Despite a spirited comeback, the local Taggs Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team could not overcome an early two-goal deficit en route to a 6-3 loss to the Kenora Thistles in the ‘B’ semi-finals of their home tournament. After the game, Taggs coach Larry Beck praised his team for […]
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Eighteen teams participated in a regional elementary school volleyball tournament at Crossroads in Devlin on the weekend. In girls’ action, Our Lady of the Way captured the gold medal, with Mine Centre taking the silver and St. Francis winning bronze. Sturgeon Creek earned the award for most sportsmanlike play. In […]
Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to the inclement weather. The Muskie boys were to have faced the Dryden Eagles at the Ice for Kids Arena here while the girls’ team was supposed to travel to Kenora to play the Broncos. […]
International Falls beat the Dryden Hornets 5-3 in the ‘A’ final of the Taggs Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ hockey tournament held over the weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. In other action, Lake of the Woods (Baudette) downed the Kenora Thistles 5-2 to capture the ‘B’ crown while the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team extended their winning streak to 13 games to start this season with a pair of NorWOSSA victories over the weekend. The black-and-gold, now 6-0 in league play, earned a 3-0 shutout over the Red Lake Rams (1-4) on Friday night before moving on to Dryden […]
The local Taggs Source For Sports Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team is hosting a 12-team tournament this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. Out-of-town teams scheduled to compete include International Falls, Baudette, the Kenora Thistles, Dryden Hornets, Pembina Trail (Winnipeg), and Neebing Hawks, North End Flames, South East Rangers, Westfort Maroons, […]
The Fort Frances Canadians travel to Mitchell, S.D. this weekend to play in the Rooster Cup hockey tournament. Unlike other tournaments, the Rooster Cup is unique in that it pits South Dakota-based teams against a contingent of squads from across North America. The two groups will compete in a total […]
The Fort Frances Canadians went 2-2 at the Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres’ tournament last weekend in Faribault, Mn. The Canadians followed a distinct pattern over the course of the tourney, winning both games in which they got on the scoreboard first while dropping the two in which they fell behind […]
The Borderland Racing Association wrapped up the season with its annual awards dinner held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. Cub president Sharon Trimble said the event was a fitting tribute to what was another successful racing season. “We had a good season,” she remarked. “Car count was up. Fan […]
Fifth-year Mount Allison Mountie football player Jock Gemmell has been named a 2006-07 second-team All-Canadian. The 6’1”, 195-pound defensive back earned numerous accolades over the course of the season due to his penchant for making big plays at critical junctures of games. He was named Mount Allison’s Athlete of the […]
The Sunset Country Squash Club held its annual “Rookie Round-up” and Fort-Kenora junior dquash tournaments at the Memorial Sports Centre over the weekend. Thirteen women competed Saturday while 19 junior boys and girls faced off Sunday In the “rookie” division, six ladies battled in two pools, with Kerri Zucchiatti winning […]
A win is a win—even if it wasn’t pretty. The Muskie boys’ hockey team overcame a rash of mental errors and careless plays to dump the Kenora Broncos 6-1 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. But while Muskie head coach Shane Bliss was happy his team extended their […]
