Doug Zywina
Putting around
From left, Rick Horn, Scott McCallum, Ryan Horn and Elvis Nepinak watch as Cash McCallum sinks a putt on no. 1 at the West Region Tribal Council’s four-person scramble, Sunday, at the Dauphin Lake Golf Club.
Results of the tournament were not available at press time.
Meanwhile, the Dauphin Lake Golf Club hosted the Pine Creek First Nation four-person scramble golf tournament, Aug. 21, the fourth day in a row the local golf course hosted a tournament.
The highlight of the tournament came when Ivan Roulette recorded a hole-in-one on no. 9, winning the closest-to-the-hole contest.
The team of Merv Spence, Brian Spence, Gregg Starr and Waylon J Eastman topped the 22-team field, finishing with a 56.
Ron Missyabit, Tim Edwards, Arnold Mitchell and Dustin Klegg won the first flight, shooting a 57. Shaq Houle, Kion Houle, Bradley Roulette and Wayne Catcheway were second on a countback over Faron Genaille, Stacey Genaille, Peter Genaille and Tristan Kershane. Both teams finished with a 58.
A countback put the team of Brady Roulette, Josh Beaulieu, Paul Richard and Claude Roulette first place in the second flight with a 59. Russell Starr, Russell Starr Jr., Droke Starr and Steven Starr were second on a countback after they tied with the team of Larry Nepinak, Conrad McKay, Kevin McKay and Doug H., with a 61.
Rey Cook, Sean Cook, Rayne Cook and A.J. Cook won the third flight carding a 64. Wayne Desjarlais, Tobi Desjarlais, Andy Desjarlais and Robert Malcolm were awarded second on a countback ahead of Michael Prince, Jennifer Prince, Robert Mousseau and Dustin Mousseau after both teams shot a 65.
Closest-to-the-hole winners were Dustin Mousseau on no. 2, Elvis Nepinak on no. 6, Roger Roulette on no. 9 and Peter Genaille on no. 14.
Ivan Roulette and Brady Racette won the skins.
Rookie camp sets the stage for Kings main camp this weekend
The Dauphin Kings took the first step towards defending their Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) championship when the reigning Turnbull Cup titlists hosted a rookie camp, this past weekend.
About 50 players hit the ice at Credit Union Place, hoping to impress the coaching staff enough to earn and invitation to this weekend’s main camp.
According to Kings head coach and general manager Doug Hedley, the team limited the number of players at the camp to include their list players and draft picks, as well as mostly local players.
Hedley like what he saw on the ice.
“I liked the work ethic, I liked the compete, I liked the speed. They’re working hard,” he said, adding Carter Zalischuk had a great camp and some of the local players such as Cohen Smigelsky and Sam Swanton also had good camps. “We’ve got a good cycle of good talent coming up through the ranks in the Parkland and we’re hoping these guys can end up wearing our crest sooner or later,” Hedley said.
About 16 players will join the team’s main camp, which will be held, Sept. 2 to 4, culminating with the JoFo Cup intrasquad game. Hedley said there will be similar numbers at the main camp, enough for three teams.
“It should be some great competition and should make for some great speed and some good entertainment next weekend,” he added.
Some players, such as local products Kyan Grouette and Zalischuk, will be notably absent from the main camp because they will be attending Western Hockey League camps.
“It’s going to be interesting, because main camp could be totally different two or three weeks down the road depending on who returns and who doesn’t,” Hedley said. “But I know we have some good talent coming in. Some good imports coming in and some good kids from Manitoba, so it should make for some good entertainment next weekend.”
A lot of focus will be on the Kings as defending MJHL champions. With the bar set at a high level, Hedley wants it to stay there.
“People look around and say we’re going to be in tough this year. But at the same time, we thought that last year. We lost some real good players the year before with (Grady) Hobbs and (Kolby) Morrisseau. And our top six guys were all gone,” he pointed out. “And the guys came in and filled in and did a great job.”
Hedley feels the defence will be a strength like it was last year, led by Owen Wareham, who turns 20 in October. After the experience of playing at last season’s Centennial Cup, Dauphin’s coaching staff saw what it takes to compete at that level.
“Speed is your key ingredient. You have to be able to skate, you have to move the puck. Playing fast. So we want that in our main camp,” Hedley said. “We’re going to talk to our guys before we start. The compete level and the speed and just the ability to move the puck as fast as you can and to get to hard places as fast as you can is going to be key. And that’s what we’re going to focus on in main camp.”
The Kings will play four preseason games this year, the first coming, Sept. 6, in Swan River against the Stampeders at 7 p.m., followed by a game, Sept. 7, when the Kings host the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s Wisconsin Lumberjacks at 7:30 p.m.
Dauphin will then travel west to face the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melville Millionaires, Sept. 10, and the Yorkton Terriers, Sept. 11, with both games in Melville.
Wings over Dauphin
History was on display at the unveiling of the Airport Memorial 80, honouring the men and women who trained locally as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
Two five-foot-by-three-foot pieces of granite provides a history of the air training plan, as well as the history of the two air training schools which operated in the area, while the names of those who died during training are displayed on the back of each piece.
The day began with a morning ceremony at Riverside Cemetery, where 15 of the 49 airmen killed in training are buried, and continued with the dedication ceremony at the Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport in the afternoon.
Also on display were three vintage military aircraft used as part of the Plan, a Harvard, a Tiger Moth and a Cornell.
Those interested were able to purchase flights over the community in the historic aircraft.
The memorial was conceptualized and realized through the efforts of local historian Al Gray.
