The Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson have just one day remaining after action in seven sports on Friday.

• BADMINTON — In the team U15 mix, West went 0-3, and in the semifinal fell 4-0 to Winnipeg Blue.

In the U17 mix, West also went 0-3 and in the semifinal lost 3-2 to Winnipeg Blue.

• CROSS COUNTRY SKIING — After a day off on Friday, six events are planned for today.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Brandon’s Jeff Partrick, 16, was selected by the Canadian Figure Skating Association to represent Canada at the Sugar Criterium Tours in France.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Lyle Brown, a 41-year-old native of Lenore, won his seventh career Manitoba Rodeo Cowboys Association calf-roping championship at the Keystone Centre.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 60 YEARS AGO — A goal by Erv Ziemer helped the Brandon Wheat Kings maintain their unbeaten status at the Wheat City Arena as they edged the Estevan Bruins 4-3.

• 50 YEARS AGO — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team held an intrasquad game with White beating Blue 78-75. Forward Ryan Gray scored 21 points for the Whites while David Price checked in with 17 and Brian Pallister managed 12.

• 40 YEARS AGO — Quarterback Darren Bradbury threw for two touchdowns and scored another as the Virden Golden Bears beat the Dauphin Clippers 28-26 to win the Rural Manitoba High School Football AA championship.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 60 YEARS AGO — Twenty-two boys and girls from Souris and Elgin schools took part in the cross-country races at Elgin. Verla Strawn ran the girls’ two- mile course in 14:17 to lead Margaret Strath by 27 seconds. Tom Prath of Elgin finished the boys’ three-mile race with a time of 19:14.

• 50 YEARS AGO — Norm McManus of Kenton continued his fine season by topping the annual golfers tournament, held at the city-owned Brandon Golf and Country Club.

• 40 YEARS AGO — The Brandon Wheat Kings earned a 6-3 Western Hockey League victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. Mike Morin and Dean Sexsmith both scored twice for Brandon.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 60 YEARS AGO — Bill Huston proved to be the key figure for 7Up as the club whipped Shilo 14-7 in the fourth game of the Brandon and District Commercial Fastball League final and won their second straight championship. Huston hammered four hits, including a home run.

• 50 YEARS AGO — Ken Hoy fired a five-over-par 65 to edge Dwight Kearns by two strokes for the men’s title at the North Hill Motel’s annual fall golf tournament. Meanwhile, Peggy Clark recorded a 73 to win the women’s premier flight by five strokes over second Mona Sumida.

• 40 YEARS AGO — The Virden Golden Bears defeated the Dauphin Clippers 21-18 in high school football action as Joey Senff scored a pair of touchdowns and Dale Lewis added one.

Manitoba’s female volleyball club continued to shine after defeating Team Quebec at the Canada Games in St. John’s, N.L., on Wednesday.

Brandon’s Jersey Hansen-Young led her team to a three-sets-to-one victory, improving Manitoba’s record to 2-0. Manitoba will wrap up its preliminary matches today against Saskatchewan.

Team Manitoba’s male lacrosse squad split even on Wednesday, losing its first game to Saskatchewan 5-3, then bouncing back with a dominant 20-1 victory against the hosts, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Brandon’s Vaughn McLeod and Cash Zdan will close out their round-robin action today, when they face off against Prince Edward Island.

Manitoba’s male lacrosse squad couldn’t have asked for a better start at the Canada Games after it defeated New Brunswick – a club it hadn’t beaten in three years — in a dominant 7-4 win in St. John’s, N.L., on Tuesday.

Brandon’s Vaughn McLeod led Team Toba with one goal and two assists in the game, while Cash Zdan also got on the board as well, registering one goal.

Manitoba will look to carry its hot start over to today, when it faces Saskatchewan and the hosts, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Team Manitoba’s female volleyball club, which includes Brandon’s Jersey Hansen-Young, also came out of the gate rolling after it blanked New Brunswick three sets to nothing on Tuesday.