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Bev Neufeld, host committee co-chair, Westman Magic assistant coach and mother of Ashley Neufeld, throws out the ceremonial first pitch during the opening ceremony of the U15 Girl's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships at the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex in Brandon on Wednesday. Ashley Neufeld and two Dickinson State University softball teammates, Kyrstin Gemar and Afton Williamson, died in November 2009 when the vehicle they were in drove into a pond near the university in North Dakota. More photos from the ceremony on A4, and more coverage of the championships in today's sports section. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)