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The Bombers took their fourth loss in their past six games Friday night on the road, dropping a 6-3 decision to division rivals Melfort.

After an early, heavy helping of fall snow, the Flin Flon Ski Club plans to officially kick off the season with its annual open house Nov. 27.

Hapnot’s Kings and Kweens will add two new banners to the crowded walls of the school gym. Both the school’s senior squads won Zone 11 volleyball championships last weekend and will play in provincials next month.

In a rare Sunday matinee on the road, the Bombers tamed the Humboldt Broncos in a 4-1 victory.

One point, but not two - the Bombers took the top team in the SJHL to overtime Saturday but ultimately lost 4-3.

The Bombers threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Battlefords North Stars Friday night, but the top team in the country stood tall, beating Flin Flon 5-2.

Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan’s newest junior hockey team is on the ice. After years of planning and with a long list of regional talent on board, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Selects have arrived.

Hapnot’s junior varsity Kweens volleyball team brought another Zone 11 title banner back home with them last weekend, coming first and moving on to provincials.

Flin Flon got back in the win column Tuesday night, handing division rivals Nipawin a 4-1 loss.

Wyatt Stinton will soon be on his way to the Canada Winter Games. The Channing native and Flin Flon Minor Hockey product was named to the boys’ U16 hockey team representing Manitoba at this winter’s Canada Winter Games Nov. 9.