Emma Peterson of Winnipegosis performed in front of a sold out crowd at the Watson Arts Centre, Saturday, to celebrate the recent release of her debut album, “Just for the Record.”

Saturday’s show was the third of a three-stop tour, which saw Peterson also perform in Winnipeg and Brandon.

Keystone Chorus members John Graham, Don Husband and Richard Hamilton take to the stage at the Watson Arts Centre (WAC) one last time, to present a $1,000 cheque to Dauphin and District Allied Arts Council chair Adrienne Luke and WAC co-ordinator Peter Nadolny.

With the chorus disbanding, the group is distributing its remaining funds to local organizations in the community.

Residents of Dauphin had a chance to cheer on the Dauphin Kings, May 16, when the newly-crowned Manitoba Junior Hockey league champions were honoured with a parade down Main Street South.

Following the parade, fans had a chance to get their photo taken with the Turnbull Cup and their favourite player at the Credit Union Place lobby.

The results may not be to their liking, but the Dauphin Clippers baseball team is improving.

The Clippers saw their record fall to 0-4 after a 21-8 loss to the Major Pratt Trojans, Wednesday in Russell, followed by a 24-8 loss at the hands of the Ste. Rose Celtics, Friday in Dauphin.

With some practice time finally under their belts, Clippers coach Don Sheldon feels the team is improving.

“We’re hitting the ball a lot better than we have been. We were able to get in the batting cages on Tuesday (May 17) and even after that one batting practice, I’m seeing an improvement at the plate,” he said.

The highlight of Friday’s game against Ste. Rose came late in the game when the Clippers retired the side with a one-two-three inning, which left the players excited.

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Matthew Marshall goes in for a lay up after getting past Brody Voll, Sunday afternoon.

The Multi-use Community Courts at Meadowlark Park was a popular destination for local residents, Sunday with every court in use.

The Dauphin Clippers boys rugby team won its second game of the season, last Monday, scoring a 26-10 win over Brandon’s Crocus Plains Plainsmen in Dauphin.

Coming out of the pandemic, Clippers coach Gerald Lopez said the players are slowly picking up the game.

“I thought Brandon played a really great game. Their forwards are very big. Our forwards were starting to get into the rhythm. There’s still a lot of stuff to fix up, but we’re really early into the season,” he said.

Lopez saw improvement in the team’s play, noting most of the players have not played a full 15s game.

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The Dauphin Kings are 2-0 at the 2022 Centennial Cup in Estevan, Sask., after the opening weekend.

The Kings opened the national championship tournament with a 2-1 win over the Central Canada Hockey League’s Ottawa Jr. Senators, Friday afternoon.

Phillipe Jacques staked Ottawa to a first-period lead with a power-play goal with 24 seconds left in the period.

Luke Morris pulled the Kings even at 6:06 of the second stanza and Nakodan Greyeyes netted the winner on a power play at 12:53.

Dauphin’s Carson Cherepak was named Player of the Game for the Kings, stopping 30 of 31 shots. Ottawa’s William Desmarais made 22 saves in the loss.

Dauphin scored once on four power-play opportunities, while Ottawa was one-for-three.

Dauphin’s offence exploded in game two, Sunday evening, scoring five times in the second period, four on the power play, as the Kings skated to a 7-1 win over the Maritime Hockey League’s Summerside Western Capitals.

After a scoreless opening frame, Nick Braun opened the scoring on a power play at 3:50 of the second and he made it 2-0 on another man advantage at 15:31.

Just 18 seconds later, Logan Calder made it 3-0 with an even-strength marker, before Parker Malchuk scored twice on the power play to put the Kings up 5-0 heading into the second intermission.

Goals from Kaden Bryant and Brayden Dube on another Dauphin power play, extended Dauphin’s lead to 7-0 before William Irvine’s power-play goal with 2:55 left snapped Cherepak’s shutout bid.

Cherepak was outstanding once again, with 35 saves to his credit. Felix-Anthony Ethier made 17 saves on 21 shots before giving way to Jacob Leblanc, who made 10 stops on 13 shots the rest of the way.

The Kings were five-for-seven on the power play, while Summerside was one-for-seven.

Dauphin’s defence has been outstanding of late. Going back to game four of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League final, the Kings have only allowed seven goals in their last six games, winning five of those contests and three in their last four tilts, all victories.

With the win, Dauphin moved into first place in Group B at 2-0. They will face the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Flin Flon Bombers on Tuesday and the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.
Both games begin at 5 p.m., Manitoba time and can be viewed on the Centennial Cup website at hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/national-championships/men/national-junior-a/2022.

From left, Dauphin Countryfest president Ann Ransom accepts a cheque for $10,000 from Dauphin and District Community Foundation board members Darren Eddie, Valerie McInness and Rita Dupley.

The funds are from a grant courtesy of the foundation.

With the warmer weather allowing people to get put more, yard sales are becoming more prevalent.

Residents will be seeing more and more yard sale signs around the community.

Just be aware of the traffic around you when you try to read the signs.