Though sporting an unusual mascot in “Kermit the Frog,” there’s no questioning the local senior girls’ bowling team is one of the best in Northern Ontario. The team, which includes Meghan O’Brien, Megan Bale, Jennifer AmOrde, Tina Hyatt, and Carolyn O’Brien, and coached by Janet Ellis, are off to the […]
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The local Skates & Blades Tom Thumb hockey team captured the Pizza Hut Classic tournament in Dryden on Sunday, downing Rainy River Legion 5-2 in the final. Skates & Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period on goals by Kevin Bobczynski and Danny Chapman. Brian Glavish […]
The local Skates & Blades/International Floor Coverings girls’ hockey team won a three-team jamboree in Warroad, Mn. last Saturday after finishing with a 2-0 record. The Fort team played strong defensively in both victories, led by the stellar goaltending of Angela Shoemaker, in downing Roseau 5-1 and then shutting out […]
The Rainy River Rebels claimed the PeeWee hockey tournament in Emo last weekend with 2-1 overtime victory over Kenora Blue Esso in the final Sunday afteroon. After a scoreless first and second frame, both teams poured on the power in the final stanza–with Kenora drawing first blood when Brandon Speight […]
The Aquanauts continue to excel in the pool this season, with five more club records smashed at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Open short course provincial swim meet last weekend in Winnipeg. Karli McKinnon, 10, led the way with three new club records in her age group, including a time of 3:04.69 in […]
With their largest contingent travelling to an out-of-town competition this season, the Fort Frances Judo Club also had one of their most successful–with four different judokas bringing home gold medals. Paul Dobransky continued his medal count by earning gold in the under-30 kg division and a silver in the under-34 […]
The Border Figure Skating Club skated to several top finishes at the Thunder Bay Open competition last weekend, bringing home 12 gold medals in all. Sarah McComb led the way with three golds, topping the junior silver compulsory, singles, and spins events. She was coming off a solid performance at […]
Emo Predators challenged Emo Cowboys in Bantam action recently and came out on the short end of a 3-1 score. Matt Meyers started the ball rolling for the Cowboys midway through the first but David Pollard replied for the Predators just two minutes later. The Cowboys took over the second […]
The local Sunset Country “AA” Ford Atom Mustangs dumped St. Paul, M. 8-1 on Sunday to capture the championship of a four-team tournament in Duluth. Cody Dittaro scored twice to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead after two periods. Then the floodgates opened in the third as David Pierce scored […]
Doug Kitowski Trucking of here lost 5-0 to Marquette, Mich. in the consolation final of the Twin Ports Senior Women’s Invitational hockey tournament in Duluth on Sunday. The Fort Frances squad reached the consolation final with a 4-1 win over Buffalo, Mn. on Saturday. Barb Galusha led the way with […]
The Fort Frances Canadians, a ‘AA’ Midget team comprised mainly of 16 and 17-year-olds, have been very respectable in their first season under former pro player and NHL coach Dave Allison. The brainchild of Tom Koski, the new Midget ‘AA’ team has compiled an impressive 18-9 record so far this […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team had been on fire all season, playing a brand of wide-open, exciting basketball that produced more than its fair share of wins. But when the black-and-gold needed a win the most, in the NorWOSSA final last Friday against the Kenora Broncos up there, the […]
