The local MEC Bulldogs blanked Kroppy’s Hawks (Kenora) 6-0 to win the ‘B’ consolation final at a 12-team tournament in Keewatin last weekend. Brent Lindberg paced the Bulldogs with a hat trick while Kevin Bobczynski, Alex Wepruk, and Ghislain Godin added singles. Aaron Kadikoff earned the shutout in goal. MEC […]
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Kyle Turgeon’s second goal of the game with 2:27 to go lifted Skates & Blades to a 2-1 victory over Food Town Fury in the ‘A’ final of a 12-team Tom Thumb tournament here Sunday afternoon. Matt DePeiro had given the Fury a 1-0 lead with 6:35 left in the […]
The Border Figure Skating Club’s precision team (aged 11-14) won the gold medal Saturday at the eighth-annual Crocus synchronized skating competition in Winnipeg. The squad defeated the Tiger Hill and Hazelridge teams from Manitoba. The team includes Kate Basaraba, Monique Bekesi, Rilee Blasky, Paige Chambers, Jenna Cousineau, Julia Florek, Sasha […]
Jared Catholique-Bruyere won the bronze medal in the under 74-kg division in judo at the Ontario Winter Games in Sault Ste. Marie last week. Catholique-Bruyere, 13, one of the top judokas in the region, won one match against two losses. He beat Chris Weatherby (Northern team) but then lost to […]
In a light week on the Emo minor hockey circuit, Emo Gillons’ stopped the visiting Kentucky Colonels (Fort Frances) 4-1 in PeeWee action. Tied 1-1 after one, Gillons’ scored once in the second and then iced the game with two third-period markers. Craig McTavish, Scott Galusha, Matt Redford, and Jamie […]
Former Muskie Rustyn Dolyny backhanded a rebound at 7:11 of the second period Saturday to help the Michigan State Spartans capture the CCHA championship with a 6-0 romp over Nebraska-Omaha. It was Dolyny’s second goal in as many nights as the Spartans won their second CCHA title in three years. […]
The Muskies exploded for three goals in the third period en route to a 6-3 victory this morning against the Regiopolis-Notre Dame Panthers in their first game at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury. The Panthers jumped on the scoreboard first just over a minute into the game when Adam Deszpoth beat […]
The Thunder Bay Sportop Kings swept the visiting Sioux Hawks to win the best-of-three regional playdowns last weekend and advance to the Ontario Hockey League Cup. Thunder Bay clinched the series Saturday with a 13-3 romp. They had beaten the Hawks 6-1 in the opener Friday. The Kings will now […]
D&A Construction Midget girls’ hockey team won the ‘C’ final of a tournament in Emo, downing the Red Lake/Ear Falls OPP Polar Bears 6-1 on Sunday. After Jennifer Krag gave D&A a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, Shannon Koval (assisted by Erin McIvor), Alicia Giles, and Jennifer Caul […]
Shane Katona, who passed his gold-level performances, led the local Border Figure Skating Club at a test day in Kenora last weekend. “It means he’s passed every skills level,” BFSC coach Penny McComb enthused. “It’s fabulous for him. He skated with top honours and around here that’s a terrific feat […]
Each year, five NorWOSSA teams start the season with a clean slate. No wins, no losses, no ties. Throughout the campaign, teams expect to pick up their share of each along the way. But this past season was an exception to the rule. The Muskies defied the odds by breezing […]
If experience is the key to victory, then Scott Gobeil’s Fort Frances rink should be in good shape heading into the annual National Police Curling Championships which start this Saturday in Halifax. Gobeil will be making his sixth trip in seven years to the nationals while this marks number nine […]
