After going undefeated in their first three games, the local KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep team was shut out in their last two to finish in fourth place at a hockey tournament in Burnsville, Mn. over the weekend. They had started the tournament on fire, pummelling Northern Colorado 9-1 in their […]
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With only a limited number of exhibition games under their belts before the Bantam ‘AA’ B•Macs opened their tournament season in Thunder Bay last weekend, head coach Brad Fairnington admitted he was leery about how his team would do. But after advancing all the way to the final of the […]
The Fort Frances Pollard Logging Novice girls’ hockey team finished with a 1-2 record at the fifth-annual Lake of the Woods tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Pollard Logging won their final game of the tournament Saturday night, downing Dryden 3-1. Courtney Caldwell led the way with a pair of […]
Facing the pressure of their first regional test day of the season, members of the Border Figure Skating Club passed in more ways than one here last weekend. “It was an absolutely excellent weekend,” enthused BFSC co-coach Penny McComb. “We hope for 100 percent passes and we got close to […]
A five-goal second period helped propel the Emo Esso Leafs to an 11-1 blow-out over Fort Frances in Atom hockey action. Nathan DeBungee led the way with a hat trick while Tyler Kinnear added a pair of goals. Maverick Judson, Ryan Witherspoon, Brock Benjamin, Tyler Cottan, Riley Caul, and Matt […]
The Muskies hung on for a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the visiting International Falls Broncos last night, snapping a four-game losing streak against their arch-rivals from across the river. c Steve Keesic was the offensive star in round one of the “Battle of Borderland,” pacing the black-and-gold with three goals […]
When the contingent of bowlers from Plaza Lanes set out for the Youth Challenge in Dryden over the weekend, they did so knowing they had put in a good deal of practice beforehand. And that practice definitely paid off as five of the 14 local bowlers earned berths on Sunset […]
A strong local contingent of squash players won three division titles at the Northwestern Ontario Open in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Drew Allan defeated Josh Gonzalez 3-1 in the championship final of the junior event. Allan, who went undefeated during the tournament, reached the final after wins over Derek […]
When the Robert Moore grade eight girls’ volleyball team captured the gold medal at a tournament in Whitefish Bay on Saturday, it set a mark that will be difficult to match in elementary school volleyball. Their victory–a 25-13 and 25-5 sweep over Mine Centre in the final–gave Robert Moore at […]
Fresh off a sweep of the Churchill Trojans last weekend for the NWOSSAA crown, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team is en route to St. Thomas today for the all-Ontarios. And they don’t plan on just making an appearance there. In fact, the black-and-gold have their sights set on nothing […]
While being careful not to compare this year’s edition of the Muskies to the team that won all-Ontario gold here in 1989, head coach Glen Edwards admitted he’s having a tough time remembering a past squad that’s had such a dominating start. The black-and-gold improved their NorWOSSA-leading record to a […]
Hillary Morgan led a strong contingent of local trampolinists at a meet here Sunday, recording the top score of 54.3 to claim one of four spots on the regional team for the Ontario Winter Games in Sault Ste. Marie in March. Joining her on the Northwest team are Kristina O’Brien […]
