The Borderland Thunder have the right ingredients heading into their first set of home games this weekend–a 4-1-1 record, a taste of first place in the young Superior International Junior Hockey League, and a team that’s starting to come together. “It’ll be big. We’ve got a lot of fan support […]
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The Borderland Thunder took over first place in the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League after going undefeated on the weekend in Thunder Bay. The Thunder beat the Bulldogs 4-1 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday before the Feathermen Hawks rallied with a late goal Sunday to earn a 3-3 […]
The Muskie ‘A’ football team used a stingy defence with a dash of clutch plays to edge the Churchill Bulldogs 10-7 during the annual Homecoming game here Friday afternoon. Trailing 7-3, the turning point came on the final play of the first half when Muskie wide receiver Adam McTavish caught […]
After losing their first three NorWOSSA matches in close five-set affairs, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball finally came out on the positive side of a do-or-die game against the Kenora Broncos here yesterday. “I’m happy. We’ve been working very hard in practice,” said head coach Greg Ste. Croix, whose team […]
The draw for the final 40 berths into next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship was held last night and aired live on Channel 11. The following are the first 40 teams eligible to compete. The top 10 of the 66 additional teams on the waiting list also are included. […]
The Borderland Thunder’s first regular-season action in the Superior International Junior Hockey League last weekend in Thunder Bay featured a little bit of everything–from rebounding after a tough opening loss to a 13-player brawl. After losing 6-5 to the Bulldogs on Friday, the Thunder stormed back to beat the Wolves […]
Muskie head coach Bob Swing sounded like a road weary coach after Monday’s practice. And you can’t blame him. His team has played three-straight Fridays in Winnipeg–and all of those contests were against opponents celebrating their Homecoming game. Coming off a disappointing 27-22 loss to the River East Kodiaks, the […]
For longtime hunter Ray Coran, the opening of moose and deer season is his favourite time of year. “I like that first weekend because you get that first run,” he remarked. “They’re not spooked yet. They don’t pair up and there’s more of those gun shy ones.” “I just love […]
The Muskies were on the wrong end of a seesaw affair in Winnipeg on Friday as the River East Kodiaks came back to bite them 27-22. The black-and-gold surrendered the first score of the game after a blocked field goal attempt by Adam McTavish was recovered by River East for […]
The Borderland Thunder had a successful regular-season debut in the Superior International Junior Hockey League over the weekend, winning two of three games in Thunder Bay. After dropping a narrow 6-5 decision to the Thunder Bay Bulldogs (1-1) on Friday, the Thunder (2-1) beat the Thunder Bay Wolves 6-1 on […]
The Muskie ‘B’ football team came close to winning their first game of the season yesterday, falling 12-6 to the host International Falls Broncos. The Bees (0-3) hung in tough until the last few minutes of the game when their drive for the game-tying touchdown only got as far as […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team enter their second season of existence, and their first as an official high school sport, with tryouts this week. The team had hammered out the details of forming a NorWOSSA league with Dryden, Kenora, and possibly Sioux Lookout at the end of last season. In […]
