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Elkhorn’s Bowles brothers are not just impact players on the ice. Older brother Jason and twins Shawn and Bradley are also keys on the diamond for the Elkhorn Expos. The team is off to a 1-1 start this South West Baseball League season as of May 27.

For Virden’s Terrance Vodon, it was the people who made his second rodeo season at Alberta’s Lakeland College so memorable.

From Virden Oil Capitals to Edmonton Oilers

It did not take long for Virden’s Wyatt Kalynuk to adjust to the level of NCAA Division I college hockey. In his first season at the University of Wisconsin, the son of Randy and Leanna Kalynuk was named All-Big Ten Honourable Mention.

“We’ve been coming to Virden on and off for our entire nine years, it’s one of our favourite stops.

Virden Oilers player/coach Des Koop has certainly had a huge impact on senior baseball in his hometown.

Provincial title

An Oil Slick

An Oil Slick

Friends delivered some exciting news to Braeden Lewis and Grady Lane last week. Each Virden student-athlete learned from a buddy on May 3 that he was selected in the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.