http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local Local Sports from brandonsun.com en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:34 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/whlnotebookspotlight-shines-on-prospects-208462031.html This weekend we’ll get to see for ourselves what all the fuss was about earlier this month when the Brandon Wheat Kings dealt their way to having two of the top six picks in the Western Hockey League bantam draft. Much of that draft class will be on display during the team’s annual... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/spartans-into-final-208461861.html Jael Unger scored two goals to push the Neelin Spartans into the Brandon High School Soccer League girls' final with a 2-1 semifinal victory over the host Crocus Plainsmen on Tuesday. Hannah Patton scored the other goal for the Spartans, while Mia Flamand replied for the Plainsmen. The Spartans Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/neelin-qb-catches-on-with-blue-hawks-208461841.html Bryce Keilback has finalized one decision regarding his athletic future, but he’ll have to wait a few more months before making another one. The 17-year-old who quarterbacked the Neelin Spartans to the Winnipeg High School Football League Andy Currie Division championship game last season, Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/tully-nets-2-for-hamiota-208461671.html Laura Tully's two goals lifted Hamiota to a 2-2 tie with the Brandon Cyclones Tuesday on the opening night of the Westman Women's Soccer League season. At Hamiota, Alison McGonigal and Laurissa Poets replied for the Cyclones. In other women's soccer games, the Remington's Snipers blanked the Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/huskas-hits-lead-guns-208461661.html Kirby Huska had two hits and drove in three runs to lead the Joe Beeverz Young Guns to an 8-3 victory over the Rays in the opening game of the Brandon Senior AA Baseball League season Tuesday at Brandon Field. John Houlihan twirled a complete-game five-hitter for the Young Guns, striking out Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/ram-nets-scholarships-208461651.html Jacob Heapy of the Rivers/Elton Rams has received a pair of high school hockey scholarships. Heapy was awarded the $2,000 Alexander Josephson Memorial Scholarship and the $1,000 Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends Scholarship. The Rams' captain, Heapy is a multi-sport athlete who also participates Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/vikes-crush-crocus-208461641.html Dustin Asham went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs as the Vincent Massey Vikings blasted the Crocus Plainsmen 14-3 Tuesday at Andrews Field to open the best-of-three city high school baseball final. Asham homered and doubled for the Vikings, who will try to wrap up the city title, which doubles Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/cougars-into-zone-final-208461631.html Teanna Olmstead had four hits, including a double and a triple, and scored four runs as the Carberry Cougars edged the MacGregor Mustangs 13-12 in the Zone 7 high school girls' fastball semifinal on Tuesday. Janelle Lavisch counted two triples among her three hits for Carberry. The Cougars Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/sports-looking-backmay-22-2013-208461621.html • 30 YEARS AGO — Winning pitcher Ward Willson and reliever Don Dietrich teamed up on a two-hitter as Deloraine Royals defeated the Boissevain Centennials 11-0 in an exhibition baseball game. •20 YEARS AGO — Brandon junior golfer Jeff Sawchuk made a hole-in-one on the 165-yard third hole at the Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/local/cloverleafs-look-to-fill-in-patches-208280761.html The Brandon Cloverleafs got hot at the right time last season to win the Manitoba Senior Baseball League championship, but it will be difficult to repeat this year. Not only are there four other teams targeting the Cloverleafs, but the defending champions will have to fill some big holes left by Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 CDT