Dauphin Herald Sports
Tuesday, 07 May 2024 09:42
Clippers girls rout opposition to start the season
The Dauphin Clippers rugby teams opened the season last week. The girls opened their season with a pair of lopsided wins, beating the Swan Valley Tigers, 94-0, Apr. 30, in Swan River, before beating the Vincent Massey Vikings, 95-0, Friday in Brandon. The boys lost to their season opener, 34-14,…
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 08:08
Games committee leaving a legacy at local high school
The legacy of the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games powered by Manitoba Hydro in Dauphin will include a new rubberized track, as well as a new multi-use athletics pad at the DRCSS. The announcement was made Friday at the track behind the local high school. The project will cost $1.1 million,…
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 07:08
Kings host annual spring camp
The Dauphin Kings got a glimpse into the team’s future at its annual spring camp, this past weekend at Credit Union Place. More than 100 players hit the ice hoping to make an impression with the team’s coaches and scouts. Kings head coach and general manager Doug Hedley said there…
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 07:07
Mavericks getting ready for a new season
The Parkland Mavericks have hit the pitch to prepare for the upcoming season. The Mavericks will play in Rugby Manitoba’s Men’s Division 2, with five other squads. Teams will play 10 games, one home and one away against each of the other five teams. The Mavericks practiced outside for just…
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:03
Flooding causes delay in start to golf season at GPCC
The start of the golfing season in Gilbert Plains will be delayed due to flooding. According to Gilbert Plains Country Club general manager Scott McCallum, there was about 2-1/2 feet of water flooding the course. “Water was coming in the back door of the clubhouse. We’ve got areas of the…
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 07:06
Clippers tuning up for short season
The short high school baseball season is about to get underway, with the Dauphin Clippers aiming for a berth at provincials. The team began practicing in mid-March and will likely field a roser of 16 players. Mark Graham will coach the team this year. He said it is a unique…
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 07:05
Clippers use rugby festival in Brandon as tune up for upcoming season
The Dauphin Clippers boys and girls rugby teams were in Brandon, Saturday for the annual John Keogh Rugby Festival. The girls won both of their games, beating Crocus Plains, 48-5, and scoring a 72-5 win over Vincent Massey. A third game was more of a controlled scrimmage between the Crocus…
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:56
Summer games in dire need of volunteers
The 2024 Manitoba Summer Games, powered by Manitoba Hydro, are less than four months away, but they are in dire need of volunteers. Games co-chair Carla Wolfenden said they really need people to start signing up. “We are getting to be in the time where we’re getting a little worried.…
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:51
Minor football program gets a boost from Blue Bombers
The newly-formed Parkland Minor Football Association is getting underway in Dauphin. Last year, there was a group of players playing in an unofficial capacity, leading parents to start a formal minor football program. “We wanted to improve the football here in Dauphin and get the kids started before high school,…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 11:00
AA softball program begins in the Parkland
Girls wishing to play softball this year can do so thanks to the newly-formed Parkland Power AA Softball program.Program co-ordinator Steven Hopfner said the program will include U11, U13, U15 and U17 age groups.“Whoever is playing softball in the Parkland can tryout for the AA teams,” he added.“The communities will…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 11:00
Clippers teams looking to repeat as WHSR champions
The Dauphin Clippers will look to repeat as Westman High School Rugby champions in both the boys and girls divisions, while the girls will also look for their second straight provincial title.The two teams began working out in February whenever they could get time in the gym. Practices ramped up…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 11:00
Ste. Rose youth competing in worldwide event
A Ste. Rose youth is making his mark in the world of crossfit.Ayden Bradley, 15, recently advanced to the second of four stages as he works towards the CrossFit Games.The worldwide competition began, Feb. 29, featuring fitness tests for three straight weeks.After three events of the CrossFit Open, the top…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 11:00
Kings look to next year after game seven heartbreak
It was an epic series, one that will be remembered for years by fans of both teams.Unfortunately for the Dauphin Kings and their fans, they will think of what could have been after the Blizzard Jr. A Hockey Club won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League best-of-seven quarterfinal series in seven…
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 08:34
Kings and Blizzard are heading to a game seven showdown
The Dauphin Kings and Blizzard Jr. A Hockey Club are going the distance in their best-of-seven quarterfinal series. Cayden Glover’s goal 10:46 into the fifth overtime period lifted the Dauphin Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Blizzard in game six, Monday in Dauphin. After taking a two-games-to-none lead, the…
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 07:04
Williamson helps Cougars qualify for FISU worlds
A Dauphin curler has earned a spot at the International University Sports Federation world games, in Torino, Italy, Jan. 13 to 23, 2025. Carter Williamson, helped his University of Regina Cougars team qualify for nationals at the Canada West championships, with six teams competing for one of two spots at…