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Brynn Wildeboer started playing volleyball when she was in grade six. Half a dozen years later, the Ste. Rose star is set to graduate with honours from Ste. Rose school this school year and she's also leading her team on the court.
Wildeboer, who says Ste. Rose is a special community with incredible people, is in her senior year and it's been a year to remember for her and the entire team. The team's most recent triumph came last weekend when they completed a perfect weekend to win a tournament in Glenboro. Wildeboer averaged 6.8 kills and two aces per match. As co-captain of the Celtics, Brynn played a massive role in the team's second tournament win this season.
Their other title came at a tournament in Wawanesa.
"I think the season has gone incredibly well, everyone is working together and I believe I have improved a ton," said Wildeboer. "I have great chemistry with our setter which I have been playing with since grade six."
That setter happens to be Katelynn Preston. Not only has the dynamic duo been playing school volleyball together since grade six, but they have also extended their partnership on the court with the Parkland Vipers Volleyball Club since grade seven.
They're best friends off the court and when they hit the court together, they have become a force that is nearly impossible to stop.
"We work so well together, we're always thinking the same thing and we enjoy trying new things," offered Wildeboer. "Having that friendship makes things so much easier. She is always the first person I go to celebrate with after a point and when I'm having a tough time, she's the first person I want to talk to and is always there for me."
After the team's most recent triumph in Glenboro, which saw them not lose a single set, Brynn was recognized for her dominance on the court as she was named a Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Athlete of the Week. Brynn has long been passionate about volleyball and she's thrilled that her hard work is paying off.
"I was shocked to be completely honest, it meant so much to me when I found out," offered Wildeboer. "I think I have proved myself and deserve it."
The whole team has also been recognized for their play. In the most recent 'A' power rankings, Ste. Rose is ranked third in the province, only behind their Parkland rival Gilbert Plains Trojans and a very strong Reston Tigers team. The top 10 also includes the Rivers Rams, Deloraine Colts, Hamiota Huskies, Wawanesa Warriors, Elm Creek Cobraks, and Erickson Eagles.
"That feels amazing, we have played very good volleyball this year and I'm so proud of everyone on the team," commented Wildeboer. "It's great that we're such a small school that has been able to make a name for themselves, it's an honour to be ranked so high."
As she continues her dominance at the high school level, Brynn wants to thank all of her coaches over the years with the Vipers.
"It has been fantastic, the community is great in Dauphin," said Wildeboer. "New players come in every year and it's been very exciting to make new friends and play with new people. Being a Viper has been a true privilege."
Brynn is now heading to Oil Country as she plans to join the Club West Rage team out of Virden.
"That's going to be great, looking forward to meeting new people and developing my skills with a great club," offered Wildeboer.
The volleyball star is Ste. Rose strong and the future is bright.
"I love being from Ste. Rose, this truly is an incredible community with so many amazing people," ended Wildeboer. "Thank you to everyone for your support over the years, I love representing Ste. Rose."
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After two weeks of play, the Parkland U-18 Rangers are tied atop the Manitoba U-18 AAA Hockey League.
The Rangers used an outstanding performance from Kyle Pelletier as they completed a weekend sweep with a 3-2 win against the Eastman Selects. Sunday's win followed Saturday's thrilling overtime win.
The Rangers have now won four straight games to start the season and find themselves tied atop the league with the Brandon Wheat Kings, who swept Kenora this weekend. Quinten Fisk continued his impressive start to the season as he scored his fifth goal while Alex Campbell also scored for Parkland.
That led up to Ryzlie Nepinak scoring his first of the season and it was the winner. Pelletier turned away 34 shots in the win.
Parkland (4-0) heads to Portage to play Central Plains next Saturday before heading to Interlake next Sunday. Their next home game is Friday, October 18 when Southwest comes to town.
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It was a game for the ages.
The Parkland U18 Rangers have won three straight games to start the season after downing the Eastman Selects in an overtime thriller on Saturday night, 7-6. It was a game that saw Parkland lead 4-1 early in the third period.
In the end, Trace Langan was the hero as he scored his third goal of the game with less than two minutes left in overtime as Parkland treated their fans during Home Opener night to a wild win. Langan, of Swan River, scored the game's first two goals as Parkland took a 2-0 lead less than six minutes into the second before Noah Smigelsky's third of the season a short time later gave Parkland a field goal lead.
Noah Stott would score the first of his three goals on the night to trim the deficit to 3-1 after 40 minutes. Eight goals were then scored in the third period, started by Forrest Karlson who scored his second. The Selects would then score four straight goals in a matter of 14 minutes as they took a 5-4 lead. Then Quinten Fisk tied it at five before the Selects took the lead right back.
With 1:45 left, Fisk went into beast mode as he pounced on a puck that was sitting in the blue paint to tie it and force overtime. In overtime, Langan won a stick battle at the bottom of the circle deep in Selects territory and drove to the net to secure the second point for Parkland.
With the win, Parkland is tied with Brandon for first place overall in the league. Parkland (3-0) will host Eastman (2-1-1) on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at Credit Union Place.
