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Peace Garden Triathlon boosts race calendar

Perry Bergson 8 minute read Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

Jared Spier and Triathlon Manitoba wouldn’t mind a few more gifts like the one they unexpectedly received from Duane Latimer in 2019.

Spier, a Triathlon Manitoba longtime executive director, said the Peace Garden Triathlon that the Boissevain product Latimer and his family stage every season has become one of the highlights of the organization’s annual race calendar.

“It was an area we didn’t have a race before and it’s such an active area and a beautiful area of the province,” Spier said. “There are active communities all around so to have that opportunity to get in there and not only deliver an event in the area but deliver an event in such a unique and incredible venue, that’s as close as we get to having a closed-course triathlon.”

It’s the first event south of the Trans-Canada Highway in Westman since the Brandon Kids of Steel race ended in 2010 prior to the flood.

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Brandon’s Taras Fisun and Xavier Lauzon of Montreal sit together during the final. (Walter Howor Photo)

Fisun earns national wrestling title

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Fisun earns national wrestling title

Perry Bergson 7 minute read Thursday, Jun. 4, 2026

Taras Fisun is a national wrestling champion.

The 19-year-old Brandonite — who moved to the city in September 2024 from Ukraine and whose hometown is now under Russian occupation — attended the Canadian Wrestling Championships in Montreal last Saturday and left with a gold medal in the 92-kilogram division of the open senior non-Olympic division.

What makes his success even more remarkable is that he was fighting in a different age class for the first time against bigger wrestlers. As a result, Fisun wasn’t sure what to expect when he arrived in Montreal last Friday.

“I didn’t know how good it was,” Fisun said. “It was hard because my weight is 86 kilograms. Because I don’t have permanent residency and a Canadian passport, I couldn’t go in 86 kilograms because there was an age group under 20 years old, which was my age. I can’t go there because of my documents, so I went into senior.”

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Thursday, Jun. 4, 2026

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Ashton Day poses for a picture during a recent training session at the Brandon Fitness Combat Academy as he prepares to fight at The Spring Showdown, a boxing card which is being held on Saturday at the Victoria Inn’s Imperial Ballroom. The young Newfoundlander is making his boxing debut. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun) April 23, 2026

Day ready to turn out the lights

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Day ready to turn out the lights

Perry Bergson 4 minute read Friday, May. 8, 2026

Ashton Day has come a long, long way to make a strong first impression.

The 20-year-old from Bishop’s Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, who is serving in the military and trains at Brandon Fitness Combat Academy, is one of six Westman fighters who will participate in The Spring Showdown boxing card at the Victoria Inn’s Imperial Ballroom tonight.

The doors open at 5 p.m., and the fights start at 6 o’clock, with the card likely wrapping up by 9 or 9:30.

“I can’t wait to get in there and show what I’m about,” Day said. Tickets are available at Peak Performance and Athletics at 863 10th St., or at the door if any are left. They are $30 each in advance or $35 at the door.

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Friday, May. 8, 2026

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A rodeo entertainer balance a crutch on his chin. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Quebec teens lead after PBR’s first round

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Quebec teens lead after PBR’s first round

Perry Bergson 4 minute read Friday, May. 1, 2026

A pair of young Quebec bull riders sit atop the leaderboard after the first night of PBR Canada’s PBR Mazergroup Chute Out on Friday at Assiniboine Credit Union Place.

Jayden Roy, 18, of Mascouche, Que., made his debut in Brandon and handled Linebacker for every moment, posting a score of 86.8 to jump into the lead.

Jeremy Maisonneuve, 19, who was wearing a cast on his non-riding arm, was bucked off early but got a re-ride because the bull Knee Knocker dipped down as he came out of the chute. He capitalized on his second chance, posting a score of 85.2 on Effective to temporarily take the lead.

The Tier 1 bull riding event continues tonight at 7 p.m.

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Friday, May. 1, 2026

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Anshika Chimpa, left, and Daniel Laurenco, right, look on as Jack Miskulin heads for the ball during a Westman Volt Hockey practice at the Brandon Curling Club on Sunday morning. Three teams are headed to a giant tournament in Calgary this weekend. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

Westman Volt Hockey teams head west

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Westman Volt Hockey teams head west

Perry Bergson 5 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Westman Volt Hockey isn’t heading to nationals in Toronto this year, choosing instead to take a record three teams to play in a major event in Calgary this weekend.

Chad Wallin, who with wife Michelle helped bring the program to Brandon in 2022, said it’s a new adventure.

“We’ve never taken three teams,” Wallin said. “This is our largest group to date, which is fantastic. The more athletes we get to travel and be part of a team, the better. The support system is strong, we’ve got families and friends coming from all over to meet us there, and I know our athletes are really excited for this weekend.”

“They’re pretty close in time, and obviously time and resources are tricky,” Wallin added of choosing between Toronto and Calgary. “We decided to give this one a go instead.”

