Local Sports

The 20th-annual Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Tribal Days hockey tournament at the Thompson Regional Community Centre March 6-8 saw the Tataskweyak Blues take the senior division championship with a 7-6 victory over the York Landing Smurfs, while the

The Thompson Tumblers Gymnastics Club attended their second invitational Meet of the season Feb. 28-March 1. Twelve gymnasts ranging in age from eight to 16 and levels JO1-JO4 competed at the Keystone Kips Classic in Winnipeg.

On Feb. 22 Thompson hosted its third-annual Wayne Zahayko Memorial pre-novice tournament. There were seven teams from out of town, including communities such as Cross Lake, Norway House, Grand Rapids, Flin Flon and The Pas.

The Thompson Tumblers Gymnastics Club competed in their first competition of the year this Feb. 21-22 in Winnipeg. They participated in Springers Royal Classic at Springers Gymnastics Club.

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s girls’ curling team won one B-side game at the high school curling provincials in Beausejour Feb. 20-22. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 10.8px; font: 10.

Mike Krentz, finance executive for the 2018 Manitoba Games, left, presents Greg Long of the Thompson Minor Hockey Association, right, with a cheque for $7,500 from the 2018 games surplus fund. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior boys’ basketball team won two of three games to capture third place at the Transcona Titans Classic tournament in Winnipeg Feb. 21-22.

Two teams from Norway House and one from Wabowden were among the six cup winners at the 50th-annual Munn Cup in Thompson Feb. 14-16.

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s girls’ curling team skip Brooke Graham was announced as the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association rural high school athlete of the week Feb. 19.

Tiffany Paul of Helen Betty Osborne Education Ininiw Resource Centre (HBO) in Norway House was announced as the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association rural high school athlete of the week Feb. 12.