Like a row of dominos that has been knocked over, the Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team just keeps on falling. They arrived in Winnipeg last Friday expecting good things to happen in their game against the Sisler Spartans, but left with their bodies hurt and their confidence aching. “They just […]
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They were left in the dark, and didn’t know what to expect when the lights came on. The Borderland Thunder were in Winnipeg over the Thanksgiving weekend to compete in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s “showcase” tournament—and had no real clue of what was in store for them. “You walk […]
Since 1941, it has been an important part of hockey culture. It was there in ’94 to provide relief when the NHL ceased operations, and it remains here today—stronger than ever—to provide fans their hockey fix now that NHL rinks are dark again. The American Hockey League is the highest […]
They came from Atikokan, Rainy River, and all points in between to test themselves against a tough course in Devlin. The annual Rainy River District Cross-Country Challenge once again took place at Crossroads School—and this time it was even more challenging. A combination of unseasonably warm weather last Wednesday and […]
The Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team lost 44-0 to the host Sisler Spartans on Friday to fall to 1-4 in the ‘AA’ conference of the Winnipeg High School Football League. Fort High has scored just 38 points over their five games so far while allowing 145. They next will play […]
The Borderland Thunder came home with a 1-1-1 record from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s “showcase” tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Thunder, still undefeated (4-0-1) in SIJHL play, scored four unanswered goals to earn a 5-3 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in their tourney opener Friday. On Saturday, the […]
The final berths for the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be selected by lottery tonight at La Place Rendez-Vous starting at 6:30. Doug Cain, the outgoing director of angler services for the FFCBC, said this morning that 46 names will be drawn from 142 hopefuls to complete the […]
Football can be described as orchestrated chaos. With every down, each player is given an assignment, with a starting point and a destination. And when they work together, a football team can be as precise as an orchestra performing a Mozart classic. But when they aren’t, they can be as […]
If you were given one chance to live out your childhood dream, would you take it or let it pass you by? When that situation arose for Sean Douglas, it didn’t take long for the former Fort Frances resident to contemplate the question, and in the end, he chose to […]
How does it sound when you’re told that you are still undefeated after five games? “It sounds so good to hear that,” Andrew Dault said after the Borderland Thunder beat the Dryden Ice Dogs 6-3 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena, which extended the team’s unbeaten streak to […]
Just an exhibition game? Don’t tell that to the Manitoba Moose and Hamilton Bulldogs, who will be squaring off in a so-called “exhibition game” here Friday night. The Moose and Bulldogs, who play in the North Division of the American Hockey League, still are in the process of finalizing their […]
The Borderland Thunder will try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they face the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Thunder (3-0-1) are coming off a sweep of the K&A Golden Hawks (Thunder Bay) here Friday […]
