The Brandon A's captured the provincial 11U A (Zone 2) Provincials over the weekend in Stonewall. The A's upended Stonewall in Sunday's final to claim the title. Twelve teams participated over the weekend, split into three pools. Prior to the championship game, they disposed of Stonewall - McFayden, Carman, and Ste. Anne in their respective pool. In semi-final action Sunday, Daniel Flett propelled them to the gold medal game pitching 5 innings of shutout ball. 3 Oliver, Liam 9 Teetaert, Dane 8 Burton, Cohen 2 Vines, Tyson 11 Lang, Ari 4 Baranyk, Brady 7 Luhowy, Matthew 13 Honke, Jackson 15 Flett-Neapew, Daniel 5 Ratz, Mason 6 Preston, Will (AP/GUEST) 16 Olsen, Brayden (AP/GUEST) 10 Deacon, Skyler (AP/GUEST) 14 Taylor, Sullivan (AP/GUEST)

The Moose Knuckles received a hat trick from Brad Schoonbaert on their way to a hard -fought 7-5  victory over “Hot Garbage” in the finals of the inaugural Breakaway Summer Classic Ball Hockey Tournament. Tyler Coulter (2), Mike Butler, & Troy Hamilton also scored for the Knuckles. Ryker Batson (2), Jordan Bechtold (1), Josh Elmes (1), & Steve Mulholland replied with goals for Hot Garbage. The 3 on 3 ball hockey tournament took place Saturday at the Westridge Community Centre.

The 2nd annual Phinney Legacy Fund golf tournament will take place at the Deer Ridge Golf Course on September 9, 2022. The Phinney Legacy Fund is a not-for-profit organization that advocates for mental wellness in the construction industry. Phinney’s Legacy is in memory of Scott Phinney, a long-time construction tradesman who lost his life to suicide in 2019. Scott was a brother and friend, and the goal is to provide benevolence and assistance to construction workers and construction companies that cannot access benefits to offset medications, and or counseling costs. As the organization is in the forming stage of the Fund, they continue to work to refine the offerings based on the needs of our community and industry. In 2020, the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) found that men working in construction have one of the highest suicide rates compared to other industries. In 2021, the CDC reported that male construction workers have a 65% higher suicide rate than all workers. For sponsorship opportunities, or to register for golf, please contact Tracy Williams at twilliams@cciwestman.ca or Andrea Epp at andrea@epplawoffice.ca. (with files from The Phinney Legacy Fund)

Baseball Manitoba recently announced their roster for the upcoming 17U Team Manitoba Canada Games baseball team that will represent Manitoba on Aug 6-13 in Niagara Falls. Brandon's Skylar Ramsey, Nolan Chastko and Dylan Schrader were among the players named. Of note, the three were also teammates this past season with the Brandon AAA U18 Wheat Kings hockey team. Connor Martin (Nesbitt ), Mason De Ruyck (Killarney) & Tyler Robertson (Boissevain) were also selected. The 6 players are all currently members of the AAA - 18u AAA Marlins.

The Wheat Kings added one player to their prospect pool during Friday’s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. With the 34th overall pick in the first round the Wheat Kings chose 18-year-old Defenceman Andrei Malyavin from Russia. The 5’10” 167lb Voronezh product played with the Sarnia Sting of the OHL last season, recording two goals and 13 points in 44 games played. Malyavin joins Belarusian Forward Zakhar Polshakov who was selected with the 29th overall pick in the 2021 CHL Import Draft.  Clubs are permitted to carry a maximum of two imports. Polshakov finished his first season in the Western Hockey League with the Wheat Kings recording 5 goals and nineteen points during 55 games played.  The Centerman entering his 19-year-old season in Brandon, led the team in face-off winning percentage last season. The top pick in the CHL Import Draft belonged to the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers and they selected Slovakian Forward Adam Sykora. Malyavin becomes the seventh Russian born player to be selected by the Wheat Kings in the Import Draft, since it was established in 1993. Here’s a look back at the entire 2022 CHL Import Draft: https://chl.ca/draft The Wheat Kings will kick off their 2022-23 regular season on Saturday, September 24th against the Winnipeg Ice at Westoba Place. (Wheat Kings Release)