The Virden Oil Capitals won their pre-season finale Sunday night at Tundra Oil & Gas Place. Ethan Guthrie scored the only goal of the shootout in round 13 to lift Virden past the Portage Terriers 4-3. Maxx Hamelin, Tyson Draper and Noel Englot found the back of the net in regulation for the Oil Capitals. Nolan Nenow scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 10 seconds left in the third period for the Terriers to force overtime. Virden netminder Nikolas Trakakis made 36 saves in regulation and overtime and then stopped all 13 shots he faced in the shootout. The Caps will open the 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season at home against the Dauphin Kings this Friday.
The Winnipeg Jets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Vancouver Canucks. Brad Lambert had a goal and assist for the Jets who play their final game of the Young Stars Classic today at 1 p.m. against the Edmonton Oilers in Penticton, B.C.
Prairie Mountain captured the Deloraine varsity girls volleyball tournament. The Predators swept the host Colts 25-17, 27-25 in the final. The Boissevain Broncos defeated the Souris Sabres 25-16, 25-16 in the third place game.
The Winnipeg Goldeyes lost 1-0 to the Kane County Cougars Sunday afternoon in game two of the American Association's best-of-five Wolff Cup final in Geneva, Illinois. The only run of the game was scored in the fourth inning. Kane County left fielder Cornelius Randolph singled, stole second, and scored on designated hitter Todd Lott’s base hit. The Cougars lead the best-of-five series two games to none. Winnipeg did not record a hit until the ninth inning but managed to load the bases before right fielder Miles Simington grounded into a 1-2-3 double play to end the ballgame. The remainder of the series will be played at Blue Cross Park, with game three scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Miles McConnell of Tampa, Florida birdied the first playoff hole and captured the 2024 Canadian Senior Men’s Golf Championship in Saugeen Shores, Ontario. McConnell and Stephen Jensen of England were tied at eight-under par 280 after 72 holes. Todd Fanning was the low Manitoban. He was one-under par 71 Sunday and finished at even par 288. Jay Doyle was 80 and finished at plus 20. Ron Cornell was 82 and plus 24.
Aaron Cockerill recorded a top 10 finish at the DP World Tour's Irish Open. The 32-year-old from Stony Mountain eagled the par five 18th hole Sunday and finished tied for ninth at two-under par 282, seven shots back of winner Rasmus Hojgaard. Cockerill, who moved up eight spots and into 39th place in the Race to Dubai rankings, earned 107,717 euros or just over $165,000 Canadian.
Canada has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. Team Canada defeated the United Kingdom 2-1 Sunday. Canada finished atop the Group D standings and advanced with Argentina to the Davis Cup's final eight. Canada won the title in 2022.