The Brandon Senior Men's Basketball League is still going strong after running in the city for the last 40 years. Kevin Phillip, who is also an Assistant Coach with the Brandon University men's basketball team, has been running the league for the past 10 seasons. Kevin tells bdnmb.ca that the calibre of participants ranges from players with no formal basketball experience to ex-CIS all stars. This year there are 5 teams hitting the hardwood in hopes getting their name on the trophy and the bragging rights that go with it. Games are played every Sunday from November to March at the ACC Gymnasium. League expansion is something that Phillips said he has looked into but the rising costs of running a league prevents him of doing so at this time. Those looking at getting involved in the league can check out their Facebook page here.

The 10th Annual Easter Seals Kids to Camp Bonspiel will be held on February 8th, 2020, at the Riverview Curling Club in Brandon, MB. They have raised over $98,000 to date and are looking to go over $100,000 this year. The format remains the same for this year's bonspiel, everybody plays 3 - 4 end games. The first 24 teams paid are in. The entry fee is $180 per team and includes dinner. Go to the Facebook event page for more info or to c21charity.com to register.

Laine Nichols, who grew-up playing minor hockey in Brandon for many years, has committed to the Western Trinity University Women’s Hockey program for the 2021/22 season. The AA Atom Brandon Wheat Kings (Boys), AA Minor Pee-Wee Brandon Wheat Kings (Boys), and the AA Major Pee-Wee Brandon Wheat Kings (Boys) are among the teams Nichols played for prior to joining the female AAA Midget Yellowhead Chiefs in 2015/16. She spent two seasons patrolling the blue line for the Chiefs before moving to Winnipeg with her family and joining the St. Mary's Academy Flames. This year marks her third season in a Flames jersey. In 29 games to date the talented blue-liner has picked up 11 points and 56 penalty minutes. She is also the team's captain.

Brandon, MB – The Wheat City Whiskey Jacks in association with the Expedition League have unveiled their 2020 baseball season schedule. This year the Whiskey Jacks will open at home with a 3 game set against the Expedition League Champions, the Badlands Big Sticks at Andrews Field. The schedule this year has the Whiskey Jacks enjoying the comforts of home for two (2) series’ with division rivals; Badlands and the Spearfish Sasquatch in the month of May. June is the busiest month for the team, with 26 games scheduled. In July, the new Expedition League team in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will make a trip to Brandon. Of the 32 home games the team will play at Andrews Field, two (2) will be played on Mondays, and five (5) on each of the other days of the week. The longest home stand is six (6) games; the shortest is three (3). The Whiskey Jacks will end the home schedule against Spearfish on Thursday August 6 with Fan Appreciation Night; the team will end the regular season on the road with a couple dates in Pierre, South Dakota against the Trappers on August 7 and 8. Here is the full 2020 Whiskey Jacks Game Schedule: Home                                                                                     Away May 26-28 – Badlands Big Sticks                                  June 2-4 – Hastings Sodbusters May 29-31 – Spearfish Sasquatch                                  June 5-7 – Freemont Moo June 9-11 – Casper Horseheads                                     June 16-18 – Western Nebraska Pioneers June 12-14 – Hastings Sodbusters                                   June 19-21 – Casper Horseheads June 22-24 – Western Nebraska Pioneers                          June 26-28 – Pierre Trappers July 7-9 – Souris Valley Sabre Dogs                                   June 29-July 1 – Badlands Big Sticks July 10-12 – Sioux Falls                                                    July 3-5 – Souris Valley Sabre Dogs July 17-19 – Spearfish Sasquatch                                       July 14-16 – Sioux Falls July 23-26 – Pierre Trappers                                              July 28-30 – Spearfish Sasquatch August 3-4 – Souris Valley Sabre Dogs                July 31-Aug 2 – Souris Valley Sabre Dogs August 5-6 – Spearfish Sasquatch                                  August 7-8 – Pierre Trappers Single game tickets go on sale on April 15, 2020. Season Tickets and Flex Packs (8 Game and 16 Game) are on sale on the Whiskey Jacks website at www.wheatcitywhiskeyjacks.com. (Submitted)

The Brandon Wheat Kings have shipped 18-year old left-winger Jonny Hooker to the Prince George Cougars in exchange for forward Reid Perepeluk. From tonight's release "“We’ve addressed a need to add a right winger, who plays with a purpose,” says general manager Darren Ritchie. The Wheat Kings are hopeful to have the 6’3” 215 lb Perepeluk in the lineup Friday night when they host the visiting Red Deer Rebels. Earlier in the day the Wheat Kings made another transaction when they reassigned rookie defenceman Jack Zayat to the to the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Both transactions come on the eve of Friday’s WHL Trade Deadline which arrives Friday, January 10 at 3 p.m. MT.