It’s been almost four years since the unfortunate passing of Mark Hopkins, and still he lives on. In hockey form. The fourth-annual Mark (Hopper) Hopkins’ Memorial Hockey Tournament was held over this past weekend here, and what better way to remember someone than through something the person loved the most. […]
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The Borderland Thunder were able to bounce back from their first loss of the season they suffered last week and gain a 4-1 win over the Dryden Ice Dogs here this past Friday. The win gives the Thunder a 12-1-1 record for the year and top spot in the SIJHL, […]
The Muskie court teams were in Kenora yesterday in what was the last games of their respective seasons against the Beaver Brae Broncos. The senior girls’ basketball team beat the Broncos 31-25 to close out the regular season with a 7-1 record and a hold of first place in the […]
The Borderland Thunder will be taking the ice tonight at the Ice for Kids Arena against the Dryden Ice Dogs. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. The Thunder will be looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the regular season this past Saturday here against the […]
The best way to describe the Borderland Thunder before they headed into last weekend’s two-game series here against the K&A Variety Golden Hawks would be like this. They were in a bubble, folks—a bubble that kept growing with every win and every lopsided decision. Sheltered from any hardships. They were […]
“Can I get the seniors to stand up?” Muskie coach Greg Allan asked as he began to address the team before they took the field for warm-ups prior to their quarter-final game against the Churchill Bulldogs last Friday in Winnipeg. “This game is potentially a last game for some people,” […]
The Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team ended its season Friday in Winnipeg with a 28-1 loss to the Churchill Bulldogs in the quarter-finals of the WHSFL’s ‘AA’ conference. The seventh-ranked Muskies (1-6), having allowed the most points over the regular season, were the definite underdogs against the second-seeded Bulldogs (6-1)—the […]
The Borderland Thunder did something here Saturday that they haven’t done all season—they lost. The Thunder showed why they are the top team in the SIJHL with a convincing 7-1 win over the K&A Variety Golden Hawks on Friday night to extend their league unbeaten string to 12. But Saturday […]
The Borderland Thunder will be looking to improve their best start in franchise history when the host the K&A Variety Golden Hawks tonight and tomorrow at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. “I thought we could do this, but we still […]
If a group of football players come knocking at your door tonight wearing their jerseys, it’s not because they’re getting an early jump on Hallowe’en trick-or-treating. Rather, the Muskie Touchdown Booster Club is conducting a second “blitz” night to sell its discount cards. The cards, which cost $30 each, feature […]
Leaders are supposed to lead by example, and if that’s the case, then Rebecca Cornell can now be referred to as Rebecca the Great, in honour of the greatest leader of them all, Alexander. Cornell, captain of the senior girls’ basketball team, once again led her squad to victory yesterday […]
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand why the Borderland Thunder are still undefeated in SIJHL play after 10 games. Just turn on your computer, double-click on the Internet icon on your desktop, type in www.sijhl.com in the address box, move your pointer to the statistics icon in the […]
