Here is a look at Softball Manitoba’s provincial champions softball championships this summer, and when and where they were contested. The top three finishers are included below. TBD means to be determined.

• U11 A

— June 26-28, Winnipeg.

1. Winkler Nitro. 2. Winkler Wild. 3. Altona Angels.

WINNIPEG — More than 120 watercraft failed a roadside inspection that began on the weekend aimed at slowing the spread of aquatic invasive species, including zebra mussels.

The inspections were conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in partnership with the Manitoba government between Sunday and Tuesday on the Trans-Canada Highway at the Manitoba-Ontario border. It was the second roadside blitz of the summer season.

One of the 455 vehicles transporting 502 watercraft or related equipment had visible zebra mussels present. Inspectors found 120 watercraft were not cleaned, drained or dried and failed the inspection. Thirteen watercraft required decontamination.

“Healthy lakes and rivers are essential to the communities that rely on them,” federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said in a news release. “Through joint inspection efforts with the Government of Manitoba, we are working to protect those waters from aquatic invasive species and preserve Canada’s freshwater ecosystems for generations to come.”

Here is a look at all the Westman players who have made Baseball Manitoba’s provincial teams this year:

FEMALE

WOMEN

Amber Baker, Strathclair.

Makayla McLeod of Brandon finished third in the girls 9-10 division on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour at Winnipeg’s The Players Course on Saturday.

McLeod, 8, carded a score of 109, finishing 19 strokes back of Winnipeg’s Paulina Brunner, who is 10.

The only other Westman golfer who participated was 10-year-old Mason McLeod, also of Brandon, who finished fifth in the 10-player boys 9-10 division with a score of 85. He was three back of William Harding of Regina, who beat Levi Penner of Oakbank in a playoff after both carded scores of 82.

There were five divisions of 12-and-under golf with spots on the line for the MJT Mini Tour Nationals next month in Tsawwassen Springs, B.C. The final MJT event of the summer is at Winnipeg’s Shooters Family Golf Centre on Aug. 8.

WINNIPEG — The Bishnoi Gang, which is run by a convicted gangster from his prison cell in India, appears to have gained a foothold in Manitoba.

A civil forfeiture lawsuit filed in the Court of King’s Bench this month has revealed a 36-year-old man, who was arrested this year, had claimed he is a member of the Bishnoi Gang when he tried to extort cash from a Winnipeg resident.

Arshdeep Singh Brar was arrested by Winnipeg Police Service officers in Headingley on March 3 and charged with extortion and two firearms offences, says the claim.

The victim, identified in the court documents as a man of South Asian descent, had gone to police.

WINNIPEG — Less than a month after a Pride billboard in the Pembina Valley was vandalized, spray paint meant to obscure the sign has become part of a message that’s being shared even further.

“You can’t spray the gay away,” reads the slogan Pembina Valley Pride has reclaimed from the vandalism.

It’s now the centrepiece of a merchandise fundraiser featuring an image of the defaced billboard across a range of items like T-shirts, sweaters and tote bags.

The campaign has drawn an outpouring of support, reaching about 80,000 people online and attracting orders from across Canada and the United States.

WINNIPEG — Thirty-five highways remain closed weeks after torrential rain caused destructive flooding in several Manitoba communities.

Crews continue to assess flood damage and repair roads and highways as conditions allow, after historic precipitation washed away many routes.

Some areas in the Parkland region of the province received more than 200 millimetres of rain between June 6 and July 1.

The majority of road closures are in the Roblin area. A storm at the end of June undid a lot of repair work in the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman after an early June deluge, officials said.