Sports Looking Back: Jan. 23, 2025
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This article was published 22/01/2025 (240 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — More than 350 athletes participated in the first annual southwestern Manitoba indoor track meet at the Recreation Hall at CJATC. Only one provincial record fell as 15-year-old Jim McKenzie of Earl Oxford shattered the junior high jump mark by three inches with his mighty 5-foot-9 leap.
• 50 YEARS AGO — Brian Moffatt with third Keith Poole, second Dave Phillips and lead Gene Cory, won the Zone 9 Manitoba Consols defeating Bob Fines and his rink of Ron Anderson, Lyle Anderson and Barry Hooke 9-2 in seven ends.
• 40 YEARS AGO — Ken Harvey was perfect in net as Virden Howlers blanked Shilo 3-0 in a Shilo and District Broomball League game. Steve Densmore, Doug Morgan and Darryl Twigg had the other goals.
• 30 YEARS AGO — Norm Hann poured in 57 points to lead the Dog Pound to a 117-80 victory over Ultimate Flight in a Brandon Senior Men’s Basketball League game. Cory Bird had 22 points to lead Ultimate Flight.
• 20 YEARS AGO — Derek Tibbatts fired four goals to lead the Foxwarren Falcons to an 11- 6 triumph over the Oak Lake Icemen in North Central Hockey League action.
• 10 YEARS AGO — Tanner Pugh scored the game-winner 3:59 into the third period as the Killarney/Wawanesa Raiders skated to a 5-3 victory over the Virden Golden Bears in Westman High School Hockey League action.