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

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Brandon powerlifter Chanelle Dupuis, shown before a recent training session at Peak Performance, has found both physical and metaphorical strength in the sport as she prepares to attend her first provincial championships in Winnipeg in early May. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

Dupuis finds strength in powerlifting

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Dupuis finds strength in powerlifting

Perry Bergson 5 minute read Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Chanelle Dupuis has learned to never underestimate the power of a goal.

The 23-year-old powerlifter moved to Brandon three years ago from St-Pierre-Jolys, which is about 42 kilometres straight south of Winnipeg.

She began going to the gym two-and-a-half years ago, and heads to her first provincial powerlifting, bench press and para-powerlifting championships at Winnipeg’s Pembina Curling Club from May 1 to 3.

“It really helps me with my mental health and kind of saved my life, to be honest,” Dupuis said. “I was really into addictions and substance abuse and going to the gym and having something to look forward to every day kind of put me on the right track.”

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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

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Neepawa Noize and Wheat City Wranglers U11 action from Rivers on May 31, 2025. (Brandon Sun files)

Wranglers host inaugural Westman box lacrosse tournament

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Wranglers host inaugural Westman box lacrosse tournament

Massimo De Luca-Taronno 5 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

It’s been a long time coming and now the moment is finally here.

Westman is set to host its first official box lacrosse tournament as the Wheat City Wranglers welcome teams from Neepawa, Winnipeg, and Saskatchewan for the Rust Buster tournament in their home venue at Riverdale Arena in Rivers this weekend.

“In a roundabout way, this tournament has been almost a year in planning,” said Dustin Harvey, a member of the tournament committee. “It’s absolutely huge that Westman is having a box lacrosse tournament for house league players. Our kids are hungry, they wanna play games, and this is a chance for us to guarantee them games by hosting this tournament and putting Brandon on the map.”

More than 100 athletes from seven teams will compete in the Rust Buster — including four from the U13 division — Wranglers, Neepawa Noize, Winnipeg Falcons, and Standing Buffalo Fighting Sioux and three from the U11 division — Wranglers, Noize, and Sioux.

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

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Brandon Eagles club member Calista McLachlan, who won a provincial title a year ago, is back in action at Gymnastics Manitoba’s provincials on Sunday. (Submitted) April 11, 2026

McLachlan towers over fellow gymnasts

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McLachlan towers over fellow gymnasts

Perry Bergson 4 minute read Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

The stakes might be higher for Calista McLachlan when she competes at Gymnastics Manitoba’s provincial artistic championships on Sunday, but the unflappable teenager will be treating it like just another day at the gym.

“It might be a little more tense,” said McLachlan, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student at Crocus Plains. “I don’t get super nervous before competitions. They all just seem the same.”

She competes during a three-hour span on Sunday morning at the event at Elites Gymnastics in Sunnyside, just east of Winnipeg. The event, which includes a healthy contingent of Brandon Eagles club members and began Thursday, continues until Sunday, with three more days of competition next weekend.

In women’s artistic gymnastics, the athletes compete on the balance beam, vault, uneven bars and floor exercise, with their combined score crowning a champion.

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Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

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Brooklynn White, centre, celebrates her gold medal in gymnastics for Team West at the Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson on March 4. She is competing in Gymnastics Manitoba’s provincial artistic championships on Sunday. (Submitted) March 4, 2026

White builds on gold at Winter Games

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White builds on gold at Winter Games

Perry Bergson 3 minute read Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

Brooklynn White has some mighty big momentum going into Gymnastics Manitoba’s provincial artistic championships this weekend.

The 15-year-old, Grade 10 student at Vincent Massey, who got into the sport at age two, won the Xcel Gold age 14-17 female title at the Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson on March 4.

“My face, when I heard them call my name, it lit up,” White said. “I was so proud of myself. It was just a really cool experience to hear your name getting called at the Manitoba Games. It’s like you did a favour for your family back at home. It was a really exciting moment.”

In the 10-person event, she was fourth in vault at 8.925, third in uneven bars at 8.950, first in beam by a commanding margin at 9.750 and first in floor exercise at 9.450. That gave her an overall score of 37.075, narrowly beating Elizabeth Tureckiy of Winnipeg and her score of 37.050.

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Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

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Halle McCorrister, shown at Peak Performance and Athletics in Brandon last month, finished second in her division at the Canada Powerlifting National Championships in St. John’s, Nfld. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

Trio thrives at first powerlifting nationals

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Trio thrives at first powerlifting nationals

Perry Bergson 7 minute read Friday, Mar. 27, 2026

Three Brandonites who attended the Canada Powerlifting National Championships earlier this month brought home two medals and plenty of inspiration from St. John’s, NL.

Trinity Nwaozor finished second in the junior women’s 84-kg division, Halle McCorrister was second in the women’s junior 57-kg division and Orson Lecheminant tied for third in the men’s junior 66-kg division but was moved to fourth on a countback.

Even so, Nwaozor said her first appearance at nationals didn’t go exactly as she hoped.

