Sports Looking Back: March 2, 2026
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IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 40 YEARS AGO — The Cartwright Clippers won the opener of their best-of-five South West Hockey League quarter-final 6-3 over the Elkhorn Canadians. Rob Maxwell scored three goals and Brett Vincent added a pair for Cartwright. Tim Morrison had four assists.
• 30 YEARS AGO — The BU Bobcats — the second-ranked men’s basketball team in the country — held the Winnipeg Wesmen to a season-low 48 points in a 76-48 thrashing in the opener of their best-of-three Great Plains Athletic Conference semifinal. Euan Roberts amassed 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bobcats.
• 20 YEARS AGO — Brandon’s 10-pin bowler Courtney Chernos was named a finalist for Sport Manitoba’s female youth athlete of the year award.
• 10 YEARS AGO — Brandson Hein’s overtime goal 50 seconds into extra time eliminated the Brandon Wheat Kings from the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League playoffs as the Winnipeg Thrashers beat them 4-3. Calen Addison scored twice for the Wheat Kings and Brendan Kokorudz also had a goal but the Thrashers tied the game with just over three minutes left on a goal by Nate Hooper. Carter Barley and Garrett Kuklica also scored for the Thrashers.