Sports Looking Back: Aug. 5, 2026
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IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — Lawson blanked Keddys 14-0 in Brandon Minor Baseball Association East End A action. Dave McLennan pitched a four-hitter for Lawsons to record the win.
• 40 YEARS AGO — Shelly Sorenson slapped four singles and was the winning pitcher as Killarney Royals pounded Boissevain Lady Cardinals 26-10 in a Brandon and District Ladies’ Fastball League game.
• 30 YEARS AGO — The Neepawa Farmers mercifully ended a best-of-seven semifinal series, capping a sweep with a 10-2 triumph over the Riverside Canucks.
• 20 YEARS AGO — Washington Capitals assistant coach Dean Evason shot one-under- par 70 to win the Sly Open charity tournament for the second straight year Friday at the Wheat City Golf Course.
• 10 YEARS AGO — Virden’s Bryn Chyzyk signed a one-year deal with the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs.