Think you can do a better job than NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman? Know the game really well? Are you a problem-solver who is not afraid to take action when it is required, but also have an unbiased ear when discussions are put forth? If you answered yes, then the Superior […]
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Following the road paved by Aretha Franklin, Brent Tookenay is simply asking the general public to give the players in the Superior International Junior Hockey League some “R-E-S-P-E-C-T.” Tookenay, general manager of the Borderland Thunder, says no matter what people’s perceptions are of the league, those should not include the […]
He admittedly and rightly got emotional. When Doug Armstrong sat Dave Allison down and offered him the position as head coach of the Iowa Stars, it was as if he had just told Allison he was about to be a first-time father. “I talked to them as a group and […]
June 1 was supposed to be judgment day for the Borderland Thunder. They were supposed to be giving either the thumbs up or down on whether to play a fifth season as part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. “We’ll know on June 1 exactly what our plans are […]
If you had to select just one word to sum up the 2005 Emo Walleye Classic, it would be “big.” As in big turnout. The fourth-annual EWC boasted a full field of 60 teams for the first time while spectators packed the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre to take in the […]
The only question was whether they would be facing the St. Ignatius Falcons or the St. Patrick Saints of Thunder Bay in the NWOSSAA final? So complete was the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s domination heading into the NorWOSSA tournament last Wednesday in Kenora that it seemed inevitable that they would […]
It’s been more than a quarter-century since Winnipeg’s Lionel Robert, a familiar face to many in this area, became a fixture on Northwestern Ontario’s tournament fishing circuit. And he’s been getting the same feeling right around this time of year ever since. “You can barely wait for it. You count […]
“You’ve got to go out there and play each game hard because that’s what the game deserves.” —Shane Beckett, head coach of the Muskie boys’ soccer team. Soccer can be as good to you as two martinis at lunch or it can be harsher than a swig of Buckley’s. It […]
Can’t we just call them “The Incredibles?” After another successful tournament last weekend in Dryden, in which the Muskie girls’ soccer team outscored their opponents 12-0 over three games, such a statement should be warranted. Heading back to Fort Frances on Saturday afternoon after a flawless 4-0 victory over the […]
Crazy. That’s one word that has been used to critique John and Ben Stephenson’s plans to celebrate the conclusion of another academic year by cycling across western Canada. The twin brothers themselves prefer to describe the trip as challenging, fun, and rewarding. But they understand why some choose crazy instead. […]
The cold, rainy weather didn’t hinder their play, but a miscommunication in the tournament schedule caused the Muskie soccer teams to play only three games over the weekend in Dryden instead of the four they were promised. It didn’t matter, though, as both squads went undefeated. The Muskie boys’ team […]
Three swimmers from the local Cyclone Swim Club competed in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Marlins Crocus Classic this past weekend. Here are their individual results (F=finals, H= heats): •Connor Crook (12)—100m free F (1:20.64, 8th), 100m free H (1:19.07, 8th), 100m back H (1:31.10, 9th), 100m breast F (1:34.66, 3rd), […]
