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The Parkland U15 Rangers treated their fans to an overtime win on Saturday as the team opened up their season at Credit Union Place.
The team's 4-3 win over Yellowhead also saw Clint Weir of Swan River win his first game as a head coach at the AAA level. Trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes, a resiliant group came out in the second and stormed back with two goals before both teams scored a goal apiece in the third.
Madden Atkinson was the hero for the Rangers as he scored just 52 seconds into sudden death. Cole O'Connor, Parks Gardner and Bodhi Bloomer all scored a goal for the Rangers in the victory.
Parkland continues their season next weekend with three games in Winnipeg against the Bruins Gold, Wild Red and Thrashers Blue. Their next home game is on October 12 in Russell. They also play October 19 in Grandview.
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It was a dream weekend, it was a perfect weekend for the Parkland U18 Rangers as they opened their season by earning four points, the maximum possible.
The team used a five-goal third period on Saturday and a three-goal third period on Sunday to skate past the Central Plains Capitals and Pembina Valley Hawks. On Saturday, Brayden Budolowski and Quinten Fisk led the way with a pair of goals as the Rangers hammered Central Plains, 7-2. Dayson Martin, Cade Legaarden and Noah Smigelsky also scored for Parkland in the win while Piet Mierau turned away 18 shots.
Then on Sunday, Mierau was the star of the show as he made 45 saves in the win. Legaarden had another goal while Forrest Karlson scored his first as a Ranger. Noah Smigelsky and Alex Campbell also scored for Parkland.
Saturday's game was also one that Josh Tripp will never forget as the Swan River native won his first game as a head coach at the AAA level.
Parkland (2-0) will host Eastman for a pair of games next weekend, Darnell Duff and Jeff Henson will have the call of Saturday's game opening with the pregame show at 7:20.
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For the first time since 2011, the Dauphin Kings have begun their season by winning four straight games.
Powered by a dominating performance in the back end of a home-and-home with Neepawa, the Kings were just 61 seconds away from blanking the Titans until they scored. Regardless, Dauphin still secured two points with a 3-1 win at Credit Union Place.
Dauphin (4-0) completely dominated the Titans from start to finish as they continued to roll to begin the campaign. Ethan Williment scored his third goal of the season while Naaman Hofer found the back of the net for the first time this season.
Declan Hoad would then score his first junior goal with less than nine minutes left. With 1:01 left, Caden Hagerty spoiled Cole Sheffield's bid for his second shutout of the season. Sheffield made 15 saves for his fourth win of the year.
The Kings will now be in tough on Tuesday when the Winkler Flyers come to town. You can hear that game with Darnell Duff and Jeff Henson beginning with the Parkland Source for Sports pregame show at 7:15.
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The Dauphin Clippers football team are back in the win column.
In a thriller against Southwest, the Clippers downed the Sabres, 31-30. Cody Zurba and Morgan Fleck had impressive offensive days with 117 yards throwing apiece while Julien Lopez ran for 57 yards. Ronin Mouck had a monster game with 181 yards receiving.
Brenden Higgins and Julien Lopez were both rock solid defensively with 11 and 10 tackles respectively.
Next up for the Clippers is their homecoming game on Friday when they host Swan Valley at 4:00 p.m.
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Neepawa scored first, they didn't score again.
Dauphin tied it and completely took over the game, dominating the final 40 minutes in a 4-1 win over the Titans on Friday night.
Mason Hartley's goal just less than 12 minutes in saw Neepawa get off to a good start but Gabriel Bugeaud responded for the Kings to send the game into the dressing room tied at one after 20.
Joey Kubas then gave Dauphin their first lead of the game in the second with his first goal as a King and Cayden Glover padded the lead for Dauphin as they led 3-1 after 40.
Gavin Nemis then scored on a rocket of a shot from the shot on the man advantage in the third as Dauphin skated off with a convincing win, their third straight.
Dauphin (3-0) will host Neepawa (2-1-0-1) on Saturday at 7:30.
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Carter Zalischuk is set to wear number 16 and make his season debut on Friday night for the Swan Valley Stampeders.
