Fort Frances and district residents will be in for a rare treat this weekend when an exhibition women’s hockey tournament comes to the Ice for Kids Arena this Saturday and Sunday. Two top teams from Thunder Bay and Winnipeg will face off against each other, as well as an all-star […]
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Crisp, blue skies and nearly perfect snow conditions were the order of the day when the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club held its second-annual Blueberry Cider Poker Run at the Rocky Inlet trails Sunday afternoon. While the mercury didn’t climb much above minus-20 C, the lack of any windchill made […]
The Borderland Thunder head into tonight’s game against the host Dryden Ice Dogs unbeaten in their last five. In eight games against the Ice Dogs so far this season, the Thunder sport a 4-3-1 record, with three of those games having gone into overtime. In fact, Borderland is looking to […]
After a delayed start in both gyms, all four Muskie court teams sailed through their matches with the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. The junior boys jumped out to a commanding 31-15 lead at halftime en route to a 43-24 win. Logan Donaldson led the way with 12 points. “The […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team clinched first place—and home ice advantage throughout the NorWOSSA playoffs—after nipping the Dryden Eagles 4-3 here last night. The victory sets up best-of-three semi-final showdown with the Kenora Broncos starting next Friday. After a scoreless first period, the black-and-gold drew first blood against the Eagles […]
The 51st-annual ladies’ bonspiel, featuring primarily local rinks as well as a few from places such as Thunder Bay, will take to the sheets here this weekend. The theme for this year’s event, for those getting sick of the wintery weather, is “If you can’t go to Mexico, it will […]
Two local swimmers are on their way to Vancouver for the Western Junior Nationals. Alex Parent, 14, and Heather Dutton, 17, along with Aquanaut head coach Roman Ramirez, left today. Parent will be swimming in six events there while Dutton is racing in five. Ramirez believes Parent has a good […]
The popularity of girls’ hockey has been rising across Canada in the past few years and the Fort Frances area is no exception. In six years, the annual girls’ hockey tournament here has grown steadily, according to organizers. This year, 23 teams took part in the first half of the […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team took third place in a seven-team tournament at Churchill High School in Winnipeg last weekend. “We were supposed to have played a tournament in Thunder Bay at the end of the month but it was cancelled,” noted Muskie head coach Paul Noonan. “[Fort High […]
The local Senior boys’ bowling team has qualified for the provincials in Timmins on March 13-14 after capturing gold at the zone round of the “4 Steps to Stardom” tournament last weekend in Dryden. The team, coached by Rick Stamarski, features Jonathon Wood, Sheldon Legaree, Andrew Stamarski, Jeff Watts, and […]
Two big periods changed the Borderland Thunder’s fate versus the KC Bulldogs over the weekend in Thunder Bay. Leading 4-1 on Friday night, Thunder goalie Dan Hoehne surrendered three goals in the third as the Bulldogs salvaged a 4-4 tie. Kyle Schroder, Justin Green (Kevin Webb), Aaron Boyer (Steve McLeod/Kurt […]
The Fort Frances Pinewood Blades Bantams and Emo Esso PeeWees prevailed as the girls took over the Memorial Sports Centre here over the weekend for the first half of the local association’s sixthannual tournament. PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget girls’ teams from around the region—23 in total—participated in the tourney as […]
