Local Sports News

Source: ACC Blog The 2018-19 Assiniboine Community College Cougars kick off the season on Sept. 15 as the college’s soccer teams take the pitch in Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference action. The women’s squad, coached by Mark Murray, will host the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. at Optimist Park. “We’re… September 5, 2018

Source: Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon, MB. – The Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings reassigned seven players Sunday night following their annual Intrasquad Game at Westoba Place. Among the players were five 16-year olds and two 15-year old prospects, who are ineligible to play in the 2018-19 season. Following is the list of the players reassigned:… September 3, 2018

Winnipeg's  Kody Fawcett defeated Dustin Dyck in match-play action on Saturday afternoon to claim the Men's Championship at the 85th annual Tamarack Golf Tournament held at the Clear Lake Golf Course each summer.  Fawcett advanced to Saturday's final after defeating Dale Murray on Friday while Dyck upended Jay Thiessen to advance.  A list of other Tamarack winners… August 25, 2018

For the first time in nearly a decade a Midget AA hockey team will hit the ice in Brandon starting in 18/19.  The Brandon Midget 'AA' Wheat Kings will play in the Winnipeg U17 Midget AAA Development Prep League.  They will join 7 other teams in regular season (36 games) and playoff action.  They will also travel… August 25, 2018

The quiet, unassuming Jeff Crooks, who operates Smitty’s in Brandon along with his wife Ivale, has done what people many thought would be impossible.  Over the past weekend in world famous Brainerd, Minnesota Jeff was able to beat 65 other cars and win 6 races in a row to capture the Super Gas category.  The… August 21, 2018