The Altona Bisons and Cartwright Twins are going the distance. Jayden Gerbrandt drilled a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning and Trent Peters added a two-run shot in the fourth as Altona defeated Cartwright 10-6 Thursday night at Access Field. Isaiah Letkeman had a four-rbi night for the Bisons who evened the Border Baseball League's best-of-five final at two games apiece. The deciding fifth game goes Monday, September 2nd at Waldie Field.
The Winnipeg Goldeyes will wrap up their regular season schedule this Labour Day long weekend. The Fish begin a four-game series against the Lincoln Saltdogs tonight (7 p.m.) at Blue Cross Park. The Goldeyes lead the American Association's West Division by one game over the second place Sioux Falls Canaries. Winnipeg is two-and-a-half games ahead of the third place Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks.
Carman defeated Minnewasta in a playoff and captured the Prairie Putter Men's Golf League Thursday at the Portage golf course. The two teams were tied at 4.5 points each after the completion of the three matches.
Terrill Samuel of Etobicoke, Ontario captured the Canadian Women's Senior Golf Championship at The Club at North Halton in Georgetown, Ontario. Samuel finished one shot ahead of Ellen Port of Sunset Hills, Missouri. Manitoba champion Rhonda Orr was eight-over par 80 Thursday and finished in a tie for 24th place at plus 29. Tammy Gibson was 83 and finished at plus 32.
The Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings begin training camp today. Practice sessions start this morning at Westoba Place. The first intrasquad game begins today at 4:30 p.m. with a second game at 6:30 p.m. There are four games scheduled for Saturday with the prospects game on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Wheat Kings annual Black & Gold game is Monday at 1 p.m.
Canada picked up two medals on the opening day of competition at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Kate O'Brien of Calgary earned Canada's first medal with bronze in the women's C-4-5 500-metre time trial track cycling event and Aurelie Rivard of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec followed with bronze in the women's S-10 50-metre freestyle swimming event. Concerns over water quality in the Seine River have resurfaced at the Paralympic Games with organizers changing the schedule yesterday for para triathlon races. Paris 2024 organizers say all 11 medal events are to be held on one day, September 1st, instead of two as originally planned. Water quality in the Seine River was also a major issue at the Olympics.