Bill MacLaurin, owner of the K&A Golden Hawks and now owner of the new Schreiber Stars, said he would have “no objections at all” if the Borderland Thunder wanted to return to the Superior International Junior Hockey League. “When the Thunder decided to leave, I felt that somebody had to […]
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Chris McKinnon is able to take you back 16 years during a time in Fort Frances when Muskie hockey was the talk of the town. The year was 1989 and the Muskies were hosting the provincial boys’ championship. McKinnon, a member of the local Bantam traveling team at the time, […]
Schreiber will be part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League this coming season. Bill MacLaurin, owner of the K&A Variety Golden Hawks, made the announcement at the league’s first-ever draft meeting Wednesday night at the Hockey Northwestern Ontario office in Thunder Bay. “The good news that came out of […]
With the opening day of the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship less than six weeks away, the ever-popular tournament unveiled its new website earlier this week. It’s fitting the annual event, entering its second decade of existence this year, now has a more interactive, user-friendly home page, said Doug […]
Although the sky overhead was gloomy, more than 20 participants in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics had smiles on their faces Wednesday evening. The torch run, from the Civic Centre to Tim Hortons, originally was scheduled for this past Sunday but it was rained out. “We’ll […]
Fifteen district runners braved cloudy, misty conditions Saturday in Baudette to compete in the annual Willy Walleye 5K Road Race. Andrew Friesen (under-19) was the overall winner with a time of 18:24. Araceli Vazquez captured first in the 40-49 age category with a time of 23:33 while Bill Michl was […]
A meeting will be held this Sunday (June 12) for players and family members of the Muskie football program. Interested players are urged to attend the meeting, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort High football field, where representatives of the Muskie Touchdown Club also will give […]
A group from Schreiber and Terrace Bay has expressed interest in joining the Superior International Junior Hockey League. “So far it looks pretty good,” Bill MacLaurin, owner of the K&A Golden Hawks, said Monday. While he would not divulge the names of the interested parties, he noted there are investors […]
Brent Tookenay really had no choice. The general manager of the Borderland Thunder had phoned as many of his players as he could to relay the news that the chances of there being a team here next season were not good. When that concern became fact last week, Tookenay gave […]
Sixty dollars. That’s how much Art Berglund’s dream cost. The year was 1959 and Berglund was a 19-year-old budding hockey player who needed $60 from his mother for a flight from International Falls to Colorado Springs, Colo. The task was a difficult one, though. After all $60 back then was […]
It appears the Manitoba Junior Hockey League will schedule a few exhibition games to be played in Fort Frances prior to the upcoming season. “We’re working on them [teams in the MJHL] coming down and playing some of their . . . games down here with teams that have some […]
Things looked good for Sight & Sound heading into the sixth inning at VanJura Stadium here last night as the two-time defending Rainy River District Fastball League champs led Stratton 6-2. But the wheels fell off. Stratton erupted with six runs in the sixth, then added nine more in the […]