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It was a clinical second half and it propelled the Dauphin Clippers football team to first place in the Rural Manitoba Football League.
On home field Friday, the Clippers downed their Parkland rival Swan Valley Tigers, 28-14, in front of a great crowd at the Clipper Dome. Dauphin trailed 14-7 at halftime after the Tigers scored late in the second quarter to take the lead. From there, Dauphin completely locked it down defensively and caught fire offensively to run away with the game.
With the win, the Clippers improved to 4-1 on the season and sit in first place heading into week six. Dauphin now heads to Neepawa on October 13 for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
Key Stats:
- Julien Lopez with 131 yards rushing and one touchdown;
- Ronin Mouck with 49 yards rushing and 53 yards receiving;
- Sully Fox with 12 rushing yards and two touchdowns;
- Cody Zurba was 5-for-6 with 64 yards passing;
- Mouck also had six tackles and two sacks, Nathanial Okanese-Brezden had two tackles;
- and Lopez averaged 25 yards with 50 total kickoff return yards.
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It wasn't the result they were expecting nor hoped for on Friday night.
The Dauphin Kings dropped their second straight game in a 3-2 defeat against a Portage Terriers team that scored two power play goals.
Dauphin could have easily had a large lead with several great chances throughout the first 35 minutes but it wasn't to be.
Madden Murray and Cayden Glover scored for Dauphin in the defeat. Dauphin doesn't play again till next Saturday on home ice.
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The Parkland U18 Rangers finished with just 13 wins last year and missed the playoffs by 12 points.
A new coaching staff was brought in with the team's veterans now having a year of U18 AAA experience under their belt and paired with a solid group of rookies, the 2024-25 U18 Rangers couldn't have asked for a better weekend to start their season.
Opening last weekend on the road, the Rangers scored five times in the third period as they coasted to a 7-2 win against Central Plains.
"We challenged our guys in the dressing room after the second to come out firing in the third and they responded," said Josh Tripp, head coach. "It was an impressive way to start the season and I was very pleased with how it turned out."
The Rangers went to Morden the following morning to go up against the Pembina Valley Hawks.
Piet Mierau put on a show as he made 43 saves to propel Parkland to their second straight win as they downed the Hawks, 4-2.
"The effort was great, our guys continued to battle each minute," offered Tripp.
The game was put to bed with more than five minutes left in the third as Forrest Karlson scored his first as a U18 Ranger.
Mierau, who transferred to the Parkland, has been practicing with the Kings daily. Parkland's four goals against were the fewest in the league while their 11 for were the fifth-most.
"He played well and made some huge stops for us, he's an amazing puck mover which makes him like a third defenseman which is beneficial," continued Tripp. "He made saves at key moments, especially down the stretch against Pembina Valley when it was tight. He has been awesome so far."
Saturday's win over Central Plains was one for the memory books for Tripp. As a first-year AAA coach, the victory was Josh's first.
"It felt really good, I have to give pretty much all of the credit to the guys," offered Tripp. "They really bought into what we were saying and asking of them. They did a great job and played extremely well, huge credit to them."
The Rangers will look to keep rolling to begin the season when they play two games at Credit Union Place this weekend. The Eastman Selects (2-1) are coming to town for games on Saturday evening at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 1:30.
The Selects have beaten Interlake and Central Plains this year while coming up short against the Winnipeg Wild.
"Playing at home is always fun in front of all your family and friends," ended Tripp. "Eastman is always one of the top teams in the league so our guys are going to have to step up, which I expect them to. It should be two very good games this weekend."
You can hear Saturday's game here on 730CKDM with Darnell Duff and Jeff Henson, opening with the pregame show at 7:20.
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The weekend could not have gone any better for the Ste. Rose Celtics varsity girls' volleyball team.
Playing in the Panther Invitational at Glenboro Collegiate was a dream weekend for the stars from Ste. Rose as they did not lose a single set in winning the championship.
Following a clean round-robin which saw Ste. Rose defeat the host team, Shoal Lake and Wawanesa, Ste. Rose went on to hammer both Baldur/Cartwright and Neepawa to advance to the final.
It was the same in the finals as Ste. Rose downed Deloraine, 25-14, 25-11.
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The Selkirk Steelers have dominated the first edition of monthly player awards.
Four Steelers were honoured with the only non Steeler recognized being Cole Sheffield of the Dauphin Kings.
Original 16 Goaltender of the Month: Cole Sheffield (Dauphin)
Cooking up a good meal so far this season, Cole was brilliant over the first four games of the season, winning all of them with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .966 save percentage. Sheffield also had one shutout and was 61 seconds away from another.
Cole gives Dauphin a great chance to win every night and the Kings will look to get back in the win column on Friday when Portage is in town.
RBC Player of the Month: Luke McCarthy (Selkirk)
The biggest surprise of the season could be the Steelers. They won just three of their first 13 games last season and this year, they have not lost. They survived a scare with a 3-2 shootout win over the Blues on Tuesday as they won their sixth straight game to start the season. They're ranked fifth nationally.
