B2 ■ SPORTS THE BRANDON SUN ■ THURSDAY DECEMBER 31 2020 » Brandon books spot in fi nal TODAY IN SPORTS ON TELEVISION Continued from Page B1 ALEX ARGYRIOU: “That Sat- them, from a goalie’s perspec- • NCAA FOOTBALL — West Virginia Mountaineers RESULTS urday morning, we had a swag- tive.” and the Army West Point Black Knights duel in the Liberty RYAN HALLIDAY: “That was ger … There was a quiet confi - MATT OSTASH: “There is STANDINGS Bowl, 3 p.m. (TSN2) huge. When we lost those fi rst dence among the whole team nothing you can say about that HOCKEY two, there was defi nitely some Record GF-GA PT … There was absolute focus.” game that is negative. We came • — Canada tangles with Finland in world junior doubt, so to play well against 1. Charles-Lemoyne 5-0-0-0 29-12 10 TYLER DITTMER: “We really out fi ring, 6-2 explains every- action, 5 p.m. (TSN1); Sweden and the United States face 2. Red Deer 4-1-0-0 19-14 8 8:30 p.m. (TSN1) a couple of teams and see that 3. Brandon 2-0-1-2 18-17 5 stepped up. Matt Ostash had thing.” off, we were meant to be there and 4. Kenora 1-3-1-0 8-19 3 four points in that game and ev- KIRK GRAHAM: “It was a • NBA — Toronto Raptors host the New York Knicks, 6:30 we kind of got our mojo back. It 5. Cornwall 1-4-0-0 16-23 2 eryone stepped up huge. I think fun game. We really had noth- p.m. (SN1) was exactly what we needed.” 6. Toronto 1-4-0-0 16-21 2 they were shell shocked, and ing to lose. We already lost once Points weren’t awarded for OT losses. took us a bit lightly. That was to them and in the semis we SEMIFINALS a great game. After that things just went out there and played IN LOCAL HISTORY On April 24, 2004, Brandon SCORES started to get a little nerve rack- well. We got up early and it was • 50 YEARS AGO — Led by playing coach Walter Hall, faced Red Deer in a rematch April 19 ing for us.” 2-0 after the fi rst and it really the Souris Elks defeated the Killarney Shamrocks 6-2 in of the Alberta squad’s 6-5 over- Red Deer 6, Brandon 5 (OT) GREG PHILLIPS: “You don’t helped the rest of it.” Southwest Hockey League action. Charles-Lemoyne 5, Cornwall 2 time victory in the tournament go through a whole year with- MARK JOHNSTON: “They • 40 YEARS AGO — Brad Benton and Wayne Yarchuk opener for both clubs. Toronto 5, Kenora 1 out any adversity. Even through started to play physical again April 20 scored two goals each as the Brandon Junior Bs doubled the On top of the stress of play- the playoffs in Manitoba, we and our captain, Taylor Lang- Charles-Lemoyne 5, Brandon 4 (OT) Minnedosa Bombers 6-3 in SouthWest Hockey League play. ing in the national tournament Red Deer 3, Toronto 1 faced adversity through the fi - ford, kept saying ‘Come on you semifi nal, Tyler Plante’s father Kenora 5, Cornwall 2 nal with the Thrashers, we faced guys, let’s get rolling. If that’s • 30 YEARS AGO — Derek Scinocca scored twice to pace Cam fell ill and later landed in April 21 adversity in regionals with Tis- how they want to play, we’ll play the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-3 victory over Boissevain in the hospital. He was eventually Charles-Lemoyne 6, Toronto 2 dale, and came out the other that way.’ We just beat them up an exhibition atom hockey game. fi ne — the two now sell real es- Brandon 5, Cornwall 3 side positively in each of those on the walls and they made Red Deer 4, Kenora 1 tate together in Brandon — but April 22 situations. Going into that mistakes and we capitalized on at the time it was a signifi cant Cornwall 7, Toronto 5 game against Red Deer, they them. We were really the better weight on the teenager. Charles-Lemoyne 5, Red Deer 3 had beaten us but the positive team that night.” IN OTHER NEWS He went on to make 31 saves Brandon 0, Kenora 0 attitude that we had and the and Matt Ostash added a pair April 23 experience that we garnered SPOT IN THE FINAL of goals as the Wheat Kings Red Deer 3, Cornwall 2 (OT) throughout the year helped us.” The unthinkable had hap- ROBINS SIGNS FIRST PRO DEAL Brandon 4, Toronto 3 Brandon’s Tristen Robins has signed a three-year, entry-level dropped the Chiefs 6-2. Charles-Lemoyne 8, Kenora 1 RYAN HALLIDAY: “Besides pened. Brandon became the TYLER PLANTE: “I was deal- PLAYOFFS