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Crocus beats Souris to reach WHSR final
3 minute read Tuesday, May. 23, 2023Stephen McGarvey hasn’t played for a championship before.
That will change on Saturday as the Grade 12 student and his Crocus Plainsmen teammates qualified for the Westman High School Rugby boys division final with a 17-10 home win over the Souris Sabres on a gusty Tuesday evening.
“It’s a pretty amazing feeling right now,” said McGarvey, who plays fly-half.
“It was a great game from the guys and I think the biggest difference was that we were able to push harder and work harder than Souris did.”
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1 minute read Preview Monday, May. 29, 2023The Dauphin Clippers swept their way to a pair of Westman High School Rugby titles on Saturday, their first in program history on either side.
Emma Fox led the girls to a 36-3 win over the defending champion Rivers Rams (4-2), with Tanya Devos and Bree Walker also touching the ball down. In addition, Megan Thompson had a try and two converts and Ruth Evans had a convert.
Amanda Mielke connected on a penalty kick for Rivers.
On the boys’ side, Matthew Zurba had three tries, Joseph Lopez had one try and Louis Prevot added three converts as Dauphin earned a 26-0 victory over the Crocus Plainsmen (3-3).
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1 minute read Preview Wednesday, May. 24, 2023The Dauphin Clippers rugby teams dominated their opponents in Westman High School Rugby semifinal action on Wednesday.
The girls squad cruised to a 67-0 win over the Souris Sabres, while the boys picked up a 38-0 victory over the Vincent Massey Vikings.
Tanya Devos and Emma Fox had three tries each for the girls, while Brooke Miner made six converts. Chloe Fletcher touched the ball down twice and Megan Thompson, Jana Manzano and Paityn Bougouin also had successful tries.
Louis Prevot led the way for the boys with a try and four converts. Guzman Garcia and Joseph Lopes had two tries each and Rhett Tkachuk also touched the ball down.
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The AAA provincial all-star and gold medallist signed with Fort McMurray’s Keyano College Huskies of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference for the 2023-24 season.
Black helped the Spartans snag the last spot at AAA provincials in a wildcard game and then run the table, knocking off the Beliveau Barracudas 66-64 in Thompson in March. She put up 26 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the title game.
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Dayvi Alverenga and Kris Rodger also touched the ball down for Crocus (2-2), while Newman Chikwado and John Paul Lwanga replied for Massey (1-4).
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Payton McNish touched the ball down three times for the Rams (4-1) and Madison Vandal also had a successful try.
Ivy Perkin had three tries for the Sabres (2-3) and Beth Couling kicked two converts.
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Deruyk had six strikeouts, allowing one hit and four walks in four innings for Boissevain (7-0).
Tyler Robertson went 3-for-4 with a double while Deruyk had two hits including a home run.
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William Miner had three tries for the Clippers, while Joseph Lopez touched the ball down twice.
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Crocus fell 1-0 on a Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens’ penalty kick and lost 1-0 to Beaver Brae in the afternoon.
On Friday, the Plainsmen beat Fort Francis 1-0 with Thomas Mengis scoring the lone goal. They beat Sioux Lookout 5-0 as Ben Ibitoye, Murhawi Kidane, Dhruv Patel, Jade Spence and Mengis found the net.
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1 minute read Preview Tuesday, May. 16, 2023Kennedy Wood had four converts and Madison Vandal scored a pair of tries as the Rivers Rams beat the Swan Valley Tigers 38-0 in Westman High School Rugby girls action on Monday afternoon in Swan River.
Karas Munz, Lexi McLean, Darbi Bylo and Amanda Mielke also had tries for the visitors, who improved to 3-0 and haven’t allowed a point this season. Swan Valley fell to 0-4.
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