In four games last month, McCarthy led the way with four goals and four assists. Luke played 26 games with Waywayseecappo last season.
Chevrolet Rookie of the Month: Rohan Guevarra (Selkirk)
Impressive is an understatement. Rohan has come out of the gates flying with points in five straight games to start the season. He had three multi-point outings and is second in the league scoring race with eight points.
Manitoba Pork Peak Performer: Noel Olsonawski (Selkirk)
He easily could have been named the goalie of the month.
Across three starts to begin the season, Noel turned away 80 of 82 shots and had a 26-save shutout. He had a sparkling 0.67 goals-against average and a .976 save percentage. Noel played 2500 minutes last year between the pipes, the third most in the league and will be a workhorse this season.
Safe Work Manitoba Defenseman of the Month: Owen Johnston (Selkirk)
He leads the league when it comes to back-end scoring and Johnston is doing a great job defending his zone.
It's no surprise that he was named the defenseman of the month.
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There is now just one winless team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).
The Winnipeg Freeze will look to change that on Friday when they take on the fifth-ranked national Selkirk Steelers. Over in the MGEU West Division, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines opened up their season with back-to-back losses.
Following a game that was postponed days prior because of ice issues at the Arena Complex, the Wolverines were back on the ice on Monday hosting Neepawa in their annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day game.
Playing in front of more than 500 fans, the Wolverines started on time scoring three goals in the opening 20 minutes and they never looked back in a 5-1 victory over the Titans, who have now lost three straight. Jaxon Grosdidier led the way for Waywayseecappo with a pair of goals while scoring twice was the game's first star, Jonah Marshall. Deegan Wapass scored the Wolverines' other goal in the win. Jase Wareham was brilliant in net turning away 36 of the 37 shots he faced.
Waywayseecappo went 2-for-4 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. While it's extremely early in the season, it's important not to get too far behind and with the win, the Wolverines moved within two points of Virden for fourth in what is expected to be an incredibly tight race.
"It felt unreal, especially on the special day that it was, we were playing for a bigger purpose than just hockey," said Landyn Cochrane, who is an alumnus of the program and now head coach and general manager. "I'm so proud of the group effort, they deserve that win."
The win was also one for the history books for Cochrane who went on to win a national championship with Minot State after playing in the MJHL. It was the first win of his head coaching career and is one of many to come.
"It was such a huge relief to get that first one, the guys have been pushing to get that one, we just haven't been getting the bounces," said Cochrane. "It was a team effort to get the job done. All the effort that our coaching staff has put in and the player's work ethic, it's a great feeling. It's time to move forward and focus on getting our second win this weekend."
The Wolverines now embark on their first overnight road trip of the season as they play in Swan Valley on Friday before heading to the Roy H Johnston Arena to play the NorMan Blizzard on Saturday. The Stampeders are coming off an 8-2 loss while the Blizzard won two of their three games over the weekend and will be title contenders this season.
Waywayseecappo will board their team bus on Friday morning and as Cochrane says, he is pleased with how his group competes and understands that every night is a chance to grow.
"Our guys have come together here since the start of the year, we're preaching playing an entire 60 minutes," offered Cochrane. "We have to fine-tune our play in the defensive zone which is what we will work on this week. We're taking everything as a positive and looking forward to our big weekend coming up."
The team received a boost to their lineup over the weekend as Dru Mushumanski was re-assigned by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The former Parkland Ranger all-star had 10 points in 44 games last year with the Pats.
Dru, who debuted on Monday evening in the team's first win of the season, played two games with the Wolverines during the 2022-23 season. That's the year he registered 19 goals and 45 points in 40 games with Parkland.
From Rossburn, Cochrane is thrilled to have the hometown star in his lineup.
"He's an incredible kid, he wants to play for his hometown team which speaks volumes of his character," ended Cochrane. "He's a high calibre player with a high skill set. He will fit in very well with what we're doing here."
The Wolverines will be in Dauphin to play the Kings on October 13 before the two teams hook up 48 hours later on October 15 at the Arena Complex in Waywayseecappo. Darnell Duff will have the broadcast for both of those games.
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For the first time in the 2024-25 season, the Dauphin Kings have tasted defeat.
Getting away with a less than ideal performance on Saturday in a victory against Neepawa, Tuesday did not provide the same result. Dauphin lacked the energy needed and couldn't capitalize or get anything going offensivley in a 2-0 loss against the Winkler Flyers.
Dauphin did outshoot the Flyers 30-20 in the contest; however, a very small percentage of those shots were great chances. Winkler; meanwhile, did a good job of creating some excellent scoring chances which saw them score two goals.
Jayce the 'Ace' Legaarden of Grandview had a beautiful goal when he outlasted a pair of Kings defenders and then fired a shot past Cole Sheffield. Brady Craik's second goal of the season just more than five minutes into the second period was the winner.
Dauphin (4-1) will look to rebound on Friday when they welcome the Portage Terriers to town.
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