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It took until their 26th game but the Norman Northstars ensured they would not go winless at home in the 2019 portion of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League season with a convincing 6-1 win over the Kenora Thistles Dec. 8.

Former King Miner and bantam AAA Norman Wolves player Carter Anderson of Thompson hasn’t played as many midget prep Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) games for Winnipeg’s Rink Hockey Academy (RHA) this year as he would have liked, due to an

The Norman Northstars continued to search fruitlessly for their first win of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League season at home Nov. 30-Dec.

The top two teams in the Keystone Junior Hockey League faced off in Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Nov. 30-Dec. 1, splitting the back-to-back series.

Thompson-raised Jennifer Saunders, whose 24 national women’s singles and doubles racquetball championships are the most by any Canadian athlete, announced Dec. 2 that she is retiring from competition.

The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) Flames ascended into second place in the Keystone Junior Hockey League standings with a pair of wins over the Cross Lake Islanders in Thompson and Nelson House Nov. 22-23.

A pair of Thompson athletes were officially announced Nov. 22 as members of the Special Olympics Manitoba 2020 provincial team that will be competing in the Special Olympics Canada National Winter Games in Thunder Bay, Ont. Feb. 25-29.

The Norman Northstars were 20 minutes away from their first win of the season Nov. 17 at home against the Southwest Cougars but gave up four straight goals in the third period and fell 6-5.

Having nearly four weeks off since their last game didn’t dull the skills of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) Flames, as they trounced the Norway House North Stars in Thompson and Nelson House Nov. 15-16.

The Norman Northstars earned their first point of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League season during a home game in The Pas Nov. 9, dropping a 5-4 overtime decision to the Parkland Rangers.