Sports Looking Back: Oct. 28, 2026
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IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — Dave Decima of Belmont skipped his rink to top honours in the opening bonspiel of the Ninette Curling Club. The Decima foursome of Milton Chambers, George Caponand and Melvin Mahon defeated Dan Hyrich of Belmont in the final.
• 50 YEARS AGO — Brandon Olympics, winners of their first five games, are leading the Central Amateur Senior Hockey League. Centre Robbie Neale leads the scoring with seven goals and seven assists. He has a four-point lead over Scotty Hetherington.
• 40 YEARS AGO — Boissevain Broncos won their first-ever high school football championship, scoring 15 unanswered points in the second half to beat Souris Sabres 29-14 in the Rural Manitoba High School Football League Single A final. Running back Darryl Albrecht sparked the Broncos with a pair of 45-yard touchdown runs.
• 30 YEARS AGO — Jason Glover scored once in the first period and added another in the third as the Brandon Stingers jumped the St. Malo Junior Warriors 8-6 in Manitoba Junior B Hockey League action. Mike Filipchuk added a goal and two assists for the Stingers, while teammates Lyle Meek, Trevor Angus, Steve Richmond and Jason Glutek all added a goal and an assist. Eric Kasprick had the other Brandon goal.
• 20 YEARS AGO — The Crocus Plainsmen varsity girls swept into the semifinals of the St. Vital Invitational high school volleyball tournament. Kayla Grantham notched 12 kills and Devon Ireland added 10 more as the Plainsmen got by the Dakota Lancers 3-0 (25-19,25-19, 25-14) in the quarter-finals.
• 10 YEARS AGO — The St. Paul’s Crusaders jumped out to a 32-0 lead at halftime and went on to win their Winnipeg High School Football League CTV Bowl (AA) playoff quarter-final matchup with the Crocus Plainsmen 36-0 in Winnipeg. Dominic Einarsson led the defence with 9 1/2 tackles — 2 1/2 of which resulted in losses — and a forced fumble.