The Pembina Valley Hawks are 0-2 to start the 2024-25 Manitoba Female U18 AAA Hockey League season. Pembina Valley dropped a 10-1 decision to the Winnipeg Avros. Abby Brigg scored the lone goal for the Hawks who were outshot 49-31 by the Avros. Pembina Valley’s next game is Sunday (2 p.m.) against the Eastman Selects in Morden.
Pembina Valley lost 4-3 to the Interlake Lightning. Lucas Spencer scored the go-ahead goal with 1:35 left in the third period for the Lightning. Ragnar Gillis had a pair of goals for the Hawks while the other went to Haiden Friesen.
The Pembina Valley Twisters dropped a 4-3 decision to the Transcona Railer Express. Nathan Turner potted the winner on the power play 62 seconds into overtime for the Railer Express. Josh Guilford, Spencer Sabourin and Ketema Wall scored in regulation for the Twisters.
The Brandon Wheat Kings fell 4-3 to the Swift Current Broncos at Westoba Place. Ty Coupland scored the shootout winner for the Broncos. Carter Klippenstein, Caleb Hadland and Roger McQueen with his eighth of the season did the goal scoring for the Wheat Kings.
Kerri Einarson will face Rachel Homan in the women’s final at the Grand Slam of Curling's Tour Challenge in Charlottetown. Einarson defeated Satsuki Fujisawa 5-4 in an extra end while Homan defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 4-3 in the semifinals. Brad Gushue will meet Bruce Mouat in the men’s final. Gushue downed Matt Dunstone 7-3 while Mouat beat Mike McEwen 6-2 in the semifinals.
The Republic of Korea won the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship for the third time in tournament history, beating Team Canada 1 on a tiebreaker at the Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga.