Following 2-days of men’s qualifying action, the top 16 golfers who will go on to compete in the Tamarack Golf Tournament’s Championship Flight have been determined. A number of previous winners are among the names of those who qualified including Kody Fawcett (2018), Jarod Crane (2022), Derek Solman (2021), and Dustin Dyck (2020 & 2019). Tee times for the Championship flight start at 8:12am tomorrow morning and the full list of qualifiers for each flight can be viewed here. In addition to the Championship Flight there are 12 other flights up for grabs.  Each flight consists of 16 golfers. The Tamarack Golf Tournament is a week long match play event that includes all levels of golfers, from juniors to seniors in their appropriate divisions.  This years tournament is taking place August 18th – 26th at the Clear Lake Golf Course.

The U17 Westman Magic upended Smitty's Terminators 12-4 on Sunday in Winkler to capture the Western Canadian Championship title. They finished off the round robin seeded 3rd with a record of 4-2. The squad then defeated the Abbotsford Outlaws 5-2 and the Lloydminster Liners 13-6 in semi-final action, prior to meeting Smitty's in the championship tilt.

Wendy's Division 3 Championship concluded Thursday night at J and G Homes Arena.  Smitty's edged Wendy's 4 - 3 to capture the Div 3 WSHL Banner. Thank you Scramble Studio for these photos Smitty's was undefeated this season with a record of 11 wins and one tie. The championship game was appearing to be a blowout as after two periods the score was 4 - 1 for Smitty's.  However Wendy's was able to put up two goals in the 3rd to make it 4 - 3. Game Results https://www.aaahockey.com/game/show/39928675

Looking for the perfect gift idea for the Las Vegas Golden Knights fan in your life?  An autographed gold jersey signed by recent Stanley Cup Champion Zach Whitecloud is presently up for grabs via a social media auction fundraiser on Facebook. Bidding for the jersey began earlier today and closes Monday, August 21st at noon. 100% of the money raised during the auction goes to Westman Dreams for Kids. For complete details on the online bidding process and accompanying rules, please click here.  

The Brandon U17 AAA Wheat Kings recently announced the appointment of Dylan Halliday as the new head coach for the 2023/24 season. Halliday is no stranger to the program, as he spent some time behind the bench last season as an assistant coach with the organization. "I was asked by Chad Michalchuk to help him out and it was an incredible first introduction into coaching. Both Chad and Dave (Newman) were very open to any ideas me or Jackson had, and we owe a lot to both of those guys." Halliday told bdnmb.ca about his role last season with the team. Prior to making the transition behind the bench, Halliday spent 4 seasons with the MJHL's Virden Oil Caps as a player. "I knew I wanted to coach for real near the end of last year. As our team started to make a push for the playoffs and eventually go on a bit of a run to the finals I knew I was hooked. The excitement the players and parents brought during that playoff run was enough for me to know that I need to keep doing this." said Halliday about why he elected to apply for the head coaching position. "Brought me back to playing and that feeling you get the night before a game where you just can't wait for the games to start. it's an unexplainable feeling." As a first time head coach, Halliday believes he brings a lot to the table. "I bring a true love for the game to coaching. When I'm not at the rink I'm usually at home watching the games on tv or watching highlights. I watched a lot of tape during our teams playoff run and its something I truly love". In the days following his appointment, the organization also announced that Jackson Orr and Carter Sawchuk would be rounding out the coaching staff this year as assistant coaches. 'My assistants are no exception, we are all hockey obsessed, and we are just very excited to get started". While the exact dates for training camp are not yet known, Halliday expects to ice a very competitive team this season. "I know that game in game out we will be the most prepared team and we hope that puts us in the best spot to succeed. This program took a big step last year making it to the final but we were handled pretty easily by Winnipeg in that series. So now it's time to try and take that next step and see if we can make those Winnipeg teams sweat a little bit."