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The Parkland U15 Rangers push to the regular season continues this weekend as the club plays four games in Souris. The team that's comprised of 2007 and 2008-born players will play one game on Friday night, two on Saturday, and wrap up their weekend with another game on Sunday afternoon.

Tom White returns for his fourth season as head coach and he says the battle for spots continues and that after this weekend, the team's full roster should be set. They're currently at 25 players and plan to get down to 17 before they open their season on Sunday, October 3.

With four games in one weekend, each and every player will get a great opportunity to make one last case on why they should be on this year's team, which Tom is expecting to be a very competitive one.

"There are some really good 2008-born players coming in and we have a good group of returning 2007-born players," said White. "We should have a very competitive team this year and we're looking forward to getting going."

Three of the team's games this season will be played at Credit Union Place with the first being on Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 against and Winnipeg Wild Green. The Wild have three different teams this season.

The remainder of the Rangers' home games will be played at the Swan River Centennial Arena, Grandview, and McCreary. 

Before that; however, four games are on the docket this weekend and Tom says the team will be ready to go when the puck drops on Friday night.

"It's been a long layoff, everyone has been waiting for so long," ended White. "Even though it's just preseason, it's an important weekend for the guys competing for spots, so it's just as important as the regular season."

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It's been a long time coming but football is back in Dauphin. The Clippers have been practicing hard for a couple of weeks now and they'll begin their season on Friday at the high school against Park West.

41 players are currently on this year's roster which is a large increase from the past which is surprising to Cam Bennet. The team's manager expected fewer players to be interested after taking an entire season off but that is certainly not the case with game day just one day away. 

"It's exciting for sure to have so much interest," said Bennet. "It's great that the kids are getting on the field and getting some exercise and being a part of something." 

Dauphin's six-game schedule as mentioned above begins on Friday and it also includes a game against the Swan Valley Tigers on October 15 in Dauphin. The team will rely heavily on a few returning starters this year, including Thomas Scott who is now in grade 12 and is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the league. 

Friday's game is set for 4:30 and Bennet says the team is fired up and ready to go.

"We've got some raw talent, that's for sure and a couple of new recruits that are incredible," ended Bennet. "It's going to be an exciting game on Friday with some adventures."

Friday's game in Dauphin is free of charge and is the first of three home games for the team. Also in Dauphin's division this season is the Moosomin Generals. 

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The Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League is set to operate this season with one less team. 

The Central Plains Capitals have been granted a leave of absence for the 2021-22 season due to low registration numbers. The LOA is only for one season as it is expected that the Capitals will return for next season.

12 teams will now compete for a league title, beginning this weekend. Levi Taylor is back as the league's commissioner and he says this news was certainly disappointing.

"We always want each of our regions to be successful and have enough registration," said Taylor. "I think we're seeing the consequences of the last 20 months. Some players decided to quit hockey because there was none for more than a year, it was tough on a lot of people."

With the disappointing news comes some great news as the league will begin its regular season this weekend. The Parkland U18 Rangers open the new campaign at the Shoal Lake Communiplex as they battle the Yellowhead Chiefs to open a home-and-home on Friday.

They play their home opener on Saturday at Credit Union Place at 7:30. 

Taylor says opening night is always an exciting one, especially after so little of last year's season was actually played. Parkland played just seven games, going 6-1.

"I look forward to watching the players develop throughout the season," ended Taylor. "As you go from the start of the season to a couple of months in and then early in the New Year, it's full steam ahead. It's exciting to watch the progression."

Tune into the Dauphin Kings Power Play Show on Friday after 4:00 p.m. NewsNow as Tyler Carefoot will join the program. 

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The next time you head to the Gilbert Plains Country Club, you'll notice a new piece of art to the left side of the ninth green. The art was unveiled to the public on Saturday afternoon as the club hosted the 'Battle for the Nations' event, an event that featured more than 160 golfers. 

Barry McKay, chief of the Valley River First Nation donated towards purchasing the art while the men's club in Gilbert Plains also donated with the club chipping in with the rest.

Scott McCallum, general manager at the club says the art is for everyone to enjoy.

"We wanted to do it as a symbol of appreciation to all of the patronage," said McCallum. "And also, the long-standing relationship between Gilbert Plains and the Valley River First Nation."

Chief McKay hosts several tournaments every summer at the GPCC, the biggest being this past weekend's event.

While this year's season is slowly coming to an end, McCallum is looking forward to hosting chief McKay many times moving forward as the relationship between the two parties continues to strengthen and flourish.

"Our relationship with Valley River First Nation is built on respect and we've worked hard on it," ended McCallum. "There's respect both ways and it's really nice to have them."

In other exciting news, the Ironman Classic that's set for Saturday, October 2 has sold out. 

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Liam Tereposky has been named an MJHL Star of the Week after a great opening weekend.

The Waywaysecappo Wolverines starting goalie won both of his games over the weekend against the Virden Oil Capitals. He had a 1.50 goals-against average to go along with a .947 save percentage.

The Wolverines entered the season as the 14th-ranked team in the country. In their first game of the season, they were trailing 2-0 after 40 minutes before they stormed back with five goals in the third period. 

On Saturday, they never trailed and controlled the majority of play in a 5-1 win against the same Oil Capitals. They now play another home-and-home this weekend against Virden. 

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Steven Arp began his hockey season by taking part in Rangers U18 training camp which included an eight-point performance. He scored three times and added five assists in the team's intrasquad game. 

Immediately following that game, Arp made the trip back to his hometown to compete in Stampeders training camp which was followed up with his current adventure, as he's in Medicine Hat for Tigers camp as the Western Hockey League season continues to near.

