The draw for the final 40 berths in the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will take place Oct. 3, with some changes being made this year. A “double dip” has been introduced where both members of an angling duo now will be allowed to enter the draw as two […]
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Team confidence is high as the Borderland Thunder get ready for their first season in the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League later this month. And why not? The Thunder racked up a 5-0 record to capture top honours in the SIJHL’s “showcase” pre-season tourney in Thunder Bay last weekend. […]
The Muskie ‘A’ football team took it on the chin Friday, losing 37-0 to the Oak Park Raiders, the defending Winnipeg High School Football League champions. The Raiders jumped on the scoreboard late in the first quarter after running back a pair of interceptions for touchdowns. They added 20 points […]
The Borderland Thunder certainly have gotten their inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League season off to a great start. The Thunder posted comeback victories in each of their five games to capture first place at the SIJHL’s “showcase” pre-season tournament in Thunder over the weekend. After trailing 3-2 with eight […]
The Borderland Thunder won their first game ever, beating the Feathermen Hawks (Thunder Bay) 7-4 in the opener of the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s pre-season tournament this morning in Thunder Bay. Thunder head coach Wayne Strachan was pleased how his team picked up its confidence after trailing 1-0 in […]
Glen Mills, the associate club pro at Kitchen Creek, carded a seven-over 151 after two rounds of the Ping Canadian Golfers’ Association assistants’ championship in Orillia. He sat in an eight-way tie for 42nd place heading into today’s final round, which teed off this morning at the Hawk Ridge Golf […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League has decided to go ahead with its inaugural “showcase” tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend–complete with its two U.S.-based teams. There had been some doubt within the camps of the Iron Range Yellow Jackets (Grand Rapids, Mn.) and the Northwest Wisconsin Knights (Spooner) about […]
As the Borderland Thunder prepare to hit the ice in a pre-season tournament this weekend in Thunder Bay against other Superior International Junior Hoc-key League squads, team officials and ticket sellers are seeing interest starting to build. But whether that interest will translate into dollar signs for the Couchiching First […]
The Borderland Thunder have been practising regularly at the Ice for Kids Arena in preparation for their first on-ice competition–a pre-season tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend. All seven Superior International Junior Hockey League teams will compete in the round-robin event. The Thunder will play two games on Friday and […]
The Muskies made their first Winnipeg High School Football League game a memorable one, edging the Kelvin Clippers 10-7 in cool, wet conditions here Friday afternoon. After thwarting Kelvin’s offence for much of the second half, Muskie Kevin Gemmell iced the victory by intercepting Clipper quarterback Luke Kennerd’s first-down pass […]
For most area golfers, the true sign of summer’s end is the Kitchen Creek club championships, which are being held there this weekend. “I think everyone gets that feeling of closure [with the club championships],” noted longtime local golfer Freddie Beck. “It’s the last hurrah and once that’s done, then […]
It was another great evening as the Rendezvous Yacht Club wrapped up its Wednesday night fall series. With a strong 20-knot wind, Colin Hewitt pulled out another first-place finish aboard his Tanzer 22, “Ariba.” Close behind was Todd Hamilton, also in a Tanzer 22, “Through.” Jack Bartlett sailed an excellent […]
