Once again, the NHL is going on trial. Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi was charged yesterday with assault causing bodily harm for a March 8 on-ice attack that left Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore with a broken neck and his NHL career in doubt. Bertuzzi has been ordered to appear […]
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Andy Hallikas of Team Subway pours out more electricity than a downed power line when he’s on the soccer field, instructing his teammates there or positioning them here. But yesterday evening, Hallikas let his performance speak for itself. Scoring both goals for his team in a 2-1 victory over Taggs, […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club’s season is well underway, with the first big race under their belt and the spring series going every Wednesday evening. Since starting the weekly races in mid-May, participation has grown from two or three boats to six or seven, said club commodore Diane Wessels. Boats of […]
Though Aquanaut head coach Roman Ramirez has the provincial and national rankings for his swimmers, he prefers not to share them. Ramirez feels the emphasis should be on the team and its accomplishments over the season rather than on individual rankings that might not mean very much—and most likely will […]
This is Little League Week in Canada and local baseball players are celebrating, in a way. The Fort Frances Little League will hold two games at the St. Francis Sportsfields tomorrow. The Lions will host a team from Atikokan around 10:30 a.m., then play against the Barwick-Emo junior team around […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club will be holding its annual Sandpoint Island race this Saturday, starting at the Thunderbird Lodge across the river. It will be the first big event of the sailing season, though the club’s regular spring series has been going on for about a month now. There is […]
Crossroads School in Devlin hosted the annual “Rugrats” soccer tournament last Thursday, giving local Grade 3 students a chance to participate in a day of soccer fun. The tournament was organized to give the students a chance to meet kids from other elementary schools in the area—those they eventually will […]
The new rules for figure skating judges eventually may filter down to regional competitions, but probably won’t cause many changes to skater training in this area. The rules, laid out by the International Skating Union last week, stemmed from the judging scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake […]
Though the new World Hockey Association announced plans for only six cities at a media conference last Wednesday, Winnipeg is still on the league’s radar screen. The city that lured Bobby Hull from the NHL in the days of the original WHA is a possibility for a team in the […]
Another Cyclone swimmer met a national standard this season. Peter Jensen, 12, made the standard in the 50m freestyle in a long-course pool. He also is ranked 31st in the province in his age group for that event. This was Jensen’s second year of swimming competitively with the Cyclone. At […]
After a trip to the all-Ontarios earlier this month, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is looking forward to attending the provincial showdown again next season. With the partial retirement of long-time coach Struchan Gilson at the end of this season, Caroline Spencer will take over and try to lead the […]
The Muskie football program is looking to turn a corner this season. After failing to win a game the past two seasons, the team is physically prepared to face their opponents in the Winnipeg High School Football League, said coach Bob Swing, who has just completed the annual spring football […]
