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Brandon’s Caswell Named Captain of Swift Current Broncos: A New Chapter for the Young Leader

Brandon’s Paige Crossley Signs with Minot State Women’s Hockey Team

Sally Leask, Former Westman Magic Softball Star, Commits to Division 1 at Rider University

Wheat Kings release training camp schedule, rosters

Foxwarren rink hit by severe storm

Knoop captures 2024 Tamarack men’s golf tournament

Trotter inks a deal with Portage

Boissevain’s Nell to represent Canada at 2024 WBSC U18 Women’s Softball World Cup

WWHL All-Star roster revealed, team to travel to Winnipeg to battle a Winnipeg All-Star team

The Wendy’s Winter Hockey League, which has existed in Brandon and Westman for the past 28 years, will take an All-Star team of players from it's four divisions to play a game in Winnipeg at Bell MTS Iceplex vs the Winnipeg All Star team.  The Wendy’s Winter Hockey League is Brandon’s Premier Adult Safe Hockey League. After several weeks of roster choices the WWHL have made the following players captains for this game: Tyler Woods, Jason Earl, & Justin Perreaux. The team coaches are former Brandon Wheat King and Dallas Stars first round draft pick Scott Glennie and  former AAA Midget goalie and OCN Blizzard enforcer Jeremy Champagne. Game Details: Saturday January 18th Time – 5:00 pm Place – Bell MTS Iceplex WWHL Team Roster listed below. Forwards Tyler Woods - C Jason Earl - C Tyler Wazney Brett Hammond Dustin Mousseau Scott McDougald Issac Wandbiska Tan Ice Pierone Jon Naturkach Kelsey Fehr Devin Reinhardt Defence Joel Cardinal Schultz Jaxon Elmes Justin Perreault - A Jay Moosetail Riley Compton Mike Wasilka Jay Bashucky Goalies Jeff Moore Sean White

WWE Live Coming to Brandon

WWE Live Road to WrestleMania is coming thru Brandon, Feb 23.Scheduled to appear RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Ricochet, Natalya, and many more of your favorite WWE superstars. Tickets start at $20 and go on-sale starting December 13th at 10am. Pre-sale starts Dec 11 and you can sign up here to receive the pre-sale code: http://ow.ly/9njl50xrCDG

Neelin Spartans capture Provincial “AAA” Girls Volleyball Championship

Saturday evening in Winnipeg, the Neelin Spartan Varsity Girls captured the Provincial “AAA” Girls Volleyball Championship. The Spartans defeated the Linden Christian Wings (26-24, 25-14) to lay claim to the title. They finished first in their round-robin pool with a 2-1 record before cruising through the playoff bracket undefeated. The Spartans defeated the Dauphin Clippers and the Jeanna-Sauve Olympiens in bracket play en-route to the championship match. The team roster can be viewed here at the bottom of the page.

Hemmings inducted into Canada West Hall of Fame

In a coaching career at Brandon University that spanned parts of four decades, Jerry Hemmings led the Bobcats men's basketball program to unprecedented success and created a legacy of excellence. The native of Mount Airy, North Carolina served nearly three decades at the helm of the Bobcats, winning four national titles to go along with 19 conference championships, while amassing 13 final four appearances. He had 734 career victories, while being named Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Coach of the Year eight times (1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, and 2001) and winning the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union's (CIAU) Coach of the Year award in 1980. Read the complete story and inductee profile here. (gobobcats.ca)

Live pro wrestling returns to Brandon

Brandon get ready for a night of hard-hitting wrestling action as the CWE returns to Houstons on Wednesday, November 27th. WCW/WWE/Lucha Libre Cruiserweight Legend “The Juice” Juventud Guerrera, IMPACT! wrestling star “The Zombie Princess” Jimmy Jacobs, ROH Star “Horror King” Vinny Marseglia, “Wildhorse” TK O’Ryan, and Brian Johnson are among the superstars scheduled to appear. Rounding out the card will be a number of CWE regulars including “The Zombie Killer” Mentello, “The Canadian Crusher” AJ Sanchez, “The Boston Bruiser” Kevin O’Doyle, and “Hotshot” Danny Duggan. Time: VIP First Priority Access 5:30pm. General Admission 6pm, Bell 6:30pm Tickets: VIP First Priority Access $24, General Admission Advance, $19, $22 At The Door Advance Tickets Available At: Pin-Ups (360 8th St.) Popeye’s Supplements (1126 18th St. Unit B1). You can also purchase tickets online at cwetickets.com *ALL AGES & LICENSED* For full event information visit the Facebook event page here.