Impressive Stuff For Parkland Curlers

A pair of Parkland Stars earned themselves a crown over the weekend in Winnipeg.

Playing in the Heather Curling Club's Manitoba Junior Curling Tour event, Team Cassidy Dundas reigned supreme. Dundas of Onanole is skipping a team that includes Lauren Evason, Eryn Czirfusz and Tessa Terrick of McCreary.

They had a perfect weekend winning all five of their matches to claim the championship. It was domination from start to finish as they opened up their bonspiel with a 6-5 win and never looked back. They captured the title with a 6-3 win over Team Hayward in the final, a game that saw Team Dundas take a 5-0 lead after four ends.

The team will next play in the Kyle Flett Memorial from November 7-11.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 28, 2024 - 4:05 pm

It was quite the weekend for Jayce Legaarden.

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) champion from Grandview helped the Winkler Flyers win two of their three games over the weekend. Jayce recorded back-to-back two-goal performances in two games against Swan Valley on Friday and Saturday, and the team won both games. Thanks to his hot play, Jayce is one of the Three Stars of the Week, presented by the MJHL.

On Sunday, Jayce recorded Winkler's lone goal in a 2-1 defeat against the Kings at Credit Union Place. Jayce is tied for 19th in league scoring this year with 10 goals and four assists, averaging 1.08 points per game. The defending champions are tied for third in the MGEU East Division with nine wins and four losses and they're six points back of Selkirk for first.

Jayce will look to keep his hot season going on Friday night when the team embarks on another road trip to play the Northern Manitoba Blizzard at the Roy H. Johnston Arena on Friday and Saturday. Winkler is ranked 15th in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's (CJHL) Top 20 rankings.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 28, 2024 - 3:15 pm

The team will be riding high for the rest of the season after a great set of performances.

The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys volleyball team competed in the Calvin Christian tournament over the weekend and came home with a championship after an outstanding weekend that saw the team lose just one set. In their round-robin, Dauphin downed John Taylor, Murdoch MacKay, and Ste. Anne, all in straight sets.

Finishing first in their pool, Dauphin carried that momentum into the playoffs with a straight-set win over Kildonan East before cruising past Kelvin. Dauphin then capped off the tournament with a thrilling three-set win over College Beliveau, 25-18, 24-26, and 15-12.

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They scored eight goals on Saturday and poured in another seven on Sunday.

The Dauphin Clippers won their second straight game to start the season when they downed the Neepawa Tigers at the Yellowhead Centre. Ronin Mouck had the hot stick for the Clippers with his first hat-trick of the season.

Ethan Zalischuk, Josh Yakielashek, Norman Lacquette, and Cody Zurba also scored for Dauphin in the win.

Next up for the team is their 'Every Child Matters' game on Friday afternoon at 1:00 when Sandy Bay comes to town. Stay tuned later this week to hear from Norman Lacquette on the importance of the game.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 28, 2024 - 9:03 am

The Dauphin Kings have hit double digits in the win column.

The team won their 10th game of the season on Sunday afternoon in a gutsy performance against the Winkler Flyers in a 2-1 victory. It is Dauphin's second straight win against the defending MJHL champions after beating them last weekend.

Cole Sheffield was outstanding as he made 34 saves in the win while Joshua Schmidt came up clutch. He got his stick on a shot from Naaman Hofer with just 5:17 left and the goal was the winner as Dauphin earned two important points.

It was Josh's first goal of the season while Ethan Williment (6) also scored for Dauphin in the game.

With the win, the Kings remain a point back of the Northern Manitoba Blizzard for first place in the MGEU West Division, Dauphin does have a game in hand. They'll return to the ice on Friday when they play the Winnipeg Freeze, you can hear that game here on 730CKDM with Darnell Duff, 7:30 pregame show.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 27, 2024 - 7:48 pm

The Dauphin Clippers football team had aspirations of going on a long playoff run in the Rural Manitoba Football League.

While that did not happen, the team can hold their heads high as it was a year to remember on the field at the Myles Haverluck Athletics Facility and around the province. The Clippers saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon in a 26-20 defeat against the Moosomin Generals.

Highlights of the Clippers season included a great comeback win against Swan Valley and clinching home-field advantage in the playoffs. While it wasn't the ending the team was hoping for, there is lots of optimism heading into next season.

