Local Sports

Former Virden resident will be inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame

Nashville Predators are off to the Stanley Cup finals

Beautiful weather accompanied Oak Lake Community School’s track and field day on May 18. Young athletes, grades five to eight, revealed their sporting abilities.

Boys Mosquito R team, ages 11 and under play Killarney, May 9, at Virden. Luke P. pitcher for Mosquito R.

Virden Breakfast Club held their 2016/17 season from Oct.-Apr. on Tuesday and Thursday early mornings. Children, ages 6-18, from all walks of life, worked on hockey skills and then enjoyed a warm breakfast before heading off to school.

Skate Canada Manitoba held a High Performance Figure Skating Clinic on May 5-6 at the Tundra Oil & Gas Place arena. Two teams, the High Performance Team with 14 athletes, and the Developmental Team with 21 athletes attended the clinic.

Jake Poole

Elkhorn’s Taylor Sanheim is competing for a national championship

IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championships are underway in Paris

The first five years: Reflect and expect