Sports Looking Back: Feb. 19, 2025
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This article was published 18/02/2025 (291 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — Gordon Thompson, a member of the Riverdale Junior Rifle Club, received an Expert Shield, the highest award that can be given by Dominion Marksman. He scored 5,904 out of a possible 6,000 points.
• 50 YEARS AGO — The undefeated Vincent Massey Vikings completed their Brandon High School varsity girls’ basketball season with a 77-18 victory over the Neelin Spartans. Dori McPhail and Anne Thompson scored 16 and 11 points, respectively, for the Vikings.
• 20 YEARS AGO — Brad Pardy scored two goals to lead the Brandon Wheat Kings to their second win in the peewee AA division of the Maple Leaf Tournament of Champions Friday. Michael Ferland and Taylor Wells also scored for the Wheat Kings, who beat the Moose Mountain Wild 4-3 to improve to 2-0.
• 10 YEARS AGO — Brandonite Seth Friesen and Killarney’s Rylie Dickson were both named recipients of the Dr. Dale Iwanoczko Memorial Scholarship. Friesen captained the Vincent Massey Vikings to the city boys’ volleyball title and an appearance in the provincial AAAA quarterfinals. Dickson helped the Killarney Raiders win their first-ever provincial AA girls’ volleyball championship.