In an attempt to rebound from a less-than-spectacular season which saw the Thunder Bay Flyers finish out of the USHL playoffs once again, six players from the Muskies have been invited to a rookie camp in Kenora in August. Chuck Arpin, Ryan Armstrong, Aaron Grynol, Frank Redford, Dale Jerry, and […]
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Despite outshooting their opponents from Bismarck, N.D. by a 35-13 margin, and carrying the play for most of the game, the local Bantam BoMacs came up short Sunday in the final of the International Invitational Tournament in the Falls. Scoreless through the first two periods, Bismarck got on the board […]
Even though the scores were terribly lopsided at the PeeWee ‘A’ branch playdowns in Emo last weekend, Larry Tucker, executive director of the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association, said what was more important was that Emo hosted the four-team tournament. Longlac dominated the round-robin, finishing with a perfect 3-0 record, […]
The local KC PeeWee hockey rep team shut out DePere (Wis.) 4-0 Sunday afternoon to win the ‘A’ final of the eight-team International Invitational Tournament in International Falls. Nathan Miller, assisted by A.J. Tucker, opened the scoring just 6:45 into the first period. The KCs then dominated play in the […]
Bill Crewson and his Muskie rink are going to their first all-Ontario showdown, which started this morning in Midland, with the optimistic feeling that anything can happen. Muskie coach Rob Roy Donaldson admitted they really don’t know what to expect in terms of the level of competition there. But he […]
Emo minor hockey teams took five of their seven games played last week, including a 5-2 win by the Novice Wings over Food Town (Fort Frances). Leading 3-2 after two periods, the Wings added two more in the third to seal the victory. Tyson Romyn led the way with a […]
When the Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) First Nation Women’s Group decided to promote unity and healing within their community, they went about it in no small way. In fact, their Olympic-style celebration has taken on a life of its own this week in the community of 800, located east of Highway […]
The Causeway Cougars edged the MEC Bulldogs, also of Fort Frances, 4-3 on Sunday to claim the Silver division title in the annual International Falls Squirt hockey tournament last weekend at Bronco Arena. Jarod Catholique-Bruyere scored the game-winner, assisted by Shane Belluz, with under a minute to play in regulation […]
Despite winning both games yesterday to improve his record to 6-0 at the Canadian police curling showdown in St. John’s, Nfld., today will go a long way in determining if Clint Barton’s rink once again will be crowned national champions. Barton’s rink eked out a 5-3 win over New Brunswick […]
Terri Geurts and Allison Amorde, both bowlers from Plaza Lanes here, led the “Northwestern” ladies’ five-pin team to a silver medal at the Ontario Winter Games in Peterborough last week. “Northwestern” finished the tournament with eight wins against six losses, good for 63 points, and second only to the “Central” […]
The Emo Speedway will undergo a plethora of changes this season, including a return to the Borderland Racing Association under a new promoter and a new racing night. Ed Rea, who has been a fixture with the Emo Speedway since the mid-1960s, will become the track’s new promoter, taking over […]
Rob Sinclair enthusiastically referred to it as “The Show.” That show was the LaBatt Brier in Winnipeg last week–by far the biggest curling showcase in Canada. And the Northern Ontario reps hailing from the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay were front and centre with some of the very […]