An extremely busy schedule without a doubt, but Arp's okay with that especially after the Swan River native played just seven games last season before the campaign ended because of COVID-19.

"It feels amazing to be back on the ice, it's been a long time coming," said Arp. "I'm skating every day and working out every day, it's good to be back."

Arp played in three preseason games with the Stampeders, including both affairs against Dauphin, one of which was at the Centennial Arena. Growing up in Swan River, Arp spent many nights at the Centennial watching the Stamps' play and it's long been his dream to get the chance to play for them.

Swan Valley auto-protected Steven ahead of the 2019 draft. Steven would score twice in his preseason action.

"It was awesome. Playing in front of family and friends and having them cheer you on, it's quite the feeling," said Arp. "It's a great place to play and I'm glad I had the opportunity."

Arp now remains in Medicine Hat as the Tigers prepare to wrap up their preseason with a home-and-home this weekend against the Swift Current Broncos. Arp did play in the team's intrasquad game but he didn't dress this past weekend as the Tigers played a pair of games against Lethbridge. 

With a few days left to prove what he has, Arp is looking forward to leaving it all out on the ice this week. Medicine Hat opens its regular season on October 1 in Swift Current.

"They kept me around to give me a chance to prove myself, so it's now up to me," Arp. "I want to stick around here so I have to give it everything I have."

In seven games last season with the U18 Rangers, Steven averaged a point-per-game, putting up seven in seven games. 

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Dale Murray is this years club champion at the Gilbert Plains Country Club. 

He shot a 71 on Sunday to win the members windup which was sponsored by us here at 730CKDM. He held off John Tomlinson, who played one of his best rounds ever, shooting a 73. Chad Facey finished in third with a 76.

Here are the complete results:

1st flight: 

1st - Fred Letain - 87

2nd - Calvin Zatylny - 88 CB

3rd - Stan Mancheese - 88 CB

Second flight: 

1st - Merv Lynxleg - 94 CB

2nd - Joey Pasternak - 94 CB

3rd - Cliff Lambkin - 96

Third flight:

1st - Todd Gardipie - 101 CB

2nd - Nathan Zadorozny - 101 CB

3rd - Billy Murray - 107

Ladies championship:

1st - Pearl Maksymetz - 89

2nd - Linda Hamilton- 93

3rd - Marilyn Schwitzer - 98

First flight: 

1st - Caroline Mentuck - 111

2nd - Teresa Gulak - 113

3rd - Amber Tarrant - 119

Junior championship flight: 

1st - Mitchell Rauliuk - 95

2nd - Nolan Ducheck - 99

3rd - Liam Maclean - 103

4th - Zak Fillion - 105

Closest to the pin:

#4 - Fred Letain - 3 feet, 7.5 inches 

#9 - George Lobert - 66 inches 

#14 - Sandy Hafenbrak - 11 feet, 10 inches 

#17 - Nathan Zadorozny - 13 feet, 3 inches 

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After joining forces to win the Battle for the Belts two-man scramble earlier this summer in Gilbert Plains, Steve Desroches and Jake Wiens have won another title.

The Dauphin golfers won the Home Hardware two-man classic in support of the Gary Brandon Sports Bursary that wrapped up on Sunday. 

Other winners after Sunday include:

1st Flight: Tyschinski/Prytula

1st Flight Consolation: Gilroy/Laughland

2nd Flight: Ripmeester/Harrell

2nd Flight Consolation: Vendramin/Farnsworth

3rd Flight: Campbell/Tomlinson

3rd Flight Consolation: McMullin/Osis

4th Flight: Patsack/Wickman

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continue to roll. 

Playing in Edmonton, they rolled all over the Elks on Saturday, 37-22. 

DeAundre Alford and Adam Bighill recorded four defensive touchdowns for Winnipeg while Zach Collaros threw for 252 yards. 

Winnipeg improved to 6-1 with the win and lead the West Division by four points.  

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Making his debut with the Dauphin Kings on Saturday, Carson Cherepak stole the show and made his debut an extremely memorable one.

The Winnipeg-born netminder who was acquired by Dauphin just days ago, made 45 saves to shutout Neepawa as Dauphin won their first game of the season, 1-0. 

Cherepak's best period was in the second when he turned away 21 shots. Carson won back-to-back goaltender of the year awards in the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League from 2018-2020.

Scoring Dauphin's lone goal of the game was Luke Morris, just 7:40 in. Three Parklanders suited up for Dauphin in the game as Garrett Hrechka, Jayden Jubenvill, and Hayden Lacquette all played their first games of the season. 

With the win, Dauphin evens their record at 1-1 while Neepawa fell to 1-1. 

Game notes:

  • Carson Cherepak is now 6-5-2 in his junior career. His first 12 games were played with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League
  • Dauphin has scored twice this season, Luke Morris has scored both goals
  • Dauphin tied up the season series with Neepawa. The two teams will play another home-and-home next weekend with Friday's game being in Dauphin
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Kyler Swanton was an affiliate player with the Dauphin Kings on Friday and by Saturday, he was winning his start with the Parkland U18 Rangers.

Playing against the Interlake Lightning in preseason action, Swanton played great in a 4-1 win in Souris. 

For the second straight game, Jayce Legaarden scored twice while Bo Eisner and Cohen Smigelsky both scored singles for Parkland.

The win gave the Rangers a 1-1 weekend record. They begin their regular season next Friday in Yellowhead. On Saturday, they welcome the Chiefs for their home opener. 

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