The Ice Box Days Open bonspiel will return to the Fort Frances Curling Club tomorrow for an eighth year with its biggest field yet. Some 36 rinks will compete, including 19 rinks from the district. “This is the first time the number of [rinks] have been over 30. It’s grown […]
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Fort Frances minor hockey had its chance to shine under the national spotlight Saturday. And while that spotlight barely lasted a minute, parents and coaches alike gave the afternoon a hearty thumbs up. “It’s a totally worthwhile event for the community,” said hockey parent Rick Chambers. “The kids will get […]
Steven Boileau (boys’ under 13), Steve Krag and Megan Canfield (under 17), and Richard Allan and Sarah Noonan (under 19) all will represent Northwestern Ontario at the Games coming up March 14-15 in Guelph. Three of the five also are ranked provincially by Squash Ontario. Noonan is ninth, Richard Allan […]
For the first time in almost to three years, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lost a NorWOSSA regular-season game. It happened here yesterday afternoon when the Dryden Eagles battled back from an early deficit to soar past the black-and-gold 51-44. “We just didn’t adjust well to what they threw […]
Despite the temporary addition of three Tagg’s Bantam ‘AA’ players in their lineup, the Muskie boys’ hockey team dropped a 5-1 exhibition game to the Baudette Bears here last night. Tagg’s centre Jamie Davis netted the black-and-gold’s lone goal off a drive from the face-off circle in the second period […]
Fort Frances made a solid impression at an Atom ‘A’ hockey tournament in Dryden last weekend, with the ‘A’ final being an all-local affair. The Fireman Flames wound up beating Gillons’ 3-1 to claim the crown by going 6-0. Faron Morrisseau and Irv Lockman led the team with seven points […]
Third time may be the charm for Bryan Bonot’s Stratton rink to finally grab top honours at the Northern Ontario senior men’s playdowns, which get underway tomorrow in North Bay. Perhaps, but you wouldn’t know it by asking the 53-year-old skip, who, in his usual best deadpan voice, isn’t letting […]
A late entry almost pulled off the big upset at the district ladies’ playdowns in Terrace Bay last weekend. With Tara George (Fort William) having already nailed down the first berth to the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts later this month in Thunder Bay, Angela Lee of Stratton squared off […]
Any rust the Borderland Thunder may have developed over the Christmas holidays certainly was shaken off with their rescheduled game against the Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves on Sunday afternoon in Atikokan. But after playing well late to pull out a 5-0 win, leaving the team just two points behind the […]
When Darren Lowes got a call Saturday morning that 12 trailers, including his own, were sinking into Big Detroit Lake near Detroit Lakes, Mn., he didn’t believe it. The Rainy River man was still in shock when he arrived at the lake and saw thousands of dollars worth of his […]
Assistant coach Ken Christiansen had envisioned some tough games ahead for the Muskie boys’ hockey team at the Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg. Unfortunately, he was right on the money. The black-and-gold went 0-4 to finish in fifth-place in their five-team pool and out of the medal round. “We knew […]
The Borderland Thunder faced a rejuvenated Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves team Sunday in Atikokan but the result was the same: a 5-0 win. The Thunder (14-7-7) now are just two points behind the first-place Dryden Ice Dogs in the Superior International Junior Hockey League standings, and with a game in […]
