The Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs hosted their annual tournament last weekend, which also included the local Taggs Atom affiliate as well as squads from Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and International Falls. The Mustangs opened play against the Falls on Friday afternoon with a 4-3 win. Cody Vangel (from Jeff […]
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The Borderland Thunder made it two in a row over the Dryden Ice Dogs, this time winning a 4-1 decision up there last night. The Thunder had nipped the Ice Dogs 1-0 in overtime here last Tuesday. After a scoreless first period, Borderland jumped on the scoreboard with a pair […]
The Diehards sit alone in first place atop the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League standings after weekly action last Thursday night. The squad sports 26 points to hold a slim two-point margin over second-place Gillons’ (the longtime defending league champs) and the Wildcats. Scared Hitless sits in fourth place with […]
The conditions were perfect. It was sunny, calm, and not too cold—a perfect day to get out on a snowmobile and travel the network of trails carefully cut and groomed by the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club while raising some money to keep those trails in shape. And for the first […]
In recent tournaments, Muskie goals have been hard to come by at times. But that certainly wasn’t the case last weekend in NorWOSSA action as the black-and-gold romped to 14-0 and 17-0 wins over the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors. On Friday night at the Memorial Sports Centre, veteran defenceman Jake […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team packed a lot of action into a two-day tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. And in the process, they sent a clear message that they’re a team to contend with come playoff time. The girls opened action at the 14-team St. Pat’s tourney with […]
You know winter is more than half over when thoughts turn to fishing. Perhaps that’s why renowned pro walleye angler Gary Roach’s seminars were so enthusiastically received at Pinewood Sports and Marine here last Wednesday. Roach—a.k.a. “Mr. Walleye”—gave two lectures in the showroom, which were attended by roughly 200 people […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians no longer are the only undefeated team in the Manitoba Eastman Midget Hockey League after dropping a sloppy 4-3 decision to the visiting La Broquerie Habs at the Ice for Kids Arena here Sunday. The Canadians got off to a rocky start, allowing three […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved their NorWOSSA-leading record to 15-2-1 on Saturday afternoon with a convincing 17-0 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors in Emo. The win came on the heels of a 14-0 Muskie win Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Mat Gamsby earned the […]
After eight matches, and 16 gruelling sets at the St. Patrick’s senior girls’ volleyball tournament in Thunder Bay, the Muskies had little left in the tank for their bronzemedal match against the Westgate Tigers. But, as they had done all weekend, the squad produced when the chips were down. Coming […]
It will be a hectic end to June for Patricia Armstrong and her two daughters. Armstrong’s older daughter, Kristen Roehrig, finished off her exams last week before heading to Thunder Bay for nine days of training camp with the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks’ under-17 team. The younger one, Lindsey Roehrig, […]
Deer hunters—and motorists—will be happy with the news that the Ministry of Natural Resources has put into place new regulations to allow hunters in Northwestern Ontario to take as many as six deer this fall. Area MNR biologist John Vandenbroeck, a member of the provincial deer technical committee, said the […]
