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Well, this one didn’t go as the Flin Flon Bombers drew it up. The Bombers, less than one week after putting up 10 on the Battlefords North Stars, gave up 10 at Mel Hegland Uniplex in La Ronge Friday night, losing 10-5 on the road.

Grab your twig, strap your boots on and leave those skates at home - the next edition of a Flin Flon holiday hockey tradition takes place this weekend. The Shayne Pearson Memorial Bunk Hockey Tournament is back Dec.

Nobody could have expected this final score - the Flin Flon Bombers, facing the league-leading Battlefords North Stars on the road, beat the ever-loving snot out of them Saturday night.

What the powerplay giveth, the powerplay can taketh away. The Flin Flon Bombers found that out the hard way Friday night, losing a close one to the top-seed Battlefords North Stars on a late powerplay goal.

Some late-game heroics and a career-best game from a rookie drove the Bombers to a 5-4 win over Humboldt Thursday night.

During Jaeden Mercier’s hockey career, the Flin Flon Bomber rookie has proven he can step up his game. Each season for the past few years, the Saskatoon product has moved up a level. In 2016-2017, Mercier played bantam AA hockey.

Flin Flon Bombers past and present may soon get a chance to meet up in their old stamping grounds. An alumni weekend is in the works for the team, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 21-22, 2020.

The first boys’ basketball tournament of the year is in the books, and while an area school didn’t claim the top spot on the podium, the Creighton senior Kodiaks came pretty close.

It’s time for Hunter Lee to cram another major medal in the family trophy chest. The 20-year-old Flin Flon wrestler earned a podium finish at the Canadian Wrestling Trials in Niagara, Ont. Dec. 5-7, coming home with a bronze medal.

Big goals, big hits and a big win were on the menu for the Flin Flon Bombers at home Saturday night, beating the Nipawin Hawks 5-3.