Although the racers are long gone, the buzz of last weekend’s second-annual international sno-cross event here, hosted by the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club, is still lingering. “It went very well,” enthused Daryl Begin of Badiuk Equipment, who helped organize the weekend of racing. “All the racers were impressed with the […]
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With just a few i’s to dot and t’s to cross, it looks like Junior ‘A’ hockey will hit the ice in Fort Frances for the 2001/02 season. The seven-team Superior International Junior Hockey League, including the Borderland Thunder, was unveiled Friday morning during a press conference at the Valhalla […]
In an all-Fort Frances final, Skates and Blades blanked Tagg’s 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to capture top honours at a 10-team novice tournament in Emo. Blake Wepruk put the victors up 1-0 in the first with an unassisted goal. Then after a scoreless second, Zach McCool and Cody McCool tallied […]
Kevin Webb certainly had a night to remember. Webb scored seven times, leaving him just three shy of Gib Tucker’s team record for most goals in a season, as the Muskies embarrassed the Dryden Eagles 14-0 here last night. The onslaught started less than a minute into the game as […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team suffered a tough 46-45 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action here yesterday afternoon. “It was an unbelievable game–probably the most exciting game all year. It went right down to the last second,” noted head coach Dave Ashworth. Kevin Gemmell […]
Just over 30 skaters from the Border and Emo figure skating clubs attended the 28th-annual Sunset Country Interclub Competition in Ignace on the last weekend in January. There were 218 skaters registered for the event from clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, including Atikokan, Dryden, Eagle Lake, Ear Falls, Ignace, Keewatin, […]
Cheers echoed through the arena yesterday afternoon after the Muskie girls’ hockey team nipped the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) 2-1. “They needed this win, it boosted them,” noted head coach Pat Dittaro. “The goaltending was great.” Dittaro stressed the girls learn and grow a little bit each game. […]
Tagg’s lost out in the ‘B’ quarter-finals at the Thunder Bay Kings hockey tournament last weekend. The team opened action with a tough 3-1 loss to the Nor-West Stars. Scott Bridgeman, assisted by Cody Mosbeck, netted their lone goal. Then they battled to a 2-2 tie with the Thunder Bay […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs struck gold last weekend at a ‘AA’ Squirt (Atom) tournament in Baudette, Mn. The Mustangs, who entered the championship game Sunday against Roseau with a 3-0 record, had to overcome an early deficit en route to a 7-2 victory. Roseau held a 2-0 lead […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team evidently likes playing in the annual John Piper Classic in Winnipeg, bringing home the gold medal last weekend for the second-straight year and third overall. The black-and-gold wrapped up a perfect weekend with a solid 10-2 win over St. John’s Ravenscourt in the final. “It […]
Kathie Jackson’s rink had gone to Kingston with high hopes but finished well out of the running, posting a 2-7 mark in the round-robin of the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts last week. It marked the fourth year in a row the Fort Frances foursome had failed to qualify for […]
The Emo Rockets salvaged a 3-3 tie with the Times Tigers (Fort Frances) in recent minor hockey action at the Emo arena. The Rockets had held a 3-2 lead heading into the final minute of the third period but Eric Duffy, assisted by Ben Bruyere, netted the tying goal. Andrew […]
