Local Sports

Former Norman Northstar Brent Wilson is on the move again in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, involved in a four-player swap between the OCN Blizzard, where Wilson spent most of last season, and the Steinbach Pistons, formerly the Beausejour Blades

The Thompson Regional Community Centre has a new sign at its entrance, put in place June 30.

Kids and counsellors took advantage of fine weather to play at the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre's parks camp at Eastwood Park. The free program provides sports equipment for kids to use under the supervision of camp counsellors.

Angela Bakos-Shier was the winner of the first Thompson Boys and Girls Club Doug's Source for Sports half-marathon July 5, finishing the nearly 22-kilometre course in 1:31:10, more than two minutes faster than second-place finisher Craig Finlay, the

Two members of the Thompson Northern Torpedoes swim club competed at Swim Manitoba's 2009 long course junior and 10-and-under provincial championships June 19-21.

The Thompson Junior Soccer Association is sending a select squad to an out-of-town tournament for the first time in four years later this summer, says association president Earl Kuldys.

Eric Vickman shot a two-round total of 155, including a tournament-best 76 on the first day, as he won the E.T. Blades championship flight at the 40th-annual men's open golf tournament June 26-28 at the Thompson Golf Club.

On Monday, June 8 the peewee A Thompson King Miners were invited to City Hall to receive the special City of Thompson Bronze Medallion presented by Mayor Tim Johnston.

Norman Northstar Cory Nygaard is one of four goalies chosen to attend the July 8-12 Hockey Manitoba Program of Excellence summer camp to compete for a spot on the male under-17 Team West.

The Thompson Lacrosse Association wrapped up its 2009 season with a banquet at the Royal Canadian Legion.