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It was nearly a comeback for the ages for the Dauphin Clippers hockey team.
While they came up just short, their great battle back saw them earn a single point on Sunday in Wawanesa. Playing Vincent Massey #2 for the second time in a week, the Clippers lost in a shootout, 6-5.
Dauphin was down 5-1 before staging a comeback to force extra time. Dauphin now has points in seven straight games to open the season.
Ronin Mouck scored twice with Ethan Carnegie also had two goals, Norman Lacquette scored Dauphin's other goal.
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Carter Zalischuk scored his first as a Stampeder against his old and hometown team but it wasn't nearly enough.
Dauphin responded on Saturday in a 5-2 win against Swan Valley, their second win against them in a week.
Carter also dropped the gloves with Madden Murray.
Cayden Glover (16 and 17), Matthew Haun (1), Ty Pratte (1), and Rylan Gage (5) scored for Dauphin in the win.
At 15-5-1, the Kings are back atop the West and head to Waywayseecappo on Thursday.
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There is just no stopping the Dauphin Clippers high school hockey team.
Ethan Carnegie had the hot stick with three goals as Dauphin hammered the Birtle Falcons, 9-3. It was Dauphin's sixth straight win to open the season. Ronin Mouck was also red hot in the game as he scored four times for Dauphin in the victory.
Jaxon Bodnar and Lyric Smith also scored for Dauphin while Ethan Myhre was stellar in net to record the win. Dauphin heads to Wawanesa to play Vincent Massey #2 on Sunday afternoon. They beat them 9-1 last weekend.
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The Dauphin Kings saw their eight-game point streak come to a close on Friday night.
Despite opening up the scoring and netting the first two goals of the game as Neepawa was in town, it was the Titans that scored four straight goals on 26 shots in a 4-2 victory against Dauphin, as the Kings dropped their first game against Neepawa this season after back-to-back wins against them.
Havyril Simchuk scored his first of the season early in the first and Naaman Hofer scored his third of the campaign to give Dauphin a 2-0 lead early. The Titans scored twice the rest of the period to tie it and scored the game winner with 2:11 left in the third. DJ Meloney, Talen Wallis, Carter McLeod, and Dawson McCann did the scoring for Neepawa in the victory.
Dauphin (14-5-1) is now tied with the Blizzard for first in the MGEU West Division after Norman downed Portage on Friday. The Kings welcome Swan Valley to town on Saturday.
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Lane Prokopowich spent the past three summers at one of the most prestigious golf courses in the province.
The Dauphinite worked at the St. Charles Country Club. The same course that Michelle Wie won the LPGA's Canadian Women's Open in 2010 and Johnny Palmer won the PGA's Canadian Open in 1952.
Prokopowich spent two years working in the clubhouse and her final year in the pro shop. While at St. Charles, she provided lessons for junior golfers who were looking to improve their skills. Always with a smile on her face, Lane enjoyed every minute of her duties.
"It was great to go every day and share my love of the game with younger golfers," said Prokopowich. "To show them the ropes and get them started was a great experience."
Lane would also come back to Dauphin as often as possible during the summer to play at the Dauphin Lake Golf Club with her family and her game improved immensely from the time she began at St. Charles to the present day.
She was about a 20 handicap and today, Lane is thrilled to say she plays to an eight. Prokopowich was able to shave off 12 strokes off her game while working full-time and staying busy with everything else life threw her way.
"I find when I start something, I want to become the best I can," said Prokopowich. "I started to realize that you can do anything you put your mind to when you put time and effort into it. I have a passion for golf so I enjoyed trying to improve my game and it feels good to know that I did."
While working at the course and on her game, Lane was studying at the University of Manitoba. After five years of working around the clock, Lane achieved a major milestone when she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Minor in English.
With her family and friends right by her side, Prokopowich celebrated graduating in late October.
"It feels surreal, as much as it went by slow, it went by quickly," commented Prokopowich. "One day I was starting and the next I was on the stage getting my degree. It feels great to have that under my belt, no more studying."
Prokopowich has since begun her new career as a Human Resources Generalist with CHB Company in Winnipeg.
"It feels great, all of these big life chapters opening," continued Prokopowich. "Walking into adulthood has been a change but a great change."
While Lane's schedule will be very busy with her day-to-day duties in her new career, she will always find time for one of her major passions: spending time on the pebbled ice. While she is living in Winnipeg full-time, Lane's journey in curling dates back nearly two decades. She started in the Kids Curling Program in Dauphin and quickly moved up to the high-performance program and years later, Lane is heading back to the provincial championships.
