The Muskies are eagerly awaiting word from a meeting of Winnipeg high school football coaches this Saturday that will determine if the black-and-gold will be allowed to play an exhibition schedule against them. The Muskies hit the field at Westfort today in preparation for a season that will come down […]
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The adult mixed slo-pitch playoffs continue here tonight with a full slate of games that will see the winners advance to the A-side while the losers drop down to the B-side. The second round of the playoffs will go all next week (with each team continuing to play on their […]
For Walter Keating Jr, the game of golf took on a new perspective for him with the passing of his older brother, Dennis, earlier this year. That harsh dose of reality caused the 22-year-old from Thunder Bay to take a new approach to the game–and life–as he continues his ascent […]
Heading into the men’s Borderland soccer final Sunday, Triple A knew full well the offensive firepower of tagg’s, who topped the local league during the regular season. And they got a first-hand taste of that onslaught as tagg’s breezed to a 5-0 shutout to win their first league title after […]
Stalled contract negotiations between teachers and the Keewatin-Patricia public school board may cancel all NorWOSSA sports for the upcoming year, league president Diane Chappell warned this week. The football season is the first casualty, and there’s a very distinct possibility that the court sports and hockey will be next. “It […]
Heading into Sunday’s championship final against the previously unbeaten Causeway team, the make-shift squad of MEC/Merchants knew they would have to play well defensively to pull off the upset and shutdown Causeway’s high-powered offensive. In fact, while Causeway breezed through the round-robin trouncing the Dryden Selects 4-0 in their opening […]
Although Gareth Payne will be back looking to win his fourth-straight Kitchen Creek Classic title, club pro Gord Workum felt this year’s field is a talented one that could see a new champion. With several low handicap players making the trip here from areas such as Kenora and Thunder Bay, […]
For the second consecutive year, Tagg’s met the Dryden Heat in the final of the men’s “Borderland Ball Blast” soccer tournament. And for the second year in a row, Tagg’s was crowned tournament champs. Tagg’s dominated the Dryden squad from the opening whistle, controlling the ball throughout the first half […]
Ron Westover increased his overall points lead in the streets division with a first-place finish in both the feature and heat race last Thursday at the Emo Speedway. Westover now leads the streets with 517 points, just 11 points ahead of Richard Visser. Visser finished behind Westover in the feature, […]
In an attempt to bring senior football back to Thunder Bay, the newly-formed Thunder Bay Storm is looking to attract players from Northwestern Ontario to suit up in the new Central Senior Football League this season. The CSFL is looking for players who have graduated from NorWOSSA football and would […]
With eight teams set to compete for this year’s “Borderland Ball Blast” men’s soccer tournament, organizers are starting to get a feel of the tournament’s potential. The tournament has attracted four teams from the local Borderland League, but more importantly, four out-of-town teams–Dryden Drillers, Horst Lang Falcons (Dryden), last year’s […]
Dave Mitchell powered his way to a first-place finish in his division–and second overall–at the Canadian Powerlifting Championships in Okotoks, Alta. (near Calgary) last weekend. The Fort Frances resident recorded a high lift of 584 pounds in the squat, 292 in bench press, and 562 in the deadlift en route […]
