Team Wins Losses Smitty’s Terminators 4 0 Manitoba Thunder 3 1 Winnipeg Lightning 2 2 Central Energy 2 2 Westman Magic 1 3 Manitoba Angels 0 4 Sunday’s Games MB Thunder vs. Smitty’s, 10:00 a.m. MB Angels vs. Central, 10:00 a.m. Wpg Lightning vs. Westman, 12:00 p.m. Note: Potential Tiebreakers to follow completion of round-robin. Saturday’s Results Smitty’s 12 Central 4 MB Thunder 14 Westman 1 Wpg Ligtning 6 MB Angels 2 Smitty’s 5 MB Angels 1 MB Thunder 6 Wpg Lightning 5 Central 8 Westman 5 Game Highlights Game 7 – Smitty’s Terminators 12 Central Energy 4   Jamie Odlum and Paige Shwaluk had three hits and scored three runs apiece to lead the Terminators to their third straight victory.  Iliana Dyck picked up the win for Smitty’s while Kassidy Cunningham took the loss for Central.  Hailey Yaskiw had a two-run home run for the Energy. Game 8 – Manitoba Thunder 14 Westman Magic 1   The Thunder jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning and cruised to the victory over the Magic.  Madison Towle homered, singled twice and scord three runs to pace the Thunder offensively.  Jenn Smith picked up the pitching win while Rebecca Stewart took the loss for the Magic.  Kaitlyn Slator scored the lone run for Westman. Game 9 – Winnipeg Lightning 6 Manitoba Angels 2   The Lightning grabbed a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning and went on to the victory.  Chloe Henderson and Gill Woodward had two hits and scored a pair of runs each for the Lightning while Nicole Hammersly went the distance to pick up the pitching win.  Loren Proven had two hits and scored a run for the Angels while Alex Paluck took the loss. Game 10 – Smitty’s Terminators 5 Manitoba Angels 1   The Terminators scored five runs in the top of the 1st inning and went on to improve to 4-and-0.  Claire Hiebert had a two-run double in the 1st inning for Smitty’s while Jenna Parfeniuk went the distance in the picking up the pitching win.  Rikki Forst-Hunt singled and scored the Angels lone run while Miranda Holod took the loss on the mound for the Angels. Game 11 – Manitoba Thunder 6 Winnipeg Lightning 5   The Thunder scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to pull out the walk-off victory.  Cameryn Maykut hit a solo home run and Logan Angers had the game-winning RBI single in the 7th for the Thunder.  Angers finishes with three hits and two runs scored for Manitoba.  The Lightning scored all five of their runs on the 3rd inning. Game 12 – Central Energy 8 Westman Magic 5   Central scored three runs on the bottom of the 1st inning and led the rest of the way in evening their record at 2-and-2.  Kassidy Cunningham had three hits and scored three runs to pace the Energy offensively while Ashton Dueck was the winning pitcher.  Jasmin Pipella took the loss for the Magic while Brooke Roeges hit a two-run homer for Westman.

The Wheat Kings have traded veteran right-winger Gunnar Wegleitner to the Kootenay Ice.  In return the Wheat Kings receive for a conditional sixth round pick in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.   The Neepawa Natives announced that current Head Coach, Dustin Howden has become the team’s Head Coach and General Manager.  Howden has been the head coach for the past two seasons and he takes over as the team’s general manager from Myles Cathcart who resigned earlier in the month.   Former Waywayseecappo Wolverines forward Landyn Cochrane has committed to play ACHA Division 1 Hockey at Minot State.  The Russell, MB product spent four seasons in the MJHL.   Brandon’s new internet radio station, Channel ONE will be broadcasting Virden Oil Capitals games this season.  Veteran broadcaster, Ray Walker will handle the play by play duties.   Brodie Dupont is heading back overseas.  He has signed with  the Dornbirn Bulldogs in Austria for the upcoming season.  Dupont, from St.Lazare, has spent the last 10 years playing professionally in various leagues in both North America and Europe.   Three former Wheat Kings have also signed new deals overseas.  Mark Louis, a rugged defenseman, signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardiff Devils, Rihards Bukarts signed a one-year contract with the Schwenninger Wild Wings, and Sami Sandell signed a a tryout contract with Davos in Switzeland.