Robbie Tomkins is the team's defensive co-ordinator and he wanted to thank each and every player on the team.

"This team is special. They played together and for each other all season long," said Tomkins. "They were a talented group and they left everything on the field. I had the great honour of coaching our defensive group and they were incredible, very proud of them."

Tomkins says Clippers Roll On.

"Although we came up short against the Generals, this was a successful season for our group," ended Tomkins. "We started as a team and we ended the season as a family, that's the biggest win of all."

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 27, 2024 - 5:34 pm

The Home Hardware U-13A Kings finished with silver medals this weekend.

Hosting the Home Hardware U-13A Faceoff at Credit Union Place, it was a great weekend for the host team that ended in a tight defeat against the Russell Rams in the final. Layne Wolfenden was named the team's most valuable player in the game while Jaxon Casavant was the team's thirstiest player.

Prior to the team's great effort in the final, Dauphin downed Swan Valley, Norway House and Springfield.

Thompson won the bronze medal match.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 27, 2024 - 4:45 pm

The Parkland U-18 Rangers came home with a split.

Playing a pair of games on the road in Manitoba's capital, it was a perfect start to the weekend for Parkland as they earned a solid 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Thrashers. Parkland ran away with the game by scoring three times in the third period. Quinten Fisk continued to sizzle to start the season as he scored three times while adding one assist.

Cade Legaarden (3) and Dayson Martin (3) scored for the Rangers in the win.

On Saturday, battled hard but came up short against the Winnipeg Bruins in a 7-3 loss. Quinten Fisk (15), Forrest Karlson (4) and Noah Smigelsky (5) scored for the Rangers.

Parkland has won eight of their 11 games this season and have a goal differential of plus-9.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 27, 2024 - 3:58 pm

It took the Dauphin Clippers just 30 seconds to score their first goal of the season and there was just nothing the Virden Golden Bears could do to stop the Clippers Ship as they played their first game of the season.

Ethan Zalischuk opened up the scoring and Dauphin never looked back in an 8-1 thumping at Credit Union Place. Boston Karlson was red-hot for Dauphin in the win as he scored a pair of goals while Norman Lacquette, Ethan Carnegie, Julien Lopez, Ronin Mouck, and Jorden Braun also scored for Dauphin in the big win.

Chase Glover earned his first win of the season in net and the Clippers are now off to Neepawa to play the Tigers on Sunday night.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 27, 2024 - 1:27 am

It was a milestone night inside Credit Union Place on Friday.

As Dauphin battled back to earn two points, the win marked Doug Hedley's 400th win behind the bench of the Dauphin Kings. Hedley led the team to a Turnbull Cup title in 2022 and now has the team off to a 9-4 start.

Cayden Glover's seven-game goal streak was snapped in the game but he noted after that the main priority is two points, which the Kings were able to secure. Ethan Williment (5) scored the game-winning goal for Dauphin in the third, the Kings trailed 3-2 early in the final frame.

Matthew Thomas (4), Gavin Nemis (3), and Daniel Helary (2) scored for Dauphin in the victory.

Paired with the Blizzard only earning a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to Waywayseecappo, the Kings are just a single point behind Norman for first place in the West Division, with a game in hand which will be extended to two games on Saturday as Dauphin is idle.

At 9-4, the Kings will return to game action on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. as they welcome Jayce Legaarden and the Flyers to town for a rematch of last Sunday's game.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 26, 2024 - 1:24 am

The Parkland Gators Swim Club is a competitive club that travels around the province competing in meets against the top swimmers in Manitoba.

For Isla Forsyth, getting the opportunity to challenge herself is right up her alley. She loves the thrill of making new friends and travelling with those friends to compete. Isla is entering her third season swimming with the Gators, this will be her first year in the competitive junior division. Isla knows the competition will be tough so she commits to three practices a week at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre.

"What brings me great joy is doing laps, I love improving my skill and spending time in the water," said Forsyth.

Dating back to last season in the club's beginner group, Isla showed great signs of improvement. While she wasn't overly pleased with her first performance at a meet in Brandon, she made great strides in preparing for a second try and made the most of it.

"I wasn't very experienced at the first meet and was under the weather, so it didn't go quite as planned," offered Forsyth. "I had more experience at the second meet and I knew more about what was going on, I was very happy with how it went."

Heading into this season, Isla is putting in extra work to achieve her goals.