The 2022 Softball Manitoba U13 AAA Girls' Provincials were held this weekend in Brandon at the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex. A total of eight teams participated over the weekend. Central Energy (pictured below) claimed the provincial title on Sunday after the defeating Westman Magic 3-1. Sunday's Playoff Results         1-vs-2 Westman Magic 7   Central Energy (2nd) 2 3-vs-4 Eastman Wildcats (4th) 10   Manitoba Angels (3rd) 4 Semifinal Central Energy 6   Eastman Wildcats 2 Final Central Energy 3   Westman Magic 1               Round-Robin Standings (Final) W L       Westman Magic 6 1       Central Energy 5 2       Manitoba Angels 5 2       Eastman Wildcats 5 2       Interlake Phillies 4 3       Winnipeg Lightning 2 5       Manitoba Thunder 1 6       Smitty's Terminators 0 6                 Saturday's Results           Central Energy 7   Manitoba Thunder 3   Manitoba Angels 8   Interlake Phillies 7   Eastman Wildcats 6   Westman Magic 2   Winnipeg Lightning 8   Smitty's Terminators 1   Interlake Phillies 12   Manitoba Thunder 4   Central Energy 11   Winnipeg Lightning 4   Westman Magic 15   Smitty's Terminators 2   Manitoba Angels 9   Eastman Wildcats 6             Friday's Results           Eastman Wildcats 12   Smitty's Terminators 5   Central Energy 12   Manitoba Angels 2   Winnipeg Lightning 4   Manitoba Thunder 3   Westman Magic 11   Interlake Phillies 0   Manitoba Thunder 10   Smitty's Terminators 9   Westman Magic 3   Central Energy 2   Eastman Wildcats 3   Interlake Phillies 2   Manitoba Angels 5   Winnipeg Lightning 4   Central Energy 3   Eastman Wildcats 2   Manitoba Angels 15   Manitoba Thunder 7   Westman Magic 13   Winnipeg Lightning 2   Interlake Phillies 13   Smitty's Terminators 2             Thursday's Results           Central Energy 12   Smitty's Terminators 3   Westman Magic 9   Manitoba Angels 8   Interlake Phillies 9   Winnipeg Lightning 2   Eastman Wildcats 15   Manitoba Thunder 6   Manitoba Angels 14   Smitty's Terminators 9   Interlake Phillies 3   Central Energy 2   Eastman Wildcats 7   Winnipeg Lightning 2   Westman Magic 6   Manitoba Thunder 1

The U15 Westman Magic (pictured above) captured the 2022 Softball Manitoba U15 AAA Girls' Provincial title this weekend in La Salle. The team sported a 6-1 record following round robin play. The Magic then lost the 1 vs 2 game (4-0) Sunday morning against the Eastman Wildcats, before disposing of the Manitoba Angels (10-1) to force a rematch with Eastman for the crown. They avenged their loss earlier in the day and upending the Eastman Wildcats 5-2 to claim Provincial Gold. The Magic now advance to Nationals in Saskatoon (August 3-7), along with the Eastman Wildcats and Manitoba Angels. Brandon’s U17 Heat lead by veteran 3rd base Allie Pilling, Pitcher Kailyn Lang and Shortstop Payton Daciuk successfully returned the Manitoba U17 Softball Championship to Brandon this past weekend. Despite some adversity and injuries through round robin play the girls finished third in their pool. With a overwhelming quarter final win, the ladies advanced to the Championship game defeating Hamiota 9-6 in semifinal action. The Championship game held in Steinbach on Sunday resulted in a well played 7-2 win for the Brandon Heat over the RM of MacDonald team. This is the third year in a row the U17 Heat brought home provincial success, Gold in 2020, Silver in 2021 and Gold again in 2022!

A 3V3 basketball tournament was held Saturday on the outdoor basketball court at the J&G Homes Arena. Team Three Lite (Kosey Quick, Irie Taylor, Tili Gebeyehu) took home championship honors.

Source: Brandon Wheat Kings News For the first time ever, the Brandon Wheat Kings are opening their doors to the public with an open house. Tuesday, August 2nd  from 10 am – 6:30pm, Westoba Place, the BWK dressing room, weight room and coaches room will all be open for the public to tour – see the improvements made first hand and have a look at the recently released seats available for season ticket purchase. From 11 am until 1 pm, There will be a special charity BBQ taking place, while refreshments will be served throughout the day. The Wheat Kings open the WHL regular season on Saturday, September 24th when they take on the visiting Winnipeg ICE. Season tickets are on sale now and more details can be found at WheatKings.com/SeasonTickets

The Imperial Photo Hawks (pictured above) from Brandon ran the table over the weekend to capture gold at the U15A Provincial Championships. Sunday's final in Winkler saw the Hawks upended another Brandon team (Keystone Dental Dragons) 6-4. A total of 28-teams competed over the weekend. The Hawks went 4-0 in pool play prior to the playoff bracket, while the Dragons were 3-1 in pool play.