And the survey says! No, this is not another episode of the “Family Feud” game show but rather the Thunder’s thoughts on some aspects of a season that ended here Saturday with a sweep by the Fort William First Nation North Stars in the best-of-seven SIJHL final. Questions were given […]
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The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association handed out trophies for its Bantam ‘A’ division March 29 at the arena auditorium. Winning the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Bantam ‘A’ Trophy were the Kennedy’s K-9’s, who beat Canadian Tire in overtime in the final. The Oddfellows had been the leader in […]
What’s the first sign the Borderland Soccer League soon will be starting it season? When the dates for the executive and annual general meetings have been set. Room 138 at Fort High will be the setting for tonight’s executive general meeting, with next Wednesday (April 20) being the date for […]
“Ooh, that’s going to leave a bruise,” Caroline Spencer said while rubbing the back of her knee. Fifteen minutes earlier, Spencer had a soccer ball shot at that area of her leg by a student trying out for the Muskie girls’ soccer team. And the look the player showed after […]
Shane Beckett loves his drama. This is his first year as head coach of the Muskie boys’ soccer team, and it was at the team’s initial meeting where he made it known that he is more Dick Vermeil-ish in his coaching methods than Bobby Knight-ish. “I put an overhead up […]
So close no matter how far Couldn’t be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters. As the funeral-like music of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” echoed from the Borderland Thunder’s dressing room here Saturday night, the players hunched over their stalls to untie their […]
The next two games could be the last of the season for the Borderland Thunder if they aren’t able to come away with at least one win either tonight or tomorrow against the visiting Fort William First Nation North Stars. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. both nights at the […]
Seven swimmers from the local Cyclone Swim Club competed at the regional long-course championships last weekend in Thunder Bay. And, in fact, three of the seven were the top point-getters in their respective divisions—Donovan Taylor (boys’ 10 and under), Peter Jensen (boys’ 11-12) and Keegan Little (boys’ 13-14). Here are […]
The resigned look on the face of Jason Green—after his team had lost 1-0 to the St. Michael’s Double Blues on Friday afternoon—said it all. Placing his back to the wall in the dressing room hallway of the Tecumseh Arena in Windsor, where he had just played his last game […]
About 60 adults and children alike participated in the fifth-annual AWANA Grand Prix at Bethel Baptist Church here Saturday. The winners were as follows: Speed Sparks, Cubbies 1. Alexandra Adrian 2. Jacob Vandermeer 3. Sarah Vandermeer 4. Riley Pollard Speed (T&T) 1. Travis Hughes 2. Kelsey Johnson 3. Aaron Kellar […]
The sensation they felt after playing their last game in a black-and-gold jersey was as unimaginable as colour to a dog—and as real as your toaster at home. The Muskies had just lost 1-0 to the St. Michael’s Double Blues (Etobicoke) in the OFSAA quarter-finals Friday afternoon at the Tecmuseh […]
They wanted it—and they got it. After sweeping the Dryden Ice Dogs 4-0 in the semi-finals of the SIJHL playoffs last month, the Borderland Thunder were saying bring on the Fort William First Nations North Stars, who had swept their series against the K&A Variety Golden Hawks. “That’s how it […]
