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It was a golden weekend for the Parkland 2007 Thunder.
Playing in the Portage Cup, the Thunder beat Pembina Valley, 3-2 in the final to claim the title.
Before the finals, the team won their first four games.
It was also the second straight season that the team won the tournament.
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The Parkland Vipers 14U-2 played some great volleyball and they finished up in third place at the ACC tournament in Brandon.
After finishing first in their pool, the team easily got past Club West South in the quarterfinals, 25-20, 25-20.
They ended up coming up short in their semi-final match against RVC.
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The Parkland 2011 Thunder are the Champions of the Brandon AAA Challenge.
The Thunder played a fantastic game in a 6-4 win as they captured the tournament by beating the Wheatland Wild.
Before the final win, the Thunder beat the Manitoba Lightning, 11-1 and they followed that up with a big 8-1 win against the Razorbacks.
After losing to the Wild, 5-2, the Thunder rebounded very nicely in the semi-final by beating the Regina Titans, 8-2.
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It was a busy weekend for the Veselka Dance Group from Gilbert Plains and Grandview. They took part in the 10th bi-annual Zirka Ukrainian Dance Competition at Credit Union Place.
Beginners - Gold & silver medal
Juniors - Gold & two silvers:
Novice - Gold & silver:
Intermediate - Gold & two silvers:
Seniors: Four silver medals: (Main photo).
Destany Payne and Dan Kozak both coached the team's.
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Dauphin’s Breken Brezden sure won’t forget this weekend anytime soon.
She’s in Winnipeg for the Skate Show and Dinner that took place yesterday and at the dinner, Brezden was a big winner.
She was given one of the 2019 Grassroots Bursaries for finishing up on the podium at the 2019 Sectionals.
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The Swan Valley Stampeders evened up the MJHL finals tonight at two games a piece with some authority.
The Stamps’ opened up a 7-0 lead and went on to beat Portage, 7-2 in front of a wild crowd at the Centennial Arena.
Josh Tripp opened up the scoring just over eight minutes in and Matthew Osadick made it 2-0 just eight minutes later to give Swan Valley that lead after 20.
The flood gates opened in the second.
Bradly Goethals made it 3-0 just 3:25 in and Osadick scored his second of the game just over a minute later.
Campbell Balk went on his own little mission in the next four minutes as he scored twice to put Swan Valley up 6-0.
Brian Harris made it a converted touchdown at the 11:25 mark.
Portage would score twice to end the second but that was it.
The series shifts back to Portage on Tuesday night.
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The Dauphin Clippers men’s and women’s rugby teams opened up their season in Brandon today.
The men’s team lost their first game against Vincent Massey, 17-10.
The team had another solid battle in their next game but they came up just short. This time it was a 20-17 defeat against Souris.
The girls team had a dominating day. They opened up things by beating Crocus Plains, 47-0.
They followed that up with a big 30-5 win against Souris.
Both teams hit the road on April 22 for games in Swan River.
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The Parkland Vipers 14U-2 volleyball team is in Brandon and they’re on fire at the ACC tournament.
The team is a perfect 3-0 and they finished first place in their pool.
They first beat Club West Rage, 25-13, 20-25, 16-14.
After the three set battle, the Vipers went into total cruise mode.
They beat the Steinbach Pilots, 25-18, 25-19 and they swept the ACC Cougars, 26-24, 25-17.
Next up is the quarterfinals tomorrow morning at 9:00.
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Swan River's Josh Tripp has had a season to remember. He won the Mike Ridley Trophy for winning the MJHL scoring race. He was named the MJHL's Most Outstanding Player and he was named a first-team all-star.
Now, Josh could win the next Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year award. The soon to be 21-year-old is the MJHL's nominee for the award that will be handed out next month in Brooks, Alberta at the National Championship.
Josh had 84 points in the regular season (36 G). He's kept it going in the playoffs with 14 points (10G) in 13 games.
"Josh has the skill, the character and the work ethic to deserve all the accomplishments he's received this season," said Darren Webster, Stampeders Assistant Coach. "He's doing all of this against teams top defensive pairs as well. If he does win the CJHL Player of the Year award, it's well deserved."
"Yeah, that's obviously a huge honour and it's a great feather in his cap," said Barry Wolff, Stampeders Head Coach, and General Manager. "He deserves it; he's worked so hard all year. Hopefully it creates good awareness of our league and hopefully, he wins it in Brooks."
