It looked like something out of “Robin Hood,” only no one was wearing tights. That was the sight above Kitchen and Bath Plus here last Wednesday as three archers–Brian Mueller, Jeff Johnston and Wade Karchuk–simultaneously drew back on their bows and aimed for the centre of the coloured rings 20 […]
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Although the Northwest Ontario all-star ringette team lost 9-2 to a Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ senior team there Sunday, team member Stacey Angus of Stratton said the game was beneficial to the squad as it gears up for the Ontario Winter Games. As a prelude to the Winter Games, slated March […]
The KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep hockey team won all four of its games last weekend, including a 6-5 victory over Grand Forks in the final, to win a 16-team tournament in Bemidji. The KCs had picked up second-place finishes at tournaments in Warroad and Kenora earlier this season. “We’ve been […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources once again has extended the deadline for public input into proposed cuts to fish limits–this time to give sportsmen’s clubs a chance to reassess “new, more accurate information.” Scott Lockhart, an area biologist with the MNR in Kenora, said yesterday that people now have until […]
The IBEW Lightning (Fort Frances) lost only one game in capturing the ‘A’ title of the Emo Bantam hockey tournament, beating the previously undefeated Emo Cowboys 3-1 in the final. After going scoreless in the first two periods, the Lightning got on the board when Kevin Webb converted a perfect […]
The Emo Wings scored a late goal to earn a 2-2 tie with their town rivals, the Emo OPP, in novice hockey action there last week. Richy Wieringa kept the Wings flying with two goals while T.J. Roen and Tyler Kinnear replied for the OPP. In Atom play, S. Rea […]
The Border Figure Skating Club staged a three-hour exhibition here last Sunday to give local skaters a chance to perform their solos in front of an audience for the first time. The exhibition, which featured about 35 skaters, helped them gain valuable experience leading up to the 25th-annual Sunset Country […]
Muskie goalie Adrian Indian, in just his first full season playing hockey at the high school level, will be featured as the player of the month for January on the Internet’s Native Player web site. For Indian, an Ojibway who has played his entire minor hockey career here in Fort […]
The Border Figure Skating Club will host an exhibition Sunday at Memorial Arena to help prepare its skaters for the 25th-annual Sunset Country Regional competition slated here Jan. 16-18. “What [the exhibition] does is allow our skaters a chance to perform their solos in front of an audience and get […]
Even with the Christmas holidays, Emo minor hockey action did not slack off, playing opponents on a regular nightly basis. The Selects split their games, first coming out on the short end of a 7-0 score against Rainy River. Mitch Gouliquer led the way with two goals while Caleb Shoemaker, […]
Bob Tkachuk capped off a perfect day on the court here Friday, defeating Dave McPherson 3-1 in the ‘A’ side final of the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament. Tkachuk and McPherson both cruised through the 14-player field with identical 3-0 records before facing each other in the final. It […]
Let’s see. The new double-rink ice facility going up adjacent to the Sportsplex next year is being funded by public donations–and people’s tax dollars. So why is it that trying to get information from an arena steering committee meeting is like trying to pull that proverbial tooth? A good case […]