Lane is back skipping her team this year. Her foursome includes Mikaylah Lyburn, Caitlin Kostna, and Stephanie Feeleus. Playing in just their fourth event of the season over the weekend, the foursome caught fire. They scored 39 points in five games on route to winning all five matches at a qualifier in Carman. Their 7-5 victory over Team Calvert in the final earned the foursome a berth in the Rocky Mountain Equipment Women of the Rings provincial championships from January 21-26 at the Pilot Mound Millennium Recreation Complex.
An event that features the best teams in the province, Prokopowich is thrilled at the opportunity.
"Being able to go undefeated was huge for our team, we knew that if we earned that berth we wouldn't have to play in regionals," offered Prokopowich. "I am so proud of our team. Being able to secure our spot early is a bit of a relief."
Next year's event will be Lane's fourth time playing in the women's provincial championship.
"It never gets old and I don't think it ever will. To play at that level against all of these top teams and to be on arena ice," ended Prokopowich. "It's where any female curler in our province wants to be, playing in a provincial championship. It's an incredible experience and I can't wait for the event to begin."
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The Dauphin Kings found a way to break the ice in the third period to earn their 14th win of the season.
Playing a mid-week afternoon game at the Centennial Arena, the Kings prevailed in a 3-1 win against a Swan Valley Stampeders team that is better than their record but still sit with only two wins this season.
Aidan Taylor (4) scored for Swan Valley with 49 seconds left in the first as the Stampeders held a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes and they held that lead for another 26 minutes. That's when the Kings got on the board as Ethan Stewart (2) tied it and they never looked back.
Gabriel Bugeaud (6) scored the game-winner and Rylan Gage (4) scored into an empty net late to seal the game for Dauphin.
The Kings (14-4-1) will be back at Credit Union Place on Friday to play the Neepawa Titans. Next broadcast is next Thursday from Waywayseecappo.
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Madden Murray had two goals and looked outstanding, Cole Sheffield turned 29 away shots and the Dauphin Kings wrapped up a successful weekend on Sunday.
After a 4-3 overtime defeat on Friday, the Kings responded in a solid 4-1 win against Selkirk. Murray (6) opened the scoring just 14 seconds in and Joshua Schmidt (2) scored to give Dauphin a 2-0 lead after 40.
In the third, Murray (7) and Naaman Hofer (3) scored for Dauphin, who went 1-for-8 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Kings have won six of their last seven games and have earned 13 of a possible 14 points during that span. They're two points ahead of the Blizzard for first place in the West Division while Steinbach remains atop the league with 29.
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The junior women's curling scene in the province is being dominated this season by a pair from the Parkland.
Skip Cassidy Dundas of Onanole and her foursome which includes Tessa Terrick of McCreary, won their second bonspiel of the season on Sunday as they clinched a 7-4 victory in the final of the Kyle Flett Memorial MJCT event.
Team Dundas which also includes Lauren Evason and Eryn Czirfusz stormed out of the gates, scoring 15 points in their first two games and giving up just two. They moved into the semifinals after a 6-2 win over Team Ryssel and beat Team Patton, 10-1, in their final four.
In the finals against Team McPherson, the Dundas rink scored a three in the fourth and never looked back.
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The Dauphin Clippers hockey team had no problems rolling to their fifth straight win to open the season.
Cody Zurba and Ethan Carnegie scored two goals apiece as the Clippers hammered Vincent Massey #2, 9-1. Dauphin led 3-0 after 20 minutes and never looked back.
Will Busby, Ethan Zalischuk, Boston Karlson, Julien Lopez, and Jesse Hockridge scored one goal each for Dauphin. Dauphin returns to the ice on Friday when they head to Birtle, their next home game isn't until November 24 when Minnedosa comes to town.
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The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys volleyball team continues to impress and dominate their competition.
Hosting their mini tournament, the Clippers hammered Swan River, Gilbert Plains and R.D. Parker in the round-robin.. Dauphin did not allow more than 17 points in any of the six sets they played in and allowed 13 or less in four of the six sets.
In the playoffs, there was no match for the Clippers. They swept Gilbert Plains and R.D. Parker again to win the title.
Dauphin will have a week to prepare for the zone championships which go next Saturday in Swan River. As the second-seed, the Clippers will play the host Tigers first. Neepawa plays Neelin in the other semi-final and it is single elimination.
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The Minegoziibe Anishinabe Talons varsity girls volleyball team hosted zone championships earlier this week.
While they came up short against Ste. Rose, Ethelbert and Gilbert Plains, the Talons put together some impressive performances in front of their home crowd and have much to be proud about. Basketball season will now take over at the school. There will be a boys tournament at the school on December 6-7 and a girls event the following weekend.
The Gilbert Plains Trojans won the title when they beat Ste. Rose in the finals.
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