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Now that most Toronto Maple Leaf fans have come down from their emotional high due to the shocking news that "Canada's Team" has hired the most sought after coach in the NHL, Mike Babcock, for a record $50 million over eight years, including a health

Oil Caps trade activity; Captain Williams heading to Red Deer College With the Portage Terriers capturing the Royal Bank Cup National Championship on home ice on May 17, the slate has been wiped clean as an offi cial end to the 2014-15 season is now

It should be quite a summer for area diamond spectators with two local teams competing in the South West Baseball League. Virden rejoins the Senior AA loop after an eight-year absence.

A quartet of area players helped power the Portage Terriers to a national Junior A hockey championship.

The Virden Oil Capitals are pleased to announce that graduating defenseman, Owen Solecki, has committed to play for the Keyano College Huskies hockey program next season.

The Virden Oilers have already begun their SWBL baseball season with a game in Souris this past Wednesday versus the Cardinals ,with their next game going tonight in Elkhorn against the Expos.

Elkhorn’s Layne Toder was kind of in disbelief when he learned he was drafted by the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen.

For nine years, Oilers were disbanded. They had no home diamond to play on after changes were made in 2006, to Virden’s sports field to accommodate the new recreation facility.

The Virden Oilers baseball season is right around the corner and after an eight-year hiatus, the boys of summer will be back on the field, carrying on the strong baseball tradition this town has earned over the years.

Over 300 people joined the Virden Oil Capitals for their annual Year-End Awards Banquet on March 5, in Sunrise Credit Union banquet hall. The event was hosted by FoxTail Hauling.