Manitoba’s last national winner was Portage Terriers’ star Eric DeLong, who won the award in 2009.
Josh will now look to keep it going as the Stamps' attempt to come from behind against Portage in the Turnbull Cup Final. Swan Valley has dropped both games at Stride Place as they trail 2-1 in the best of seven.
"The games have all been close. It's typical league final hockey, there really isn't a lot of room to be had," said Webster. "The downside is our compete level. I don't think we've really competed for a full 60 minutes yet. We have had times when we've shown how we can play but, it hasn't been consistent. You can't afford that against a team like Portage.
Swan Valley has been outscored by Portage 11-8 in the series so far. Six of the Stamps' goals came in a thrilling 6-5 overtime win in game two. Other than giving up six goals in that game, Ethan Peterson has been solid for the Terriers'. He's made 79 saves this series. That included a 34-save shutout in game number one.
"We haven't been getting traffic the way we need to, he's seeing the shots far too easy," added Webster. "I don't think there is any panic in our room. The guys just have to look around the room and play with each other. We need all four of our forward lines and six defencemen helping out."
The Stamps' will look to even up the series tomorrow night. Game four drops the puck at 7:30 at the Centennial Arena.
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Former Parkland Ranger Connor Dewar is facing a must-win tonight or else his junior career could be over. After rolling in the first round of the WHL playoffs, Dewar and the Silvertips have lost three straight to the Spokane Chiefs as they're down 3-0 in the best of seven.
With Connor signing an entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild earlier this season, he does expect to be playing professionally next year, whether that's in the NHL or AHL.
If the Tips' want to have a chance at getting back in the series, their offence has to pick it up. They've scored just two goals combined in the past two games. Spokane is also averaging four goals per game through the first three games.
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The Vancouver Giants have already advanced to the Western Conference finals and they will play the winner of Spokane and Everett.
Brandon's Trent Miner has been very solid for Vancouver this season and he picked up two of four wins in net as the Giants swept Victoria in the semi-finals.
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No matter where Brooklyn Hramalak plays her hockey, she has succeeded. For instance, the last time Brooklyn hit the ice competitively was just over a month ago during the weekend of Bantam “A” provincials with the Grand Plains Ice Dogs.
The Roblin native helped that Ice Dogs team claim a bronze medal. She scored one goal in the 5-4 win over Morden.
After taking some time off, Brooklyn is ready to get right back at it. She’ll take part in Hockey Manitoba’s U16 Program of Excellence this weekend in Winnipeg. She was invited to the tryout camp for the second straight year.
Last year after a very good Top 100 camp, she was invited to a Top 40 camp.
“I thought I would get invited because I was invited last year and I made it past the first round,” said Hramalak. “I’m looking forward to the challenge of advancing to the next stage of tryouts. I’m really excited to get back on the ice so I can improve my skill set.”
The last time Brooklyn skated was on March 11. That’s a full month gap in between a very important weekend for her, but she’s not worried about it at all.
“I think there may be a tad bit of rust, like I may forget some of the techniques because it’s been a while,’ added Hramalak. “I’ve been reading some books and that kind of stuff though, so I think I’ll be just fine when the weekend comes.”
Not only did Brooklyn have success with the Ice Dogs, but she also had success at the next level. She played for the Parkland Bantam Rangers.
Playing in three showcase’s with the team, Brooklyn put up 15 points. That was tied for fourth in all showcase scoring. It also tied her teammate, Jayselyn Nybo who also had 15 during the showcase season.
In their last showcase, Brooklyn had six points (3G).
“Yeah, that definitely helped with my confidence. I’m always trying my best and if I don’t think I’m playing well enough, I’ll work harder,” added Hramalak.
The obvious goal this weekend is advancing to the Top 40 which will take place next month in Portage La Prairie. Just because Brooklyn achieved that goal last year, she knows that doesn’t guarantee her a spot this go around.
After all, the event does feature 100 of the top U16 women’s hockey players from around the province.
“There will definitely be some girls that I have never played against,” added Hramalak. “Everyone at the camp was invited for a reason because they’re very good. I just want to do my best and show what I can do. I’m not taking it easy that’s for sure.”
Brooklyn is joined by fellow teammates, Jayselyn Nybo, Ashley Shiner, Madison Haliuk, Brittan Yaschyshyn, Levi Derkatch, and Trynity Turner who will all take part in the tryout camp.
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