Team Wins Losses Smitty’s Terminators 2 0 Westman Magic 1 1 Winnipeg Lightning 1 1 Manitoba Thunder 1 1 Central Energy 1 1 Manitoba Angels 0 2 Friday’s Results Wpg Lightning 5 Central 1 MB Thunder 5 MB Angels 1 Smitty’s 7 Westman 0 Central 6 MB Thunder 3 Westman 2 MB Angels 0 Smitty’s 9 Wpg Lightning 0 Saturday’s Games Central vs. Smitty’s, 10:00 a.m. Westman vs. MB Thunder, 10:00 a.m. MB Angels vs. Wpg Lightning, 12:00 p.m. MB Angels vs. Smitty’s, 2:00 p.m. Wpg Lightning vs. MB Thunder, 2:00 p.m. Central vs. Westman, 4:00 p.m. Game 1 – Winnipeg Lightning 5 Central Energy 1   Gill Woodward had a pair of hits and Maddie Sutherland had a two-run double to lead the Lightning to the victory.  Kennedy Linklater had a solo home run to account for Central’s only run. Nicole Hammersley picked up the win for the Lightning while Ashton Dueck took the loss for Central. Game 2 – Manitoba Thunder 5 Manitoba Angels 1   Danica Ruest’s solo home run started a five-run sixth inning to power the Thunder to the victory. Game 3 – Smitty’s Terminators 7 Westman Magic 0   A five-run second inning helped the Terminators to the lopsided win in the opening game of the Championship for the host team.  Rianna Aasen had a solo home run as part of the big inning, and also singled and scored a pair of runs.  Jasmin Pipella took the loss for the Magic while Danielle Waychyshyn and Kaitlyn Slator had the only hits for Westman. Game 4 – Central Energy 6 Manitoba Thunder 3   The Energy used a four-run fourth inning to even their record at 1-and-1.  Nikki Newman and Hailey Yuskin had home runs for Central while Kassidy Cunningham went the distance to pick up the win.  C.C. Cyr took the loss for the Thunder, who had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning. Game 5 – Westman Magic 2 Manitoba Angels 0   Arjana Eilers recorded the complete game shutout for the Magic.  Sydney Cobbe and Kayla Burt scored the two ruys for the Magic.  Miranda Holod took the loss for the Angels. Game 6 – Smitty’s Terminators 9 Winnipeg Lightning 0   Smitty’s scored three runs on the second and third innings to claim the victory over the Lightning.  Jordyn Staples pitched the complete game shutout for the Terminators.  Gill Woodward took the loss for the Lightning

The U12 Westman Magic hosted a 4 team exhibition tournament this weekend at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex. The Winnipeg Lightning, Winnipeg Angels, and Interlake Phillies joined the Magic to battle the heat and wind to play a full round robin schedule on Saturday, with playoffs taking place on Sunday. The Phillies and Angels squared off in the Bronze Medal Game with the Phillies coming out on top by score of 8 - 7. The Magic and Lighting met in the Gold Medal Game in a rematch of the final round robin game where the Lightning cruised to a lopsided victory. However, in this one the Magic jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back, running away with a 15 -0 Victory and their second tournament win of the Season. The U12 Magic will met these teams and others again in the U12 A Provincials held in Winnipeg July 27th - 29th. The Magic would like to thank Source for Sports, Dairy Queen, and Booster Juice for their Support. The U12 Magic will be donating the proceeds from the 50/50 and Prize Table to the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex.

Submitted The U14 Brandon Heat defeated the Hamiota Red Sox for Gold at this past weekends Provincial Tournament in Winkler. The Heat went 7-0 throughout the tournament to capture the provincial title. They defeated Glenboro, Elkhorn and Pimicikamak in the round robin Friday and Saturday. Sunday they defeated Morden then Springfield to reach the semi finals where they defeated Souris to advance to the gold medal game against Hamiota. The final score was 6-4. Heat Players Payton Daciuk Erin Remillard Randi Burnett Delaney Houlihan Kassidy Loewen Brooklyn Franklin Kamryn Cloet Jordis Reynolds Beth Olson Alicia Noto Allie Pilling Ella Werbiski Ryan DeGroot Coaches Braden Pilling Sheldon Reynolds