Staff The local men’s basketball circuit tipped off Monday at the Fort High gym with Domino’s bouncing the Muskie senior boys’ team 73-60 while La Place Rendez-Vous downed Taggs 68-60. John Sivonen led the Domino’s attack with 22 points while Jeremy Strain netted 18 in a losing effort for the […]
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Staff The local Pinewood Blades Bantam girls’ hockey team cruised to a perfect 5-0 record at the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The Blades beat Marathon 4-1 in the final Sunday to claim the gold medal. They had opened the tournament with 3-0 and 5-0 shutouts […]
Staff The local Pharmasave Wildcats Midget girls’ hockey team earned three ties en route to the consolation title at the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The squad opened the tournament with a come-from-behind 4-4 tie against the Dryden Eliminators. Dryden had led 2-0 after 20 minutes […]
Bob Tkachuk A total of 14 Sunset Country Squash Club players (four adults and 10 juniors) stormed Thunder Bay this past weekend for the Northwestern Open. Their results were excellent, with winners in many divisions. In the men’s ‘A’ division, Jason Kabel lost his first match, then reeled off two […]
Staff The local Kitowski Trucking PeeWee girls’ hockey squad wrapped up the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Dryden Herricanes to secure the bronze medal with a 4-1 overall record. Sarah Milling scored in the overtime to lead Fort Frances to victory. Angel […]
Staff A weekend of fast-paced, hard-hitting hockey came to a thrilling conclusion Sunday as the local Taggs Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ team won their home tourney in dramatic fashion with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Norwest Stars (Thunder Bay). Taggs had built up a 3-1 lead early in […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres still are working the phone lines in hopes of acquiring local product Tyler Miller from the Port Hope Predators, but the asking price is said to be too high right now. A source familiar with the trade talks, which have been ongoing for […]
Mitch Calvert There’s no place like home. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres (11-8-1) struggled in back-to-back road losses to the Fort William North Stars over the weekend, but a pair of home games at the Ice for Kids Arena this Thursday and Saturday just might be what the team needs […]
Staff The Mine Centre Thunderbirds claimed both the girls’ and boys’ volleyball titles at the Region 1 Bantam championships at Fort High on Saturday. Momentum swung both ways in the boys’ final, but Mine Centre was able to overcome a feisty St. Francis team to win the best-of-three final by […]
Mitch Calvert Six Knights of Columbus PeeWee ‘AA’ players will be representing the region at the ‘AAA’ level later this winter. Goalie Mark Loveday, defencemen Carter Brown, Chandler Cousineau, and Ian Kitt, and forwards Hunter Leishman and Brody McPherson made the Northwestern Ontario PeeWee ‘AAA’ rep team that competes against […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres went fishing for some goaltending depth and reeled in Kyle Ruhl from the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Orangeville Crushers. Ruhl, 18, appeared in five games with Orangeville, going 0-1 with a 3.88 goals against average and a .875 save percentage in what is considered […]
Staff The Mine Centre Thunderbirds claimed both the girls’ and boys’ volleyball titles at the Region 1 Bantam championships at Fort High on Saturday. Momentum swung both ways in the boys’ final, but Mine Centre was able to overcome a feisty St. Francis team to win the best-of-three final by […]
