday evening in Killarney. In the Manitoba AAA U 18 Hockey League final, the Winnipeg Wild scored a decisive 6-1 victory in game one in their best of five series against the Brandon AAA U18 Wheat Kings. Game 2 goes Monday evening in Winnipeg at the Hockey For All Centre with puck drop at 7:15 pm.  

American entertainer Steve-O (aka Stephen Glover) in a promo photo. Jackass Superstar Steve-O will be  bringing his brand new multimedia comedy "The Crash and Burn" tour to Brandon, MB on  September 20 at the WMCA. "I’ve made a lot of bad decisions, and few were worse than the ones I made for my new 'Crash And Burn' tour," Steve-O (aka Stephen Glover) says in a promo for ticket sales. "What’s so fun about this new multimedia show is that you don’t just hear the ridiculous stories of my latest, dumbest, unbelievably naughty exploits, you see them happen for yourself, completely uncensored." He will also be holding a show in Winnipeg at the Burton Cummings Theatre on September 19, 2025. Presale tickets for the Brandon show will be available soon.

The final round matchup has been finalized  in the THHL In the West Division Final, the Virden Oil Kings swept  their best on 5 series against the Hartney Blues. Over in the East Division Final, the Rivers Jets won the first 2-games in their best of 5-series against the Killarney Shamrocks before Killarney came storming back to win the next 3. BU Bobcats basketball player Sultan Haider Bhatti was named to the U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian team. Brandon resident, and former Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAA goalie, Mason Lobreau won his 100th MJHL game this past week. Lobreau is in his third and final season with the Neepawa Titans. The MJHL playoffs kick-off this coming weekend. The East Division will feature a matchup between the Dauphin Kings and Waywayseecappo Wolverines, while the Northern Manitoba Blizzard will tangle with the Neepawa Titans. The U SPORTS Men's Volleyball Championships takes place in Brandon at the Healthy Living Centre, starting on March 21. The host Brandon University Bobcats will face the top-ranked Winnipeg Wesmen starting at 6pm on the 21st. Assiniboine Cougars volleyball athlete, Kylee Peake, has been selected as an all-Canadian by the Canadian College Athletic Association. This is the first time that an Assiniboine athlete has been recognized as an All-Canadian. (Assiniboine College News). Assiniboine Cougars Rachel Halldorson was selected the goalie for the 2025 @ACHAWomensD2 All-Athletic First Team. The Brandon AAA U18 Wheat Kings eliminated the Southwest Cougars from post-season action Saturday night as they swept the best of 5-series. The Wheat Kings will now prepare to face the winner of the Winnipeg Wild/Winnipeg Bruins series in the league final in the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League. In the annual EishockeyNews awards,  Brandon's Nolan Ritchie was named Player of the Year in the Oberliga South, a  second level of pro ice hockey in Germany. Nolan capped off his first season in Germany with 84 points in 45 games, making him both the top scorer and leading goal scorer of the Oberliga South. He was also selected for the All-Star Team. Another Brandon resident Calder Anderson also had a fantastic season, finishing just behind Ritchie in second place on the top scorers’ list with 81 points in 43 games. His performance was good enough to earn him a spot in the Oberliga South All-Star Team. Both skaters were members of the Heilbronner Falken team.

The Brandon Wheat Kings have secured a spot in the WHL playoffs. Following this afternoons game in Calgary, they will have six remaining regular season games to close out the season. Assiniboine Cougars volleyball athlete, Kylee Peake, has been selected as an all-Canadian by the Canadian College Athletic Association. This is the first time that an Assiniboine athlete has been recognized as an All-Canadian. Full story here. The Brandon AAA U18 Wheat Kings swept their first round playoff matchup against the Eastman Selects, winning three strait in the best of 5 series. In the second round of the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League playoffs, the Wheat Kings will now tackle the Southwest Cougars with the first game taking place Tuesday, March 11 at J&G Homes Arena. Brandon’s Cayden Glover was recently named a first-team all-star in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.  In his final season of junior hockey, Glover had an impressive 33 goals in 38-games before an injury sidelined him on January 31 in a game against the Virden Oil Capitals. Assiniboine College hockey team have officially clinched a spot at the 2025 ACHA Nationals in St. Louis which kicks off on Friday, March 21. NHL Shooting Coach Tim Turk will be in Brandon April 1 - 3 hosting a co-ed shooting camp for all ages from u9-u18. You can register here. Here is a link to Tim’s Website: https://www.timturkhockey.com/ BU Bobcats basketball player Sultan Haider Bhatti was recently named a Canada West First Team All-Star, while Bobcat volleyball player Philipp Lauter was recognized as a  Canada West Second Team All-Star. In the Tiger Hills Hockey League, four teams remain in the hunt for the league title. In the East Division Final (Best of 5), Rivers leads Killarney 2 games to 0. Virden also sports a 2-0 series lead in their best of 5 series against Hartney.  

The 2025 Rockin’ The Fields Of Minnedosa will be held on August 1-3. In early November, organizers of the annual event revealed the first round of the 2025 lineup which includes the Headstones, Loverboy,  Glass Tiger,  I Mother Earth, Trooper,  Haywire, Bif Naked, & Streetheart. This morning they announced the full lineup of artists at this year's event. Wide Mouth Mason, Honeymoon Suite, and Lee Aaron were among the more notable names added to the festival. Three tribute bands were also added: Ultimate Escape (Journey), Deb of Roses (Bon Jovi), and Dreams & Rumors' (Fleetwood Mac). Adding to the music, RFM provides great onsite vendors, camping opportunities and other activities. The festival site itself features an amphitheater with built in bench and folding chairs overlooking the main stage and lake.  With hot showers, vendors, ice, camping, water and septic service, garbage and recycling pick up, onsite security and first aid there are many ways to keep yourself comfortable.