regionals, that was one of the fi rst team from Manitoba to contract with the San Jose Sharks. ing with the stress of that on the April 24 (Semifinals) more emotional feelings know- reach the AAA national fi nal. The Saskatoon Blades forward, who was taken 56th overall side so when we won the game Charles-Lemoyne 2, Kenora 1 ing we’re one game away from CRAIG ANDERSON: “We with San Jose’s second pick in the second round, follows fi rst- it was almost “I’m super excit- Brandon 6, Red Deer 2 getting to the fi nal. We came went to the room after the semi- rounder Ozzy Weisblatt of the Prince Albert Raiders in inking a ed but I’m also really stressed April 25 together big time there. Lines fi nal game and said ‘Whatever deal with the team. Bronze medal game He led the Blades during the 2019-20 season with 33 goals about what’s going on over Red Deer 5, Kenora 2 were clicking, everyone was happens, we’re so proud of how here.’ What do you do?” Gold medal game playing their roles.” far we have come and how well and 73 points in 62 games. CRAIG ANDERSON: “In the Brandon 2, Charles-Lemoyne 1 (OT) BRANDON LOCKERBY: “We we have done. There’s no pres- See more in Saturday’s edition of The Brandon Sun. game against Toronto we were played very well. That might sure on us to win here. Quebec » The Brandon Sun probably an eight out of 10. We were in trouble that game and have been our best game of the has the star-studded team and were 11 out of 10 that game. It it wasn’t because they weren’t a season. In between periods we we’re just little Manitobans here was by far our best game. Ev- good team.” were so confi dent in ourselves and we have no business being VETERAN HARDRICK RE-SIGNS WITH BOMBERS eryone was good. We made very BROCK TURNER: “We came and how we were playing. We in this game, but we’re here, so WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed few mistakes, we played a very out fl ying and there’s no better weren’t going to let up. We felt let’s leave it all on the ice and American offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick to a one-year simple game, we played smart, time than the potential second redemption was certainly nec- see what happens.’” extension. we really limited their chanc- last game of your season. We essary in that game because we RYAN WHITE: “I couldn’t The six-foot-fi ve, 320-pound Nebraska product will be en- es, we basically controlled the left it all out there.” felt we had a very good chance even believe we were there in tering his seventh CFL season in 2021, and fi fth with Winnipeg. game from start to fi nish. I think MARK JOHNSTON: “The fi rst to win that fi rst game of the the semifi nal, let alone getting Hardrick started every game for the Blue Bombers last year we surprised Red Deer a little goal we scored … Kirk Graham tournament. We weren’t satis- a chance to play in the fi nal. It en route to a Grey Cup win. bit with our energy and our pas- jumps down the back side, we fi ed.” was just a special feeling.” Hardrick broke into the league with B.C. in 2014 before join- sion. We looked like a hungry make a play in the corner and ANDREW CLARK: “I think we JUSTIN WATTERS: “It was ing Saskatchewan the following year. team that was still healthy and he sticks it between the goalie’s scored very early in that game a moment of ‘Is this actually Red Deer looked like they were wickets like he had scored 50 and we dominated them from real? Did we actually make it ROUGHRIDERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH QB FINE slowing down a bit and beat up. of them. That was how things the get-go. We played solid all to the fi nal?’ There were some They had trouble with the pace went for us. Our guys were lit the way through and got scor- really talented people on that The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed quarterback of the game and took some up like Christmas trees when he ing from up and down our line- team and it was ‘Let’s do this.’ Mason Fine to a three-year contract. penalties and we scored on our scored that goal. You could see up that night, from guys who We didn’t come this far to stop Fine joins the Roughriders after four years at North Texas power play.