Staff Talk about starting the new year off right. The NorFab Flames girls’ PeeWee hockey team dazzled their way to gold at the 2010 Best of Times Fargo Girls International Hockey Classic in Fargo, N.D. over the weekend. The locals opened action on New Year’s Day against the Orono Spartans, […]
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Staff The local Dynamic Homes Hurricanes were dealt a pair of tough losses in the 10U-B 2010 Best of Times Fargo Girls International Hockey Classic there over the weekend. Both were to the Grand Forks Angels—and would decide the championship. The Hurricanes fell to the Angels 3-2 to open the […]
Press Release The Boston Pizza Royals will be hosting the first-annual Boston Pizza “Fire on Ice” PeeWee ‘AA’ tournament this coming weekend. The Royals have had a successful season so far, recording two second-place finishes, one third-place finish, and a ‘B’-side championship this past weekend in Bemidji, Mn. Head coach […]
Staff They’ve still got it. Twelve of the top men’s and women’s senior rinks from across Northwestern Ontario will be competing at the Fort Frances Curling Club beginning tomorrow (Jan. 7) at 2:30 p.m. The last scheduled draw is set for Sunday at 9:30 a.m., although tiebreakers may need to […]
Staff The Fort Frances Aquanauts are developing nicely so far this swim season. In the team’s past two events, the Prairie Winter Invitational in Winnipeg and a developmental meet in Dryden, all the swimmers returned with personal best times. Headlining those efforts was Donovan Taylor, who captured bronze in the […]
Press Release The Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team rang in the New Year at the Paul Bunyan International tournament in Bemidji, Mn. this past weekend. The sole Canadian team on hand, they kicked off 2010 in style when goalie Dylan Ossachuk took pride in singing “O Canada” during […]
Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks will see the ice for the first time in 2010 when they host the Kenora Thistles for a two-game set this weekend. The first game is set for Saturday (Jan. 9) at 7 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The rematch then goes Sunday […]
Dan Falloon A Fort Frances man is still irked over town council’s decision last month to deny his bid to offer a skate-sharpening service at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Any good rink’s got a skate sharpener in it,” argued Paul Cousineau, who already sharpens skates for the Muskie boys’ team […]
Dan Falloon It’s a league that started out of optimism the Canadian side of the border could handle a pick-up basketball circuit. And for 10 years now, Monday nights in the dead of winter have become hoops nights at Fort Frances High School. “The men that played in this men’s […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Tyler Stevenson hoped to be here sooner. But now that he’s finally made it to Borderland, he’s making the most of it. The 19-year-old sits second in team scoring with 11 goals and 19 assists. Those 30 points have him tied for 12th in […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers could not pull off the upset for a second-straight time. After edging the league-leading Fort William North Stars 2-1 here Dec. 18 in their last game before the Christmas break, the local SIJHL entry failed to turn the trick twice when they opened the […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie boys’ hockey team made short work of a depleted Greenway Raiders’ roster during an exhibition game here Saturday night. The Raiders’ 10 skaters and a goalie were no match for the black-and-gold, who rolled with 16 skaters and two goalies en route to an 8-0 whitewash […]
