Local Sports

The Paperworks Pounders took the Flin Flon ball diamonds by storm this past weekend. The team travelled from The Pas and won first place in the A side final over Pitches Be Crazy, from Flin Flon.

Maroon and White fans will miss a hometown favourite this season as the Flin Flon Bombers have traded Dillan McCombie to the AJHL.

Children will have more ways to burn off their energy as Ecole McIsaac School’s playground receives a $30,000 upgrade.

Blasting is well underway to improve the local ski trails. Workers have blasted out rock on Boundary Trail as well as Korotash Hill to create gradual hills rather than the steep inclines that were present.

At first glance golf seems like it should be an easy sport to figure out. Grab a club, grab a tee (if you’re really serious), grab a golf ball and you’re good to go. Wrong. There is way more to golf than you would first think.

One former Flin Flon Bomber captain is one step closer to the NHL. Michael Young was recently invited to the San Jose Sharks’ development camp. The Chestermere, Alta., native joins former Notre Dame Hound Rylan Schwartz at this week’s camp.

Darcy Salamondra earned more than one title as this year’s Million Dollar Hole In One winner. Salamondra is the first repeat winner in the event’s history.

Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors is reminding Manitobans to prepare for exposure to heat and ultraviolet rays from the sun.

The Flin Flon Bombers will open the 2014-15 regular season with a match up against the Nipawin Hawks. The Maroon and White will welcome the Hawks to the Whitney Forum on Sept. 19 for their Home Opener.

Fast footwork and upper body control were two of the elements spectators were able to see during last week’s Team Manitoba badminton games.