Perry Bergson
Sports Writer at Brandon Sun
Brandon Sun sports writer (#BWK Brandon Wheat Kings of the #WHL in the winter and baseball in the summer), husband, dog lover, two-time Ironman finisher.
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1 week ago |
brandonsun.com | Perry Bergson
All four Westman teams made it to the semifinals at Softball Manitoba’s AA under-13 and U15 showcase at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex on Sunday, and two of them took home gold. The Brandon-based Westman Heat topped the Westman Fury in the U13 final, while the Westman Storm rallied to beat the Heat in the U15 gold-medal game. Meanwhile, the Storm beat Central Energy for the U13 bronze, while Central took an extra inning to beat Fury 9-8 in the U15 third-place game.
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2 weeks ago |
brandonsun.com | Perry Bergson
When it comes to AA softball in Manitoba, the annual provincial showcase is the first real sense coaches get of what they have. Under-13 Westman Heat head coach Heidi Figol said it’s a fun weekend, in part due to that uncertainty. “Coming into this tournament, we have no idea what to expect,” Figol said. “A lot of these girls on our team are minors moving up, so we know what we know from last year. We are excited. We were interested to find out what the teams have to offer.
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2 weeks ago |
brandonsun.com | Perry Bergson
What would happen if the 1927 New York Yankees played the 1970 Baltimore Orioles? Or if the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays met the 1968 Detroit Tigers? A new weekly podcast called There Is Joy In Mudville!: The What If Baseball Podcast is the brainchild of retired Brandon teacher and librarian Don Cuggy and former Brandonite Kurt Ardron of Melita. The series launched on April 22 with a matchup between the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the 1970 Baltimore Orioles, and has released three episodes since.
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2 weeks ago |
brandonsun.com | Perry Bergson
When head coach Adam Hartman looks at his under-13 Westman Magic squad, he sees a group of players eager to improve. “It’s a lot of fun working with these girls,” Hartman said. “A lot of them are very talented softball players but they’re also very talented athletes in many different sports. You can definitely tell they’ve been coached before. They’re hungry to learn and get better. “It is a huge jump going from U11 to U13 AAA because the talent in this league is high.
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2 weeks ago |
brandonsun.com | Perry Bergson
As the Wheat City Classic entered its final innings on Sunday afternoon, Mother Nature knocked it out of the park. The annual tournament, which was staged at Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex and the north and south diamonds at the North End field, was finally brought to a halt for good after just one of the final slate of games began at 1 p.m.Tournament chair Joel Whiteside said it was a difficult weekend but everyone persevered.
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