Muskie football standout Adam McTavish has earned a berth on Team Canada at the Global Junior Championship VI, which will be held during Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans. And just like the game of football itself, the process of making the squad was quick and hard-hitting. “I got the […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team is off to Winnipeg to defend their consolation at the annual Tournament of Champions, which runs Thursday through Sunday. The defending ‘A/AA’ all-Ontario champs are the only team from NorWOSSA that will compete in the 10-team, two-pool tourney. Also playing will be seven Manitoba-based schools […]
“Hockey Day in Canada” definitely is coming to Fort Frances this Saturday, a CBC spokeswoman said Monday morning. “It’s absolutely going ahead in Fort Frances as planned,” said Ruth-Ellen Soles. Earlier this month, CBC had said the broadcast might not include Fort Frances due to a three-week strike by technicians. […]
The Borderland Thunder are relishing a three-week break between action after an up-and-down stretch of 27 games to start their inaugural Superior Inter-national Junior Hockey League season. “It’ll be a welcome break, especially after we’ve played 27 games in this four-month stretch,” said Thunder defenceman Jay Phillips. “After that, we’ll […]
“Hockey Day in Canada” definitely will air Jan. 5 on CBC but it still isn’t clear Thursday whether Fort Frances would be part of the broadcast. The broadcast had been threatened by a technicians’ strike at CBC, but a tentative deal reached last Friday afternoon appears to have saved the […]
The head coach of the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball doesn’t know which is worse—the fact his defending NWOSSAA championship team had started 0-3 or that he predicted it. “I think I was quite accurate,” Rick Wiedenhoeft said. “I’ve got a very green team. Very few of them have played at […]
The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club is on the right track to develop three trail systems—at Eighth Street, Rocky Inlet Road, and Reef Point Road—thanks to recent public, municipal, and possible provincial support. “The support has been excellent,” said vice-president Dr. Pierre Mikhail, noting the club has just over 60 […]
The Borderland Thunder swept the Thunder Bay Wolves 8-3 and 7-0 over the weekend here to extend their unbeaten streak to eight games. The wins also vaulted the Thunder into second place of the Superior International Junior Hockey League standings heading into the Christmas break. “They did a good job […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team improved to 3-0 in NorWOSSA play after a 51-42 win over the host Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold are the defending NWOSSAA champions. But it’s been a different story for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team so far this season. The defending NWOSSAA […]
Borderland Thunder goalie Rob Hrabec yesterday was named defensive player-of-the-week by the Superior International Junior Hockey League—his second such award in three weeks. Hrabec led the Thunder to a 1-0-2 record against the Dryden Ice Dogs and Feathermen Hawks. The Kenora ‘AAA’ Stars product is unbeaten (3-0-2) since being traded […]
The Sunset Country Snowmobile Club attended to some administrative matters at its general meeting here Tuesday night—and for the most part, its executives are optimistic about this season. “There was interesting discussions,” SCSC president Rick Socholotuk said yesterday. “There were ideas that were brought up that will be brought up […]
After earning a crucial four out of six points last week against the top two teams in the Superior International Junior Hockey League, the Borderland Thunder look to continue their strong play this weekend. Head coach Wayne Strachan said his team’s performance against Dryden (a 5-5 tie) and the Feathermen […]
