All four Dauphin Clippers basketball teams were in action over the weekend, seeing various levels of success.

The varsity girls were in Sanford, where they finished in second place.

Dauphin opened the tournament with a 42-38 win over the Linden Christian Wings in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Clippers upended the Neelin Spartans, 43-35 to advance to the final, where they lost to the host Sanford Sabres, 58-30.

Clippers coach Natasha Nepinak was pleased with the team’s play over the course of the weekend.

“We beat two ranked teams and we’re not ranked right now. We just kept telling them that defence wins games and they did what they had to do,” she said.

In the final, the Clippers faced a strong Sanford team, which featured two great players, one of which has committed to Brandon University for next year.

“So just trying to get stops and trying to stop them defensively,” Nepinak said, adding this finish will give the team added confidence going forward.

“I’m hoping that the games for the rest of the season, they keep playing and keep pushing. Where we’re at right now, we can’t let off the gas,” she said.

The Clippers will host the Clipper Classic, Friday and Saturday, featuring the Neepawa Tigers, Steinbach Christian Flames and Gilbert Plains/Grandview Spartans, with the top two teams in the round-robin meeting in the final.

“The girls are excited. We have a couple of practices coming up this week, but I think they’re ready to go,” Nepinak said.

The varsity boys were in Winnipeg for the Hoops for Hope 2026 tournament, hosted by Linden Christian.

After opening with a 59-55 win over the St. James Jimmies, Dauphin scored a 77-76 win over Thompson’s R.D. Parker Trojans in the semifinals.

In the championship game, the Clippers fell 94-69 to the Lorette Scorpions.

Clippers coach Josh Marshall was pleased with the team’s play in the two wins.

Read the full story in this weeks Dauphin Herald.