Local Sports

Brenden Newton certainly did not look like a rookie making his first SJHL playoff start.

Those who complain that today’s young people don’t know the meaning of hard work should spend a little time with Indra Wood and Mackenzie McIntyre.

Student athletes from across northern Manitoba converged in Cranberry Portage on March 2, 3 and 4 for the 42nd Annual Frontier School Division Games.

USW Local 7106 donated new duffel bags to members of the Flin Flon Aqua Doves. Each bag features an embroidered Aqua Doves logo, the name of the swimmer and the USW logo.

Junior high basketball wrapped up its season on March 7 with a game between the Ruth Betts Royals and École McIsaac School’s team No. 1. The Royals claimed the title of city champions.

Brandon Switzer chose to start his junior career in Alberta, but he is certainly pleased that a trade brought him to the Flin Flon Bombers to finish it.

Former Flin Flon Bomber Austin Evans is loving the atmosphere of college hockey at Norwich University.

With vibrant costumes, impressive spins and jumps, and a diverse array of dance-worthy tunes, the Flin Flon Skating Club’s annual spring show offered lots of entertainment.

A team of players from Flin Flon and The Pas is Manitoba’s top rural Bantam A hockey club. The Huskies won the Bantam A Provincials in Elkhorn, Manitoba, on Sunday, March 6.

Sydney Wesner and Alissa Leslie from Cranberry Portage Elementary School and Kala Abrahamson from Ruth Betts Community School (front, from left) were among the mini midget skiers getting ready to race at the Flin Flon Ski Club last Wednesday.