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He's back. After a cancer scare over the holidays and a suspension, Bomber forward Matt Egan will be back on the ice for Hockey Night in the North Friday night.

The Hapnot curling Kweens are heading to provincials after successfully defending their Zone 11 title in The Pas last weekend.

Another one just like the other one - the Bombers erased any doubts against the Stars Saturday night, beating the Battlefords 4-2 and earning two straight wins over their closest rivals.

Nice win streak you got there, Battlefords. Be a shame if someone ended it. Flin Flon did just that in a clash of the titans Friday night, beating the Stars in a 5-4 game-of-the-year contender.

Last fall, Flin Flonner Robert Kirschman was given some of the worst health news someone can get - cancer diagnosis, stage four. He's fighting back by training for a triathlon later this year and seeking to raise money to help others.

Hapnot’s senior Kings won the school’s Kopper Crown Classic tournament last weekend, while a former Kween’s new squad took the gold over this year’s Kweens team.

Three straight wins - the Bombers are back on a winning streak, defeating Yorkton 4-0 at home.

It took a shootout to do it, but the Bombers picked up a big win over Yorkton Saturday, finding two points in a 3-2 win.

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Selects opened 2024 with a quartet of wins against lower-ranked teams, aiming to jump over a pair of foes to climb up the standings.

The Bombers got back in the win column Wednesday, giving Nipawin a 4-1 hiding.