It’s playoff time—and it’s also the start of the Borderland Thunder’s “Quest for the Dudley.” That was the inscription the players chose for the T-shirts they had printed up along with their nicknames etched in black block letters along the front. “We just made them last night,” Thunder forward Josh […]
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He has the ability to keep control of his vehicle if it slides, spins, or gets bumped sideways, and can push the car to its limits (sometimes even beyond). In his hands, the race car behaves almost as if it’s an extension of his body. And like Allen Iverson fighting […]
When the Muskies cross the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit later this month, the first thing they will see is a yellow block-lettered sign distinguishing the University of Windsor. “I’ve never been to Windsor, but I’m really looking forward to it,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss, who will be there […]
For the second day in a row, the Scott Gobeil rink (Team Manitoba) split their games at the Canadian Police Curling Championship being held at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg. Gobeil, whose rink includes third Dave Priestley, second Tyson Langrell, and lead Scott Bell, opened play yesterday with a […]
The Canada Cup of Curling opens today with three draws. Women take to the ice for the morning draw, with Marie-France Larouche taking on Michelle Englot, Colleen Jones doing battle with Anne Merklinger, Shannon Kleibrink going up against Heather Smith-Dacey, Jo-Ann Rizzo playing Cheryl Bernard, and Jan Betker taking on […]
As a tune-up for their trip to the all-Ontarios in Windsor later this month, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will play an exhibition game against the Western District Taggs Bantam ‘AAA’ team tomorrow night. Game time is set for 6:45 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The black-and-gold also […]
Farewell to Nova Scotia at the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier—Randy Ferbey of Alberta has regained the Canadian men’s curling championship. The powerhouse Edmonton rink beat Shawn Adams 5-4 in yesterday’s final on Dave Nedohin’s 10th-end draw—avenging a loss to Nova Scotia’s Mark Dacey in last year’s title match. “It is […]
With a $30,000 (U.S.) bonus tucked inside his pocket, Jimmie Johnson headed to the casino to celebrate his latest victory. If he can run the tables the same way he’s running the Nextel Cup series, he might just break the bank. Johnson ended the Roush Racing stranglehold at Las Vegas […]
Scott Gobeil of Fort Frances and his Team Manitoba rink went 1-1 on the opening day of the Canadian Police Curling Championships yesterday at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg. Gobeil, whose rink includes third Tom Norton, second Rob Newman, and lead Pete LeDrew, started out well in romping to […]
The Canadian Police Curling Championship gets underway this weekend in Winnipeg and Scott Gobeil once again will be taking part. Gobeil will be skipping Team Manitoba at the Granite Curling Club, with this being his 10th appearance at the police nationals. His rink, which includes third Tom Norton, second Rob […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians found themselves playing three games in three days here over the weekend, but managed to win two of them. “We do a lot of conditioning with the boys all the time, so the boys have been training for this the whole season,” noted coach […]
The eighth-annual “Silver Fox” Master squash tournament, for those aged 35 and older, was held in Thunder Bay last weekend, which saw three ladies from the local Sunset Country Squash Club attend. Donna Main, competing in the ‘D’ event, eventually lost to John Kolic of Thunder Bay by a score […]