“It was pretty bad,” Nwaozor said. “I had a calf cramp on my second attempt squat and that affected me throughout my lifts. There was just a lingering pain. I don’t think I re-fed properly after I weighed in, I didn’t feed myself properly and that’s just how it went.

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Friday, Mar. 27, 2026

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Westman Speed Skating Club members Hayden Dietrich Pulleyblank, Sophia Forbes, Zoe Forbes and Madelyn Nairn pose at the Sportsplex with the medals they won at the recent Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

Speed skaters glide to podium

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Speed skaters glide to podium

Perry Bergson 9 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

The Westman Speed Skating Club certainly mined its fair share of medals at the recent Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson, and a recent initiative may one day increase that success.

The club’s Brandon contingent brought home 14 medals, with Madelyn Nairn earning six, Zoe Forbes winning five, Hayden Dietrich Pulleyblank taking two and Sophia Forbes receiving one.

Pat Leech is head coach of the local club, but another coach, Jen Forbes, was Team West’s coach at the Winter Games and her husband, Scott Forbes, was team manager.

“Honestly, I was so pleased,” Jen Forbes said. “The kids skated so hard. Getting a medal is always nice, but really, to see them improving after every qualifying race leading up to the Games and even at the Games, as a coach, that’s amazing to see. The medals are just the icing on the cake.

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Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

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Tremblay wins figure-skating gold for West

4 minute read Friday, Mar. 6, 2026

The Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson have just one day remaining after action in seven sports on Friday.

• BADMINTON — In the team U15 mix, West went 0-3, and in the semifinal fell 4-0 to Winnipeg Blue.

In the U17 mix, West also went 0-3 and in the semifinal lost 3-2 to Winnipeg Blue.

• CROSS COUNTRY SKIING — After a day off on Friday, six events are planned for today.

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Brandon’s Halle McCorrister is heading to the 2026 Canada Powerlifting National Championships from March 9 to 14 in St. John’s, N.L. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun)

McCorrister enjoys powerlifting journey

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McCorrister enjoys powerlifting journey

Perry Bergson 3 minute read Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026

When training becomes difficult for Brandon powerlifter Halle McCorrister, she zooms out from the day-to-day work and focuses on the long-term rewards.

“I think of the bigger picture,” McCorrister said.“I think in the end it will be worth it and if I can get through my training, the result will be better than what I’m feeling right now.”

It’s brought her a long way in a short time in the sport of powerlifting. The 18-year-old Brandonite will be attending the 2026 Canada Powerlifting National Championships from March 9 to 14 in St. John’s, N.L.

The first-year student at Brandon University has always been athletic but didn’t really know much about powerlifting until she talked to somebody at the gym about the sport.

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Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026

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Trinity Nwaozor, shown at Peak Performance and Athletics in Brandon, heads to the Canada Powerlifting National Championships from March 9 to 14 in St. John’s, Nfld., with an eagerness to see the sport’s top athletes while also pushing herself. (Perry Bergson/The Brandon Sun) Feb. 26, 2026

Nwaozor finds strength in sport

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Nwaozor finds strength in sport

Perry Bergson 4 minute read Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

As the weight on the bar got heavier for Trinity Nwaozor, there was less of her lifting it.

The 19-year-old powerlifter, who moved from Nigeria to the Bahamas when she was two and relocated again to Brandon when she was 13, will carry a stunning life transformation with her into the Canada Powerlifting National Championships from March 9 to 14 in St. John’s, N.L.

“I really didn’t do any sports before I came into power lifting,” Nwaozor said. “I was pretty chubby kid. When I was 12 years old, I was like over 260 pounds. When I was about 14 I decided to do a really big cut and got down to 170 and then I started to get into the gym and started weightlifting.

“Once I started coming to Peak (Performance), someone told me I should start powerlifting and I thought ‘Sure, why not?’”

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Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

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Sports Looking Back: Nov. 7, 2025

1 minute read Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 40 YEARS AGO — Brandon’s Jeff Partrick, 16, was selected by the Canadian Figure Skating Association to represent Canada at the Sugar Criterium Tours in France.

• 30 YEARS AGO — Lyle Brown, a 41-year-old native of Lenore, won his seventh career Manitoba Rodeo Cowboys Association calf-roping championship at the Keystone Centre.

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Sports Looking Back: Oct. 29, 2025

2 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

IN LOCAL HISTORY

• 60 YEARS AGO — A goal by Erv Ziemer helped the Brandon Wheat Kings maintain their unbeaten status at the Wheat City Arena as they edged the Estevan Bruins 4-3.

• 50 YEARS AGO — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team held an intrasquad game with White beating Blue 78-75. Forward Ryan Gray scored 21 points for the Whites while David Price checked in with 17 and Brian Pallister managed 12.

• 40 YEARS AGO — Quarterback Darren Bradbury threw for two touchdowns and scored another as the Virden Golden Bears beat the Dauphin Clippers 28-26 to win the Rural Manitoba High School Football AA championship.

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