Just how dominating were the Borderland Thunder in their weekend series against the visiting KC Bulldogs. They took 171 shots—and sounded the horn on 18 of them. “What was good is that it didn’t turn into a one-man show where one guy was trying to dangle and take the show,” […]
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Three Muskie swimmers had qualified for the OFSAA swimming championships, which wrapped up yesterday at the Etobicoke Olympium in Toronto. Heather Dutton, competing in the senior girls’ division, finished fifth in the 200m free with a time of 2:14.72 and came eighth in the 100m Open fly with a time […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will be in Dryden tonight to open their best-of-three NorWOSSA final against the Eagles. Game 2 is slated here Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena, with Game 3, if necessary, back in Dryden on Tuesday night. The winner advances to the […]
Joyce Gosselin captured another medal at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, earning a silver today in the 4x100m snowshoe relay. She and teammates Josee Camire, Sara Jane Daigle, and Corrie Anne Carlile finished the relay in 4:32.74—second behind the American team that won in a […]
Raymond Roy will be looking to defend his title at the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel, which gets underway tomorrow at 5 p.m. with 32 rinks taking part. Here are the match-ups for tomorrow’s draws: < *c>5 p.m. Ron Bridgeman vs. Ken McKinnon Al Holt vs. Ron Silver Greg Gustafson […]
There’s no word yet whether the Fort Frances OPP will lay any charges in the aftermath of last Tuesday night’s brawl here between the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs. Police were called to the Ice for Kids Arena when fights broke out after the final whistle among the players […]
A request by the Borderland Thunder to change its status from “non-resident” to “resident youth rate” regarding user fees at the Memorial Sports Centre was approved by town council Monday night. The change, which will be retroactive to the start of the 2004-05 season, also will include a similar fee […]
It was nearing game time and Muskie assistant coach Ken Christiansen sat on the “home” bench here Friday night with his hands clasped in front of him. The black-and-gold were about to face the Kenora Broncos in Game 1 of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals and Christiansen, who has been part […]
The Borderland Thunder’s campaign to join the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) has hit another road block. First, their current league—the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL)—denied them permission to leave. Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO) then denied their proposal, as well. Now the MJHL, in a recent press release, has […]
Joyce Gosselin of Fort Frances has added a gold medal to her haul at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Gosselin took top honours today in the 100m snowshoe event—her favourite. She crossed the finish line in a time of 1:07.55, which was .16 seconds slower than […]
Joyce Gosselin captured a silver medal today in the 200m snowshoeing event at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The Fort Frances resident, the oldest competitor in the group at 58, crossed the finish line in a time of 2:36.45—more than four seconds better than her qualifying […]
Fort Frances Aquanauts Heather Dutton, 18, and Alex Parent, 15, were in Saanich, B.C. (near Victoria) last weekend to compete at the 2005 Western Canadian Championships. Here’s how they fared: •Alex Parent (male open category)—50m free final (29.73, 3rd), 50m free preliminary (30.12, 4th), 200m IM final (2:43.51, 2nd), 200m […]
