The Minnedosa Wild defeated the Pilot Mound Prairie Fire in Sundays A-Side final at the annual Killarney Sherocks female hockey tournament. Seven teams competed in the tournament this year, an event the Sherocks have hosted for over 10-years now. B Side Winners - Brandon Huskies over Glenella Corona Ladies C Side Winners - Boissevain Wild Beavers over Killarney Sherocks Most of the teams that attend the tournament each year are part of the Westman Senior Women's Hockey League. This is a rec league across Westman that includes teams from Neepawa, Virden/Reston, Pilot Mound, Minnedosa, Wawayseecappo, Russell, Killarney, Boissevain, Shilo, Manitou/Baldur, Glenella & a few from Brandon. Sometimes the league will have additional teams or a team takes a year or two off depending on their player availability, etc. The league is very flexible & open to any town within the area to add/include. Brett Skeoch, of the Sherocks, told bdnmb.ca that the league is open to all caliber of players. "Being a smaller community Killarney keeps it open to almost any skill level - we do want people to know how to skate & know the game from a safety perspective at a minimum". "That being said there is a TON of talented female players across Westman. Some teams have multiple players that played elite level college/university hockey both in Canada & the USA - it really speaks to the growth of female hockey over the years" added Skeoch. In additional to the Sherocks tournament, there have been several other female tournaments held recently including Pilot Mound & Baldur/Manitou. Dauphin hosts an annual ladies tournament in conjunction with the men's (separate divisions) & it's March 17, 18, 19 this year. There will also be an annual co-ed tournament in memory of female player, Taylor Renwick - this year Feb 18 & 19 in Melita..

The second and final week of the annual Hockey Brandon Tournament of Champions concluded Sunday with champions being decided in 3 different divisions. Koch Fertilizer Canada Female U11 A The Winnipeg East Stars (pictured above) defeated Regina Rebels White 3-2 in a shootout to win the Koch Fertilizer U11 A A-Side Division. Adley Harrison scored twice in regulation for the Stars while Ali Riegel and Paige Palandri each dented the twine once for the Rebels. M and M Food Market U11 A1 In a game played at the J&G arena, The Niverville Clippers defeated the Estevan Bruins 8-3 in the M&M Food Market 11U A-Side final. Marcus Saurette lead the charge offensively for the Clippers registering 4 points (2g,2a). Nash Smook chipped in with 3 points on the strength of 1 goal and 2 assists. Ethan Phillips replied with 3 points (2g,1a) for the Bruins. WCHA U15 A The Saskatoon North Stars defeated the Swan Valley Stampeders 7-1 to win the WCHA U15 A Division. Korbyn Howat picked up 3 points (2g, 1a) for the North Stars while 5 teammates each registered 2 points. Matt Zamzow was the lone goal scorer for the Stampeders.

Week one of the annual Hockey Brandon Tournament of Champions concluded Sunday with champions being decided in 4 different divisions. Female U13AA Katelyn Rieger netted the lone goal of the game as the Regina Rebels slipped by the Brandon Wheat Kings 1-0 in Sunday's final. Emilee Klapak picked up the win in net for Regina. Male U13 A Athens Shingoose was a one man wrecking crew as he scored 7 goals in the Tri Valley Titans 8-7 victory over the Swan Valley Stampeders in the Westman Communications Group U13 championship game. Konnor Dixon replied with 2 goals and an assist for the Stampeders. Male U13 AA The Eastman Selects received goals from five different players Sunday (Crosby Mateychuk, Nixon Gaudet (2), Zac Warren, Ryder Olford, Beckham Broesky) en route to a 6-4 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings Gold squad. Reid Nicol and Kale Nicol each registered a goal and an assist for the Wheat Kings. Male U15 AA Ty Aldcroft, Emmyt Pearce, Daylan Duncalfe, Ben Sveistrup, Addax Egan & Crew Elder each scored once for the U15AA Brandon Wheat Kings as they toppled the Winnipeg East Railcats Black 6-4. Ryder Latta picked up 4 points (3g,1a) in the loss for the Railcats. Week 2 this weekend sees teams from Yorkton, The Pas, Estevan, Dauphin and more competing in 3 different divisions. Female U11 A1 Male U11 A1 Male U15 A

Wheat City ConnXion represented Skate Brandon at the 2023 Prairie Regional Synchronized Skating Championship in Yorkton, SK this weekend, winning gold in the Adult I category with a combined score of 74.58. The competition saw a total of 18 teams compete across age groups; 10 from Manitoba and 8 from Saskatchewan. This was ConnXion’s first competition since February 2020, due to the pandemic. The team of 23 skaters come together to practice each week in Brandon, some traveling from other communities such as Carberry, Souris, Virden, Killarney, and Morris. Wheat City ConnXion is coached by Tammy McKay and looks forward to competing at the Skate Manitoba Provincial Championship in Portage la Prairie March 17-19th.

The 52nd annual Hockey Brandon Tournament of Champions got underway today in the Wheat City. Week one sees teams from Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Regina, Kenora and more in action in the following 4 divisions. Female U13AA Male U13 A Male U13 AA Male U15 AA Next weekend sees teams from Yorkton, The Pas, Estevan, Dauphin and more competing in 3 different divisions. Female U11 A1 Male U11 A1 Male U15 A Bdnmb.ca was onhand for day 1 to capture the following images.