Offering support
Lindsay Sanderson, program co-ordinator at Under One Roof, accepts a cheque for $2,845 from Jojo Ferman of Westman Communications Group (WCG).
WCG hosted a fund-raising barbecue in July and matched the money raised.
Local musicians to wrap up Western Canadian tour at WAC
Local musical artists Desiree Dorion of Dauphin and Emma Peterson of Winnipegosis will join Quinton Blair on a tour of Western Canada in September.
The Kick Off Your Roots Tour opens, Sept. 1, in Portage and will make its way west with 12 shows ending, Sept. 14 in Dauphin at the Watson Arts Centre.
Dorion typically likes to tour in the fall. With the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) in Calgary, Alta., Sept. 11, Dorion wanted to build a tour around that date because she is going to be there anyway.
“So just purely out of convenience,” she said.
Dorion and Peterson attended the CCMA’s last year and were going to attend this year’s event together, as well.
“And I had mentioned to her this would be a lot of fun. I think it would be a neat experience for us to do, to take on,” Dorion said. “And then we thought, well it would be cool to add a guy to the mix. So we reached out to Quinton and he was down.”
After opening in Portage, the tour continues in Brandon, Medicine Hat, Alta.; Invermere, B.C.; Entwhistle, Alta; Jasper, Alta.; four days in Calgary for CCMA Week, and then a stop in Yorkton, Sask. before ending in Dauphin.
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Celebrating Treaty Days
Golfers watch the opening ceremony at the Ebb and Flow Treaty Days two-person scramble, Friday, at the Dauphin Lake Golf Club, Friday.
The event saw 39 teams taking part. Team Baptiste won the tournament on a countback over Team Elvis, with both finishing with a 61.
Team Flett was second. Team Mason won the first flight, with Team Woodhouse in second place and Team Cook in third.
Team Blackbird won the second flight. Team Thiessen was second and Team Davis was third.
Team North won the third flight, with Team Monias in second and Team Whitfield in third.
Davidson, Pangman win seniors open
The Dauphin Lake Golf Club hosted its annual senior open golf tournament, last Thursday, with 65 golfers teeing off.
The women’s tournament drew 24 participants, with Donna Davidson topped the field with a score of 88, finishing one shot ahead of Gail Tycholiz in the championships flight. Marilyn Schwitzer was third with a 92.
A countback gave Myrna Fox first place in the first flight after she and Carolyn Heschuk tied with a 101. Third place went to Beth Tarrant, who shot a 105.
A countback determined the top three spots in the second flight. Florence Burdeny was awarded first place, with second place going to Pennie Karlson and Gladys Rea in third. They all carded a 115.
Shawn Pangman shot a 74 to win the men’s championship flight by one shot over Wayne Olson, while Brad Carefoot was third after shooting a 76.
Gerry Musey captured the first flight crown with an 82. He finished one ahead of Kent Wieb, while Gary Sweetman was awarded third place on a countback. He finished with an 84.
Doug Cooke’s 90 was good for top spot in the second flight. Mike Zazulak was awarded second place on a countback ahead of Wayne Vanrobaeys after they tied with a 91.
In the third flight, Jim Todoruk shot a 95 to finish in first place, ahead of runner-up John Lesyshyn. Frank Douglas was third with a 99.
Summer workout
The Dauphin Kings held their annual skills and development camp, last week.
U7 to U15 players were put through various drills to improve their skills for the upcoming hockey season.
The Kings will host a rookie camp, Aug. 26 to 28, at Credit Union Place.
Juniors crown champs
Olivia Knutson chips onto the green on no. 2 as the Dauphin Lake Golf Club hosted its annual junior club championship, Thursday.
Knutson went on to win the girls 10-to-12 age group.
Linden Smigelsky won the tournament championship and 13-to-17 age group, while Kellan Shtykalo topped the boys 10-to-12 age group.
Lucy Lee won the girls nine-and-under category, while Landon Pernarowski captured the boys nine-and-under title.
Clippers prepare for season on the gridiron
As the dogs days of summer continue through the month of August, thoughts of back to school start to come to mind for parents and students alike.
For some that means a return to school sports, as well.
The Dauphin Clippers football team began workouts, Aug. 3, and have continued practicing twice a week.
While the numbers vary from practice to practice, team manager Cam Bennet said they could have as many as 40 players by the time the Rural Manitoba Football League season starts next month.
“The guys seem to be in pretty good shape coming in. Some people have been doing some summer workouts on their own,” he said, adding there is a good mix of rookies and veterans. “I know a lot of the rookies, too, Gerald Lopez has done a great job with the junior program. So there are kids coming in that have played football. They know what 10 yards is. I’m hoping we don’t have to explain the rules to as many as we usually do,” he said. “So it should be a good season.”
The Clippers reached the RMFL championship game last year, falling to the Swan Valley Tigers. Bennet said there are 15 to 20 players back from last year’s squad, though they did lose some key players.
“But I’m hopeful that some of our younger guys are going to step up and become key guys this year,” he added.
Although he doesn’t know what other teams have in terms of players, Bennet is confident that with the numbers they have, the Clippers will be right in the mix for another championship.
“I’m always a believer that when you’ve got a lot of numbers, if you’ve get injuries, you’ve got guys that can go in. We’re really lucky in the sense that we draw from a large area,” he said. “Some of the smaller schools struggle to get 20 kids out. So we’re at an advantage already by having the size and the numbers. So I would expect us to be in the top four, for sure, and hopefully in the final.”
An exhibition game against the Neelin Spartans is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 2. The regular season begins, Sept. 8, against the Tigers in Dauphin in a rematch of last year’s final. Game time is 4:30 p.m.