Today the UFC released a series of new events for their 4th quarter with Winnipeg being named among one of the 12 cities listed to receive a fight card before the end of December. The Winnipeg show is being listed as a FOX UFC Fight Night inside the MTS Centre on December 16th. At this time no fights have been announced for the event. This will be the UFC's 2nd trip to Winnipeg, the last one being UFC 161 in 2013. Stay tuned to the UFC for ticket on sale information.

On behalf of Matt & Courtney Calvert, and everyone on the shootout committee, we wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you for your support behind this inaugural event, and the Palliative Care Unit of Brandon. Thanks to your generous contributions, the donation to the Brandon Regional Health Foundation is set to be north of $50,000! The cheque presentation will take place at noon on August 1, and is of course in memory of the late Donna Hamm and Melvin Calvert. Year 2 is set for Thursday June 28/2018 at the Wheat City Golf Course. Any suggestions on how to maximize your sponsorships dollars for next year are also greatly welcomed! We want to make sure that on top of contributing to great local charities and programs that we can help your business get maximum exposure for the dollars spent. Again, THANK YOU!!!! Sincerely, Matt Calvert, Courtney Calvert, Scott Hellyer, Shauna Turnbull, Rob Rae, Kyle Hamm & Spencer Day Matt Calvert Charity Shootout Committee

Brandon’s Josh Elmes, a 6’2” defenceman, has agreed to play with the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush for the 2017-18 season.  Rapid City will be coached this season by former Brandon Wheat King Danny Tetrault. Earlier today BDNMB.CA was informed by Tetrault that he expects their hockey club will be bigger, tougher and have additional skill this season, due to an affiliation agreement with the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, Elmes, who played last year in the SPHL with Evansville, was a fan favorite and is excited for the future with Rapid City. Josh’s Hockey Resume and Bio

Round-Robin Standings W L %Smitty's Terminators 6 1 %Central Energy 6 1 %Winnipeg Lightning 5 2 *Manitoba Thunder 4 3 *Westman Magic 3 4 Interlake Phillies 2 5 Manitoba Angels 2 5 Eastman Wildcats 0 6 %Smitty's, Central and Lightning will represent Manitoba at Softball Canada U14 Jamboree in Brampton, Ontario *Thunder and Magic will represent Manitoba at U14 Westerns in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Sunday's Gold Medal Tiebreaker Smitty's 8 Central 3 Sunday's Results Central 12 MB Thunder 3 Westman 8 Eastman 0 Smitty's 9 MB Angels 0 Wpg Lightnings 5 Interlake 0 MB Thunder 12 Interlake 0 MB Angels 9 Eastman 7 Central 7 Smitty's 2 Wpg Lightning 2 Westman 1 Saturday's Results Smitty's 5 MB Thunder 4 MB Angels 4 Westman 1 Interlake 11 Eastman 7 Wpg Lightning 7 Central 2 Central 7 Westman 2 MB Thunder 7 MB Angels 6 Wpg Lightning 10 Eastman 3 Smitty's 8 Interlake 1 Smitty's 11 Wpg Lightning 6 MB Thunder 14 Eastman 1 Central 8 MB Angels 3 Westman 8 Interlake 7 (8 Innings) Friday's Results Smitty's 10 Eastman 0 Wpg Lighting 2 MB Angels 0 Westman 6 MB Thunder 5 (8 Innings) Central 13 Interlake 4 MB Thunder 4 Wpg Lightning 3 Smitty's 10 Westman 2 Interlake 11 MB Angels 4 Central 17 Eastman 0   Sunday’s Games Highlights 1st-place Tiebreaker Smitty’s Terminators 8 Central Energy 3 The Terminators scored five runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and went on to the victory in the de facto gold medal game.  Kaily Huppe and Annabeth Carlberg had two hits and scored two runs apiece for Smitty’s.  Abbi Conrad had there hits and scored two runs in a losing effort for Central. Round-Robin Central Energy 12 Manitoba Thunder 3 The Energy kept their gold medal hopes alive with a decisive victory over the Thunder.  Anni Conrad had three singles and scored a pair of runs for the Energy while Zoey Pearce had four hits and three runs scored and Quinn McLaren added three hits and three runs. Westman Magic 8 Eastman Wildcats 0 Cassie Crerear had two hits, a stolen base and two runs scored as the Magic evened their record and kept their medal hopes alive.  Jasmine Horwood also scored a pair of runs for Westman. Smitty’s Terminators 9 Manitoba Angels 0 Jayda Neiles, Rylee Konowalchuk and Annabeth Carlburg scored two runs apiece as the Terminators remained undefeated. Winnipeg Lightning 5 Interlake Phillies 0 Samantha Bradbury had two hits and scored a run for the Lightning. Manitoba Angels 9 Eastman Wildcats 7 The Angels ended their Provincial Championship in a winning note, scoring three runs in the 5th and 6th innings for the victory over winless Eastman.  Maddy Wiebe and Denise Hammersley scored a pair of runs each for Manitoba. Manitoba Thunder 12 Interlake Phillies 0 The Thunder scored in four of the five innings played to beat the Phillies.  Dani Hawryluk scored three runs for the Thunder while Taha Bartel had three hits, including a triple. Winnipeg Lightning 2 Westman Magic 1 The Lightning secured a medal with a tight victory in a game that took just over an hour to complete.  The Lightning scored both of their runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to erase a 1-0 deficit.  Kiera Magarall had an RBI single and scored the winning run on a wild-pitch for Lightning. Lian Flett singled twice and scored the lone run for the Magic. Central Energy 7 Smitty’s Terminators 2 A four-run 3rd inning powered the Energy to the victory and forced a playoff for the gold medal.  Kyra Penner had two hits and scored a pair of runs for Central.

