IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Mark Vandepoele scored with three and a half minutes remaining to lift Ste. Rose Royals to a 5-4 victory over Souris Elks in SouthWest Hockey League action.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Defenceman Justin Kurtz scored once and added three assists as the Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 8-2. Peter Schaefer and Wade Redden both scored two goals while Vinnie Jonasson, Cory Cyrenne and Mike Leclerc added singles.

• 20 YEARS AGO — Matt Morrissette scored twice to lead the Vincent Massey Vikings on a 7-2 romp over the Neepawa Tigers in a Westman High School Hockey League game at the Keystone Centre. Curtis Desmarce, Marty Minshull, Paul Marcoux, Derek Hamm and Cam Spiers also scored for the Vikings.

Brandon Wheat Kings vs Prince Albert Raiders

7 p.m. at Assiniboine Credit Union Place.

6:30 p.m. (91.5 FM): 7 p.m. (Victory!)

WHEAT KINGS

IN THE CITY

• VOLLEYBALL — Varsity A girls and boys provincials, at Healthy Living Centre (all day); Brandon University Bobcats vs. UBC Okanagan Heat, 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. (men)

IN LOCAL HISTORY

IN THE CITY

• VOLLEYBALL — Varsity girls and boys A provincials, at Healthy Living Centre (all day)

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Weldon Rinn scored twice to lead the Virden Howlers to a 4-1 victory over the City Centre Canadians in Shilo and District Men’s Broomball League action. Craig McFadzean and Glen Cantelo added singles for Virden.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Margaret Makowski scored both goals as the Brandon Club Stray Cats blanked Fred’s Dry Cleaners 2-0 in a Brandon Women’s Broomball League game. Shelley Hartel recorded the shutout for the Stray Cats.

• 30 YEARS AGO — The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Saskatoon Blades 5-3 in WHL play. Justin Kurtz, Kelly Smart, Chris Dingman, Bobby Brown and Darren Van Oene scored for the winners.

• 20 YEARS AGO — Kevin Clark’s second goal of the game gave the Winnipeg South Blues a 2-1 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — The Brandon Barbarians named Cam Randall their most valuable player at the rugby team’s windup. Barry Connor was named outstanding junior.

• 30 YEARS AGO — David Draper scored three goals to lead the Virden Oil Kings to a 10-2 triumph over the visiting Shoal Lake Eagles in a North Central Hockey League game. Mike Robertson, Kent Reid and Corey Lane both added two goals for Virden, while Jason Routledge netted a single.

• 20 YEARS AGO — The Reston Rockets beat the host Pierson Bruins 5-1 in SouthWest Hockey League action. Curtis Callander scored three goals, while Tyler Henderson and Dallas Williamson added singles for the Rockets.

BOYS

BRANDON WHEAT KINGS

The Wheat Kings (13-6-0-1), who are tied for third place with the Winnipeg Bruins, swept the 13th-place Kenora Thistles (0-17-0-0) at Moncrief Construction Sports Centre in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League over the weekend.

On Sunday, Jaxson Brick, Hudson Champagne, Matthew Dupuis, Reid Nicol and Max Dawson scored in a 5-1 Brandon victory.

Leyton Gouldie of Brandon finished fifth in the men’s open division final at the winter national team selection event on Friday and Saturday in Brossard, Que.

Gouldie had a bye in the first round and then beat Jee Buller 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-4) before falling 3-2 (11-5, 11-13, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11) to Lee Connell in the quarterfinals.

He then beat Asher Pocsai 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9) and Nathan Jauvin 3-0 (13-11, 11-7, 11-9) to take fifth place.

Samuel Murray of St-Basile-Le-Grand, Que., won the men’s event, while Juliette Parent of Saint-Jacques, Que., took the women’s title.

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Ray Branch scored 23 points as the ACC Cougars beat Briercrest Bible College 100-94 in men’s college basketball action.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Nancy Wilson had 18 kills to lead the Virden Golden Bears past the Vincent Massey Vikings for their second straight varsity girls’ title.

• 20 YEARS AGO — The Plainsmen battled back from a two- set deficit, forced a fifth set and were just two points away from completing a miracle before falling just short in a 3-2 (25-17, 25- 22, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13) loss to the Lord Selkirk Royals in the high school semifinal at the University of Manitoba.