IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Ross Tycoles hit three singles and winning pitcher Jim Paul doubled and singled as the Reston Rockets edged the Lyleton Leafs 6-5 in a South West Baseball League game. Jeff Murray doubled and singled twice for the Leafs.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Gerry Gordon scored two goals to lead the Park Avenue Titans to a 3-1 victory over the Minnedosa Triumph in Brandon Senior Soccer League men’s action. Jodi Luckins also scored for the Titans. Tyrus Cobb replied for the Triumph.

• 20 YEARS AGO — Rory Tycoles drove in three runs with a pair of singles to lead the way as the Reston Rockets blanked the Boissevain Centennials 8-0 in the SouthWest Baseball League. Tyler Henderson also had a pair of hits for the Rockets, while Brad Reimer replied with two singles for the Centennials.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Run ’n Racquet slammed seven home runs in the first inning en route to an 18-3 thrashing of Alexander in a Brandon Merchants Fastball League game. Ross Taylor and Cam Mealy both homered twice in the inning, while Roger Moyer, Ian Mealy and Jim Scott slugged one each. Scott also homered in the sixth inning in support of winning pitcher Gord McLean.

• 30 YEARS AGO — After spending two seasons behind the bench with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League, Brad Wells was hired as head coach of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Neepawa Natives.

• 20 YEARS AGO — The Virden Oilers and Deloraine Royals played to a 5-5 tie in a SouthWest Baseball League game in Deloraine hours before the Oilers hit the road and earned a 10-5 victory over the Boissevain Centennials.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Jill Richards and Patti Buckman scored goals as the Brandon Club Straycats defeated the Bobcats 2-0 in Brandon Senior Women’s Soccer League action. Cindy Bauche got the shutout.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Keith Oliver hit a home run and a single and winning pitcher Marlin Murray helped his cause with two singles as the Melita Beavers beat the Waskada Orioles 9-8 in South West Baseball League action. Norm McGregor was the losing pitcher.

• 20 YEARS AGO — The Brandon Barbarians successfully battled the elements to beat the Winnipeg Highlanders 18-5 in a rain-interrupted Division II game in the Manitoba Rugby Union at Canada Games Park.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Erla Cyr and Bev Isabey teamed on a one hitter as the Souris Blues downed Boissevain Motor Inn 3-1 in Brandon and District Ladies’ Fastball League play. Tracey Denbow doubled and singled.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Mike Gaber’s grand slam helped lift Kelsey’s Giants to a 29-28 win over Griff’s Athletics in Brandon Merchants Fastball League action. Greg Willms, Darwyn Ross, Craig Backsmith, Brad Lyall and Scott Preston also homered for Kelsey’s.

• 20 YEARS AGO — Justin McMechan pitched a three-hitter as the Lyleton Leafs topped the Deloraine Royals 9-3 in a SouthWest Baseball League game. McMechan struck out five batters and didn’t issue a walk in the seven-inning game.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Garry Kroeger ripped a two-run homer to lead the Oak River Dodgers to a 13-4 victory over the Hamiota Midgets in a Yellowhead Baseball League game.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Garry Kroeger singled and doubled to lead the Waskada Orioles to a 7-6 triumph over the Boissevain Centennials in South West Baseball League action. Bob Morris hit a solo homer for the Centennials. Paul Artz earned the win. Jason Billaney took the loss.

• 20 YEARS AGO — Mike Trager doubled and singled to drive in three runs to lead the Virden Oilers to an 11-10 triumph over the Lyleton Leafs in SouthWest Baseball League action.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Rob Walker tossed a no-hitter over seven innings to lead the Brandon Selects to a 9-2 win over the Virden A’s in the Yellowhead Baseball League. Dennis Tucker rapped a double and a single and Chuck Elliot singled twice.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Phil Fafard Jr. of Brandon notched a hole-in-one on the 254-yard 11th hole at Glen Lea Golf Course. Fafard used a driver to notch the ace. Witnesses were Phil Fafard Sr. and Marc Plante.

• 20 YEARS AGO — In Virden, Ryan Reid homered and struck out 10 while tossing a complete game four-hitter to lead the Hoppers. Reid also doubled and singled and finished with three RBIs, while Mike Trager replied with three singles for the Oilers. Adam Hartman took the loss, giving up six runs on 10 hits and a walk with two strikeouts over four innings of work.

Brandonites Brayden Hamm of the Wheat City Golf Course and Spence Mott of EVO Golf both finished in the top 10 at the 18-hole Nott Autocorp Men’s Amateur Championship qualifier at Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club on Friday.

Hamm carded a 1-over 72 to tie for fifth place, while Mott shot a 73 to tie for seventh.

Cash McCallum of Gilbert Plains Country Club shot a 6-over 77 to tie for 25th, Brad Pardy of Brandon shot 78 to tie for 29th, William Kinsman of the Shilo Country Club tied for 39th with a score of 79 and Kolby Lavich of Brandon’s EVO Golf missed the cut at 81.

Patrick Perrin of Elmhurst Golf & Country Club recorded nine birdies for a 5-under par 66 to win the event, three strokes better than Jack Moro of Whitewater Golf Club and Elmhurst’s Jordy Lutz and Adam Ingram.

Ivy Perkin of Souris has won $2,000 scholarship from the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association as one of its four scholar athletes of the year.

They are awarded to graduating high school student athletes who maintained a minimum 85 per cent average and competed in at least two interscholastic sports. Their work around their school, in the community as a volunteer and their citizenship activities were also considered.

Perkin, who had a class-high 96 per cent academic average, competed in basketball, volleyball, badminton, track and field, rugby, and hockey.

In basketball, the two-time, provincial all-star and graduating all-star was team captain for three seasons, leading her team in points, assists, and steals per game each time.