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 […]
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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 […]
The Gavel Racing Team was in Kenora last weekend, where John Gavel took first place in all three of his heats. He also came first in the final for both the 30+ and Masters divisions, but was fifth in the 30+ Open. Danny Gavel placed second in the Semi-Pro 600, […]
Thunder head coach Dave Allison was not behind the bench last night in Dryden as he began serving a six-game suspension for his role in Tuesday night’s brawl with the Ice Dogs here. Instead, Thunder GM Brent Tookenay had the reins as the Thunder cruised to an 8-2 win over […]
It’s going to come down to discipline. That’s what Lynn Kellar says will be the deciding factor if the Muskie girls’ hockey team hopes to enjoy some success against the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA semi-finals, which start there this Friday night. And he should know. He is the head […]
With ear-drum shattering applause behind them and five pins ahead of them, 100 young bowlers competed in the zone round of the annual “Four Steps to Stardom” roll-offs before a capacity crowd at Plaza Lanes here Sunday. Twenty teams (featuring five players each) from Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Atikokan […]
