Local Sports

Thompson’s Bryce Taite, a student at R.D. Parker Collegiate, has been selected to represent Manitoba in under-16 volleyball at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) this July in Halifax.

Murray Kissick, co-chair of the 2018 Manitoba Games committee, presented a $7,500 cheque to Skate Thompson at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Jan. 30.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px Helvetica} Skate Thompson hosted the 2020 Skate Canada Manitoba Norman Regional STARSkate Competition and Funskate on Jan. 24-25.

A week after experiencing back-to-back losses for the first time this season on a road trip to Peguis, the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) Flames were back on home ice for a pair of games in Nelson House Jan.

Albert Sinclair of the Norman Northstars was named the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League’s player of the week Jan. 28 after scoring 12 points in three games to help his team earn their second, third and fourth wins of the season Jan. 24-26.

Team had won only one of 36 games before last weekend

A mini documentary showcasing Thompson's Brooke Graham, who is on her way to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championships.

The Thompson Minor Hockey Association and the Thompson Tigers held an all-girls hockey weekend with an Esso Fun Day session from Jan. 24-26 at the Thompson Regional Community Centre.

Indigenous-inspired logos designed for the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets and the AHL’s Manitoba Moose by a member of Pimicikamak Cree Nation were worn during games for the first time Jan. 17-18.

The Norman Northstars played the Eastman Selects in a Thompson doubleheader Jan. 18-19. The Selects won both games, 8-2 on Saturday and 3-1 on Sunday. The Northstars played with valour, but continue their quest for more wins.