The next “Ironman” triathlon in Penticton, B.C. isn’t until August but Cathy Kowal, a local First Nations police officer, is still training for what she’s called “the challenge of her life.” “My endurance hasn’t changed much yet. My swimming has gotten a bit better,” she noted recently. “But I’m really […]
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Vicki Stinson is looking to continue the tradition of young coaches at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy. The first challenge came Sunday at initial rhythmic gymnastics class. Stinson, who one week earlier had completed her Level 1 coaching certification in Winnipeg, had the task of introducing the basics to newcomers […]
The largest crowd of the season packed into the Ice for Kids Arena last night to watch the Borderland Thunder hang on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs. The Thunder, now unbeaten in their last 13 games, pulled to within one point of the front-running Ice […]
Chances are tonight’s game between the Borderland Thunder and visiting Dryden Ice Dogs will go down to the wire—again. But that’s nothing new for these teams as they face off at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids arena. Each team has won one, and tied the other two, in […]
For only the third time in 18 years, the Fort Frances team lost the annual “Snowshoe Challenge” to International Falls as part of Ice Box Days festivities Friday evening across the river at Smokey Bear Park. “We took home the trophy, took it south,” Falls Mayor Harry Swendsen boasted Monday […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team saw a potential win turn into a heartbreaker here Friday night as they lost 3-2 in overtime to the visiting Kenora Broncos. The boys (1-6-1) missed a chance to gain on the fourth-place Sioux Lookout Warriors, who hold a one-point advantage over the Muskies in […]
It’s 12 and counting for the streaking Borderland Thunder. The Thunder erupted for four goals in the second period here Friday night en route to a 6-1 win over the KC Bulldogs (Thunder Bay), who had been on a streak of their own. But the team remains in second place […]
Lorne Jackson (Fort Frances) improved to 2-1 record at the 16-rink Northwestern Ontario men’s playdowns in Atikokan. He beat Jeff Zechner (Nipigon) 9-4 in this afternoon’s sixth draw. If Jackson can win his game tonight versus John Salo (Fort William), he will advance to the double-knockout round. Jackson, whose rink […]
A run at a NorWOSSA playoff spot begins tonight as the cellar-dwelling Muskie boys’ hockey team host the Beaver Brae Broncos in hopes of avoiding the program’s first-ever last-place finish. Since the inception of the present playoff system in 1986, which sees four of five teams qualify for the post-season, […]
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team will get their chance to shine this weekend as their annual 12-team invitational tournament gets underway here tomorrow morning. Other teams competing here include the Red Lake Rockets, Kenora Thistles, Ignace Sharks, Dryden Apollos, Atikokan Flyers, and six Thunder Bay teams […]
Five Aquanauts are heading to a swim meet in Regina, Sask. on Jan. 25-26 in hopes of qualifying for Junior Provincial Championships in Brantford, Ont. in early March. The five are Boyd Badiuk, Heather and Rachel Dutton, Alyssa Holliday, and Karli McKinnon. They and the rest of the Aquanauts also […]
It was anything but a happy ending in Bryan Bonot’s quest for the provincial senior men’s curling title last week at the Granite Club in North Bay. The Stratton-based rink, including third Terry Lee, second Ron Martinuk, and lead Ted Stewart, finished last with a 1-4 record in the six-team […]
