The Clippers football team played its first home game of the Rural Manitoba Football League season, keeping the game close before the Interlake Thunder pulled away in the second half of a 32-0 win.
The defence kept Interlake at bay for much of the first half as the Thunder only led 12-0 at halftime.
Colton Miner led the defence with seven tackles, while Lars Gudbjartson, Taylor Adcock and Blake Thacker had five each and Gudbjartson added a sack.
The Clippers struggled offensively, with quarterback Cody Zurba going 0-8 in passing.
Will Miner led the ground game with 62 yards on 19 carries. Tristan Fidierchuk had 25 yards on eight touches.
Dauphin could only muster 87 yards of total offence.
The Clippers will look to right the ship when they host the Parkwest Outlaws, Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys volleyball team saw their first action of the season, competing in the Brandon University Varsity Boys Tournament, Friday and Saturday.
Dauphin opened the tournament with a 25-22 and 24-26 split with Margaret Barbour Collegiate of The Pas and followed this up with another split, this time 24-26 and 28-26 with Neepawa.
The Clippers then faced Neelin, losing 16-25 and 15-25, and followed with a 21-25 and 22-25 loss to Weyburn.
A 24-26 and 25-21 split with Fort Richmond of Winnipeg left the Clippers in sixth place in their pool, dropping them to the C-side of the draw, where they faced Roblin’s Goose Lake Raiders in the quarterfinals, winning the match, 25-20, 20-25 and 15-12.
In the semifinals, Dauphin met another Parkland team, Ebb and Flow, scoring a 25-21 and 25-18 win to advance to the final, where they beat Margaret Barbour, 20-25, 26-24 and 15-11.
The Clippers varsity girls were in Selkirk for the Varsity Girls Royal Rumble Invitational, Friday and Saturday.
The Clippers lost all three matches in the round-robin, losing 25-15, 17-25 and 8-15 to Garden City, 17-25 and 23-25 to Vincent Massey of Winnipeg, and 14-25 and 21-25 to Jeanne-Sauve of Winnipeg.
This put Dauphin in the consolation draw, where they faced River East, scoring a 25-23 and 25-19 win.
In the semifinals, Dauphin lost to Dakota, 25-15, 12-25 and 12-15, leaving the Clippers to play for 11th place against Garden City. Dauphin finished 12th after a 23-25, 25-16 and 14-16 loss.
