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Position: Defence Shoots: Right Height: 6’ Weight: 192 Birth Date: July 18, 1996 Hometown: Cedarburg WI achievement:State championship aspirations:Win a national championship, Div 1 scholarship Favourite NHL team/player: Chicago Blackhawks / Duncan K

Five Flin Flon Aqua Jets have been waiting nearly a year for this weekend’s provincial swimming competition in Winnipeg.

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Position: Goalie Shoots: Left Height: 6’2” Weight: 180 Birth Date: January 13, 1996 Hometown: Calgary AB achievement:Minor Hockey Week champs 2011 with CCMI aspirations:Play college hockey hobbies: Golf, video games Favourite NHL team/player: Anaheim

Power Rankings for the week ended Feb. 23: 1. Melfort Mustangs (37-7-3-6): Missed a chance to clinch first overall on the weekend. 2. Kindersley Klippers (36-11-3-3): Not likely to get the first seed, but still playing like it’s attainable. 3.

The Flin Flon Bombers picked up a pair of road wins over the weekend, keeping pace with the Nipawin Hawks and Notre Dame Hounds, who also won both their games.

After concern the 83rd Annual Flin Flon Ladies’ Bonspiel might be cancelled due to a lack of participation, organizers were pleased to announce the event will “definitely be on” this coming weekend.

Kelly Oswald Reporter The Hapnot Collegiate boys’ and girls’ JV basketball teams will host teams from The Pas, Cross Lake and Thompson this weekend.

After raising the spectre of folding last month, the Weyburn Red Wings appear to be in a healthier position. Red Wings president Larry Tribiger tells the Regina Leader-Post that it’s unlikely the venerable franchise will pack it in any time soon.

Cold temperatures cancelled the Sask Cup provincial ski races in Flin Flon last weekend, but that didn’t halt all of the competition. What was originally going to be a two-day competition turned into a one-day event Feb.