Local Sports

Karen McKinnon and Brynn MCGrath on #7 green at Virden Wellview golf course. Karen McKinnon made a hole in one on Sept.1; witnessed by Brynn McGrath , Reed McGrath and Glen McKinnon.

Kim’s Total Body Fitness 24hr Facility will open on Nov. 1 in Oak Lake at 204 Aspen Street West (formerly Andrew Agencies).

All players, coaches and fans are naturally fully behind the CFL's recent push for player safety, protecting the players at all costs, in particular the head shots.

The Virden Golden Bears (Rural Manitoba Football League) played Parkwest Friday, Sept. 8 in Virden. It was a great back and forth game, losing by one point 21 to 20. The Golden Bears next home game will be Sept. 29 against Dauphin.

Local competitors score high

Virden’s Richie Joynt at Manitoba Trapshooting Championships

Friday evening, Sept. 8 the University of Manitoba Bisons women’s hockey team was fast and persistent against the University of Regina Cougars, to win 2 to 1 at Virden’s Tundra Oil & Gas Place arena.

The women’s hockey teams played a hard and fast hockey game, with Regina Rebels winning 4 to 1 against the Westman Wildcats on Friday afternoon, Sept. 8 at the Tundra Oil & Gas Place arena.

The Fort La Bosse Classical Arms Gun Club will hold their Annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot on Sunday, Sept. 24 with registration at 9:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Fort La Bosse Wildlife Outdoor Range.

Oil Caps put young talent on show in exhibition season