Zalischuk was traded by the Kings to Swan Valley in exchange for a player development fee. Across 98 games with his hometown Kings, Zalischuk scored eight times while adding 10 assists. He is only a few seasons removed from putting up 41 regular season points in 44 games and six playoff points in seven games with the U18 Rangers during the 2021-22 campaign.
Swan Valley will play Steinbach on Friday before heading to Winnipeg to play the Blues on Saturday and wrapping up their weekend on Sunday in Niverville.
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Saturday is a big day in Dauphin.
That's when the Grand Opening Celebration will take place for the new basketball court located within the Myles Haverluck Sports Facility at the DRCSS. The free youth basketball program will kick off the event at 11:30, followed by the Opening Ceremony and free community BBQ at 12:30.
That leads us up to the three-point competition at 1:00 to go along with giveaways and at 2:00, there will be a local all-star game.
Clayton Swanton has had this day circled on his calendar for months.
"We're excited, it's great to be able to showcase that new court and have a celebration," said Swanton. "We know that it has been used a ton and we just can't wait for people to come out and celebrate."
While students at the DRCSS have been using the court a ton, it is available and free for everyone in the community. So whether you want to polish up on your three-point shot or get in a game, the court is waiting for you.
"Any time you can build a recreational asset that can be used by everyone, that's so important," offered Clayton. "Our rec department does an incredible job. This is a great addition to the community."
Swanton also wants to give a big shoutout to the Rotary Club of Dauphin for stepping up and being the main group to fund the artwork on the court.
"It's so inclusive. We have the medicine wheel in the middle, the metis symbol, and the blue and yellow colours to represent the Ukrainian heritage," ended Swanton.
So head to the court behind the high school along Kerr Avenue in Dauphin from 11:30 to 3:00 on Saturday to celebrate Dauphin's newest basketball court.
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Kyan Grouette is heading to Oil Country.
The Dauphin Kings completed a trade with the Virden Oil Capitals, sending Grouette to Virden in exchange for a player development fee. After returning from the Western Hockey League's Everett Silvertips after 18 games last season, the Dauphin product played 20 games with his hometown team, securing three goals and three assists.
The move to Virden will give Grouette a great opportunity to get plenty of ice-time and develop. Grouette could make his debut with the Oil Capitals as early as Saturday when Virden hosts the Northern Manitoba Blizzard for the first of two games at Tundra Oil & Gas Place.
Virden is 1-2 after three games to open the campaign.
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Madden Murray has one goal this year. It’s to win a ring.
He doesn’t care how many points he produces, he only cares if the team wins. The hometown Dauphin star is all about the team.
Madden grew up watching the Dauphin Kings play. Gifted with great skills at a very young age paired with an incredible work ethic and passion for the game, Murray had always dreamt of playing with the hometown Junior A team.
His boyhood dream came true last year when Madden played 33 regular season games with the Kings and three in the playoffs.
Murray is now back with the team and loving every minute of it.
“I have always wanted to be a King, I have looked up to this organization since I was a young kid,” said Murray. “It’s pretty cool to come full circle and play in front of the fans and kids, it’s an incredible feeling.”
After his rookie season concluded with Dauphin, Murray hit the weight room and had a great summer of growth, putting on muscle in the process. Murray came into training camp on a mission and was one of the most impressive players on the ice.
In talks with Doug Hedley before the team’s first game last week, he was very impressed with Murray and how he came prepared.
“Madden was one of our best players throughout camp and that has continued into the regular season,” offered Hedley, the team’s head coach and general manager. “He has great speed, a great work ethic, and he plays fearless. He is doing what he needs to do. We’re happy to have him; he put a lot of work into this throughout the summer months.”
As Dauphin prepares for a home-and-home with Neepawa, Murray knows points will come if he continues to do what he has been doing. He’s winning races, battles, and creating chances and those chances are certainly soon to end up on the scoresheet.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about us winning, that is what matters,” said Murray. “As long as I’m getting chances, it means that I am doing something right, I just have to find a way to put them in.”
Madden will also always remember his second home opener as a King. He also suited up in last year’s home opener, a 7-1 win against Swan Valley.
This year, Dauphin beat Virden in their home opener, 4-2.
“That was special, especially because so many of my family and friends were at the game,” continued Murray. “It’s awesome getting the chance to play in front of everybody.”
