The  Andrew Agencies Ltd Senior AA Baseball League will expand by one team, as the Dakotas will take to the field for the 2022 season. The Dakotas will become the 6th team participating in the league, joining the Young Guns, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, & U18 Marlins. Randell Wasicuna and Tommy Rosmus organized Sioux Valley's return to the league. Currently the roster sits at around 17 committed players, with only 4-5 of those players having previous hardball experience at that level. Wasicuna said that he and Rosmus decided to start a team after moving around from team to team the past several seasons and they also wanted to create an opportunity for the younger up and coming ball players to have a place to play. With the addition of the Dakotas, the member teams will play a 13 game schedule. Each team will play everyone three times as well as a single game against the AAA Midget Marlins that counts in the standings. Best regular season winner goes to AA provincials The league also recently created new Facebook and Twitter pages that you can follow along all summer for scores, news, and updates.

The 2022 Source for Sports AAA Summer Hockey Challenge wrapped up Monday, a day later then originally scheduled. Tournament officials had to work quickly to re-adjust the game schedule, after having to cancel a slate of games on Thursday due to last week's storm. The annual tournament hosted 40 teams competing in five different age groups. Week two of the tournament takes place May 6-8, 2022 with teams in the 2009 & 2008 age groups hitting the ice. 2014 In the 2014 championship game played at the J and G Homes Arena, Synergy upended WCHA 6-5 to claim the title. Drew Derlago, who scored the eventual game winner late in the third, held the hot hand for Synergy registering three goals and an assist. Carter Mangin, Kennedy Filiwich & Kase Leslie also scored for Synergy. Bentley Crowe and Trey Warburton replied with two goals each for WCHA. 2011 Sask-Can received goals from 6 different skaters en route to an 8-5 victory over the Parkland Thunder in the 2011 championship game. Caleb Philp & Parker Bleich scored twice while Ty Doran, Jesse Scriven, Grayden Little, & Bryer Loose each chipped in with a goal a piece. Cole Kemp had a monster game recording 5 assists in the win. Drew Luhowy lead the way offensively for the Thunder notching 4 goals while teammate Rhett Legaarden added 1. 2012 The Yellowhead Chiefs received three goals from Emmit Bell in Sunday's 2012 final, knocking off MB Force 6-5. For Yellowhead, single markers came off the sticks of Ryden Derlago, Tripp Warburton & Remmie Watson. Ryler Perrin (1g,2a), Holden Andrews (2g,1a) & Blake Gavigan (1g,2a) each picked up three points for the Force in the loss. 2013 The Southeast Bruins won all 6 of their games to claim the 2013 title. Monday morning's final saw the Bruins dispose of the PV Heat 6-2. Finn Cruise (3), Dryden Kuhl (2), & Tanner Preteau (1) scored for the Bruins while Xander Jowett picked up the win in net. Cade Driedger and Beckett Bileski each dented the twine once for the Heat. 2010 Jake Hawthorne and Graham Gard each recorded hat trucks as the Chill cruised to a decisive 11-3 victory over the Wheatland Wild Gold in the 2010 title game. Landon Prichodko also sniped twice for the Chill who went undefeated throughout the tournament. Kolbie McColl paced the Wild offensively with two apples.