Round-Robin Standings W L Smitty's Terminators 5 0 Central Energy 4 1 Winnipeg Lightning 3 2 Manitoba Thunder 3 2 Interlake Phillies 2 3 Westman Magic 2 3 Manitoba Angels 1 4 Eastman Wildcats 0 5 Saturday's Results Smitty's 5 MB Thunder 4 MB Angels 4 Westman 1 Interlake 11 Eastman 7 Wpg Lightning 7 Central 2 Central 7 Westman 2 MB Thunder 7 MB Angels 6 Wpg Lightning 10 Eastman 3 Smitty's 8 Interlake 1 Smitty's 11 Wpg Lightning 6 MB Thunder 14 Eastman 1 Central 8 MB Angels 3 Westman 8 Interlake 7 (8 Innings) Sunday's Schedule MB Thunder vs. Central, 9:00 a.m. Eastman vs. Westman, 9:00 a.m. MB Angels vs. Smitty's 11:00 a.m. Wpg Lightnings vs. Interlake, 11:00 a.m. Interlake vs. MB Thunder, 1:00 p.m. MB Angels vs. Eastman, 1:00 p.m. Smitty's vs. Central, 3:00 p.m. Westman vs. Wpg Lightning, 3:00 p.m. Friday's Results Smitty's 10 Eastman 0 Wpg Lighting 2 MB Angels 0 Westman 6 MB Thunder 5 (8 Innings) Central 13 Interlake 4 MB Thunder 4 Wpg Lightning 3 Smitty's 10 Westman 2 Interlake 11 MB Angels 4 Central 17 Eastman 0   Saturday’s Games Highlights Smitty’s Terminators 5 Manitoba Thunder 4 Smitty’s rebounded from a 3-0 1st inning deficit to defeat the Thunder and remain undefeated.  Jayda Neiles and Camryn Plouffe scored runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to snap a 3-3 tie.  Alia Yosski had two hits and scored a pair of runs for the Thunder. Manitoba Angels 4 Westman Magic 1 Denise Hammersley singled, doubled and scored a pair of runs for the Angels.  Cassie Crearer doubled and scored the Magic’s lone run in the bottom of the 1st inning. Interlake Phillies 11 Eastman Wildcats 7 Interlake came back from a 6-1, 2nd inning deficit.  Emma Goodman walked three times and scored three runs for the Phillies while Abby Lake and Emmi McAuley singled, walked and scored a pair of runs each.  Hannah Berg singled twice and scored a pair of runs for Eastman. Winnipeg Lightning 7 Central Energy 2 The Lightning scored five runs in the top of the 5th inning and went on to the victory. Manitoba Thunder 7 Manitoba Angels 6 A four-run 2nd inning helped the Thunder to the victory.  Lilly Kantuluk had a two-run single and scored a run for Thunder while Adria Ruest had three hits. Central Energy 7 Westman Magic 2 The host team suffered their third straight loss, falling behind 5-0 by the 3rd inning.  Abbi Conrad and Zoey Pearce had two hits and scored two runs apiece for the Energy. Winnipeg Lightning 10 Eastman Wildcats 3 Kiera Magarall reached base four times and scored three runs to lead the Lightning to the victory.  Abby Kirkness doubled twice and scored twice for Winnipeg. Smitty’s Terminators 8 Interlake Phillies 1 Jerzy Rigaux singles, walked twice and scored a pair of runs as the Terminators rolled to a fourth straight win. Smitty’s Terminators 11 Winnipeg Lightning 6 Smitty’s let a 6-0 lead slip away before rallying for the victory.  Annabeth Carlburg went 4-for-4 with four singles and scored three runs for the Terminators as they improved to 5-and-0. Manitoba Thunder 14 Eastman Wildcats 1 Gaby Delorme, Alia Yerski and Megan Tokar all scored three runs for the Thunder. Westman Magic 8 Interlake Phillies 7 (8 Innings) The Magic snapped a three-game losing streak in a back-and-forth game that saw Westman let a 7-4 lead slip away.  Kate-Leigh Heapy scored a pair of runs for the Magic as they kept their medal hopes alive. Central Energy 8 Manitoba Angels 3 Central scored six runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to come back from 3-2 deficit and move into sole possession of 2nd-place.