With 15 returnees featured on this year’s roster, Dauphin is expected to be one of the contenders. Nothing is given but Madden believes this team is ready to live up to the hype.
“I feel like from day one that everyone has meshed together, we’re all tight and no one is left out,” commented Murray. “We all trust each other and that’s important, looking forward to the rest of the season.”
While Madden talks very highly of his relationship with Boston Karlson, he is looking forward to keeping a close eye on the Parkland U18 Rangers this year. A past member of the program himself, Madden’s cousin Forrest is with the U18 club this year.
“He deserves everything he has received, I have never seen anyone work as hard as he has,” ended Murray. “I know things will pay off for him in the end. It was awesome to see him get drafted by Red Deer in the spring, I’m very proud of him.”
When it comes to the Kings and when you can catch them in action next, they’ll return to Credit Union Place on Saturday for the back end of their home-and-home with Neepawa. That game is set for 7:30.
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Rory Orvis remembers watching the World Dart Championships in 1995 and 1996 on TSN.
He always thought to himself and asked his parents how they got to that point. Rory had already started throwing darts in 1994 with his parents and was hooked from his first throw. Little did he know how much success he would go on to enjoy over the next several years. He believed that he would be good but how things turned out certainly exceeded his expectations.
Orvis, who lived in Kinosota from 2003 to this past April, is a 23-time Team Manitoba member and won his first doubles championship at the 1999 Command Provincial event. This after he finished second the previous two years. Orvis was able to get over the hump on his third try.
"I was very focused on winning the provincial championship, that was my main goal," said Orvis. "I had to beat guys in the finals that I had lost to in prior years. I wasn't aware that I won until about 15 minutes later, I was that focused on going up against someone else. It was a very special feeling. When you practice all year and achieve your goal, it's very satisfying."
Rory wasn't done there. Now that he had experienced what winning felt like, that's all he wanted. He went on to win the Dominion national men's title before going on quite the run at the National Darts Federation of Canada championships over the next 16 years.
He won three national doubles men's titles in 2001, 2006, and 2015. His one other great finish was a second-place effort in 2005.
"When I set my goals to obtain a Canadian national title, it was all I practiced for," said Orvis. "For it to come true, it's quite the feeling. I always went into these events with one thought on my mind and that was to win, that's all that mattered, it's what I wanted."
In 2003, Rory conquered the country, winning the NDFC single men's national title. In the final, he was down four games to one in the best-of-nine. Knowing it wasn't over until he or his opponent won five games, Orvis caught fire as he won four straight games to come from behind to capture the title in a thrilling final. It's a final that he still talks about to this day.
"I thought to myself, he went on a run on me, why can't I go on a run against him," offered Orvis, who lived in Kinosota from 2003 to this past April. "The sense of no give up and no surrender was in there. To win it, I don't even know the right word to say what it means to me, I guess I could use surreal."
Along the way, Rory was among the Final 48 at the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Championships and competed in several other world championships at the masters level. Rory also went up against the best of the best in the 2015 World Cup.
Rory still throws recreationally to keep in touch with friends he has met during his incredible journey. He may never compete in a world championship again, but he will never forget all of the great moments in his past events.
"One of my top accomplishments was making it to the world stage," offered Orvis. "I met so many incredible people over the 30+ years I have been throwing darts."
Orvis was also recently presented with the NDFC/MDAI Lifetime Membership. He's a multiple-time provincial championship winner, a multiple-time champion on the national stage, and has made a bang on the world stage as well.
Rory Orvis, one of the greatest darts players to ever come out of Manitoba.
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Cole Sheffield is back and what a weekend he put together.
As the Kings opened their season with a home-and-home against Virden, Sheffield won both starts, beginning with a shutout on Friday. Sheffield was back in the net on Saturday and once again dazzled. He turned away all 29 shots he faced on Friday and made 40 saves on Saturday, one of which was at a crucial time when the Oil Capitals were looking to tie it late.
For his efforts, Cole was named one of the MJHL's Stars of the Week. He finished the weekend with a 1.01 goals-against average and a .972 save percentage.
Sheffield will lead the Kings into Neepawa on Friday night.
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