The Red Deer Rebels and Brandon Wheat Kings will tangle in the first round of the 2022 WHL Playoffs. The first-round matchup was confirmed on Friday evening after the Brandon Wheat Kings suffered a 2-1 regulation defeat at the hands of the Saskatoon Blades. With the Rebels already locked into the third seed, Brandon’s regulation loss ensures they will finish no higher than sixth place in the Eastern Conference while remaining ahead of the seventh-place Lethbridge Hurricanes. The 2022 WHL Playoffs marks the return to the Conference-based playoff format for the first time since the 2014 WHL Playoffs. The Rebels and Wheat Kings last met in the 2016 WHL Eastern Conference Championship, with the Wheat Kings securing the series in five games en route to winning the 2016 WHL Championship. The 2021-22 season series between the two Eastern Conference opponents was split right down the middle. The Wheat Kings are winners of two straight in the season series – a 3-1 home win on February 8 and a 4-1 road victory on January 14. The Rebels opened the season series with back-to-back wins prior to the Christmas break – a 5-3 road triumph on November 5 and a resounding 7-1 home ice win way back on October 23. Ottawa Senators prospect Ridly Greig led all skaters with seven points (3G-4A) during the season series, while Rebels forward Jhett Larson collected five points (2G-3A) on behalf of his Club. Veteran Wheat Kings puck stopper Ethan Kruger sports the best numbers of any goaltender to appear in the season series, going 1-1-0-0 with a 0.73 goals-against average and .978 save percentage. His Brandon crease mate Carson Bjarnason also went 1-1-0-0 in the season series. In the Red Deer net, both Connor Ungar and Chase Coward went 1-1-0-0, with Coward boasting a 2.01 goals-against average and .920 save percentage. Before dropping the puck on the 2022 WHL Playoffs, the Rebels will close out the regular campaign on Saturday when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7 p.m. MT (Peavey Mart Centrium). As for the Wheat Kings, they close the schedule on Saturday evening in Prince Albert with a road game against the Raiders (7 p.m. MT, Art Hauser Centre). Game 1 of the first-round series between the Red Deer Rebels and Brandon Wheat Kings will take place on Friday, April 22 at 7 p.m. MT (Peavey Mart Centrium). The best-of-seven series will move east to Brandon for Game 3 on Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. CT (Westoba Place). Game Visitor   Home Date Time 1 Brandon @ Red Deer Friday, April 22 7:00 2 Brandon @ Red Deer Saturday, April 23 7:00 3 Red Deer @ Brandon Tuesday, April 26 7:00 4 Red Deer @ Brandon Wednesday, April 27 7:00 5 * Brandon @ Red Deer Friday, April 29 7:00 6 * Red Deer @ Brandon Sunday, May 1 5:00 7 * Brandon @ Red Deer Tuesday, May 3 7:00          

The Brandon Wheat Kings Hockey Club announce today that Branden Crowe, the voice of the Wheat Kings has accepted a position with Hockey Canada. Crowe joined the Wheat Kings as the Play-by-Play Broadcaster following the 2016 WHL Championship season. After calling the 2021 Subway Cup Championship season in Regina, Crowe accepted a full time role in the Wheat Kings front office as the club’s Director of Strategic Marketing and Social Sales. “This has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. These past six seasons have been a dream come true for me,” said Crowe. “This team means the world to me, and I am grateful for the experiences and people I’ve met along the way.” Since arriving in the Wheat City, Crowe has called some memorable and unique moments in club history. From the 2016 Fog Bowl home opener to the playoff runs in Dauphin, MB, Crowe has been behind the mic for 190 regular season victories. “We are very happy for Branden,” said Head Coach Don MacGillivray. “This is a great opportunity for him and his family to further his career. As much as he will be missed by our staff and players, we all understand that when you do a good job, these opportunities arise.” An interim Play-by-Play voice for the upcoming WHL Playoffs will be named in the coming days.  Long time color commentator Pete Gerlinger will remain on the broadcast. “Branden has been a good ambassador for the Brandon Wheat Kings,” said Wheat Kings owner Jared Jacobson. “He has a real passion for the Wheat Kings and we wish him the best in his future endeavors as pursues a career with Hockey Canada.” The Wheat Kings close out the 2021/2022 WHL Regular Season tonight at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. The Drummonds Farm Services Pre-Game Show begins at 7:45 MB time with a special pre-game show, puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 p.m on Bounce 96.1 and WHL Live. Brandon will face the Red Deer Rebels in the first round of the WHL Playoffs with playoff home games being played at Westoba Place for the first time in four years.  Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarter Final Series will be played on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th respectively. (Brandon Wheat Kings Release)

The annual Sports For Youth registration event is taking place today at the Brandon Shoppers Mall. With many different organizations represented, the event serves as a perfect one-stop location for parents to register their children for spring sporting activities in Brandon. As an added bonus, those who complete a registration at the event will have an opportunity to win a $100 Shoppers Mall gift card. Saturday, April 16, 10am – 6pm