Kelly Neilson of Stratton will be bidding for a provincial berth when the junior ladies’ district playdowns go Thursday through Saturday in Balmertown—one week after fellow club member Trevor Bonot finished sixth at the junior men’s showdown last weekend in Thunder Bay. Neilson’s rink, featuring third Amber Sheloff, second Amy […]
Local Sports
The Aquanauts made their annual trip north for the annual Kenora Sharks’ invitational meet over the weekend, where eight of the 15 competitive ‘A’ swimmers made qualifying times for a special invitational meet at the end of the month. Heather Dutton qualified for six events in the over-15 division while […]
In recent PeeWee action at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, the host Predators earned a 3-0 win over the Lions (Fort Frances). Tyson Quibell (two) and TJ Roen tallied the goals. Travis Showalter and Rylee Caul added assists. Then against Esso (Fort Frances), the Predators led 3-2 with about three […]
It’s been eight months since the Muskies celebrated their ‘A/AA’ OFSAA gold medal on the ice at the Burlington Central Arena, capping off a stellar 38-2-1 season. But as the team began defence of their provincial crown last night in Kenora, something appears to missing—like 80 percent of their roster […]
Hat tricks were a reoccurring theme for the local ‘AA’ travelling hockey teams as they continue to post strong results in exhibition action against out-of-town teams. The Taggs Bantams downed the Steinbach Millers 5-3 there Friday night. Captain Jamie Davis led the way with a hat trick, with Tyler Pocock […]
Ten elementary schools will vie for top honours at the annual Region 1 Bantam volleyball championships this Saturday at Fort Frances High School. But more importantly, the weekend will be another indication of how much interest the sport has generated among grade seven/eight students. “We’ve seen a tremendous improvement and […]
Improving on-ice play is the priority at the Borderland Thunder’s practices this week as they prepare to host the Thunder Bay Wolves on Sunday. But as the Thunder languish in a seven-game winless skid, talk of roster movement is weighing heavy on the minds of team officials. “I think we […]
It looked like the Borderland Thunder were well on their way to snapping a six-game winless streak Saturday night against the visiting Iron Range Yellow Jackets. With a 4-2 lead and a five-minute power play with nine minutes to play, it was all mathematical, right? Well, not exactly. The Yellow […]
The Trevor Bonot rink of Stratton finished in sixth place with a 3-4 record at the junior men’s district playdowns at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay. Bonot, along with third Adam Bolen, second Brendan Loney, and lead Matt Neilson, wrapped up play Saturday on a positive note […]
The Trevor Bonot rink of Stratton earned their first win at the junior men’s district playdowns at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay. After losing their first two games yesterday, Bonot got on the winning track this morning with a convincing 11-5 win over Greg Doran (Port Arthur). […]
Weeks of practising and preparations all come to a head for young figure skaters here as the Borderland Skating Club hosts the Sunset Country regional testing today through Sunday. Skaters in the junior, primary senior, black intermediate, and gold high skill level will test in one of three categories (dance, […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will see their first on-ice action of the season at the annual “Scrimmagefest” in Warroad on Friday and Saturday. About 20 Minnesota high school squads will join the Muskies for the weekend used by coaching staffs to make their final cuts before their respective league […]
