The Fort Frances Visserettes competed in the regional championships in Thunder Bay on Jan. 23-24, where they did well against tumblers from Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Dryden, and the host city. “For a lot of the girls, it was their first time competing in public,” noted coach Mirela Bica. […]
Local Sports
It was a banner weekend for the local Pinewood Sports Bantam girls’ hockey team as they battled through multiple overtimes in the championship game to claim a 1-0 victory over the Bratland Huskies (Dryden) at the annual Kathy Sanders Memorial tournament. The see-saw affair featured end-to-end action—and solid goaltending—as the […]
A short bench made for a long afternoon for the visiting Mitchell Mohawks here Sunday as the host Fort Frances Canadians cruised to a 7-2 victory in Manitoba Eastman Midget Hockey League action. Trevor Lind led the way with a hat trick while Wade Friesen was solid between the pipes. […]
After soundly beating the other three rinks in his pool, then downing the first-place team from the other pool in a playoff match, local OPP officer Scott Gobeil and his crew are in the final of the 2004 Manitoba Police Curling Championships later today. Gobeil, along with third Dave Priestly […]
The chances were many, but the goals hard to come by, as the Muskie boys’ hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Oak Park Raiders on Saturday in the semi-finals of the John Taylor Piper Classic in Winnipeg. After dominating play in a scoreless first period, the Muskies fell […]
After winning their first two matches yesterday at the Grain Exchange Curling Club in Winnipeg, local OPP officer Scott Gobeil and his rink are leading Group 2 at the 2004 Manitoba Police Curling Championships. In the first draw, Gobeil, along with third Dave Priestly and second Scott Bell of the […]
The Wildcats and Diehards are tied atop the 11-team women’s volleyball league with 22 points after weekly action last Thursday night. Gillons’, the longtime defending champs, are right behind in third with 21 points, followed by Scared Hitless (15), Del’s Angels (12), G.I. Janes (11), and Crush (10). Rounding out […]
The Borderland Thunder will be gunning for revenge here this weekend when the Fort William First Nations North Stars invade the Ice for Kids Arena for another two-game series. Last weekend, the visiting North Stars swept a pair of games from the Thunder, winning 6-3 on Friday night and then […]
With the holiday season now out of the way and practice having been a way of life over the past few weeks, both local swim teams are ready to start swimming with a purpose again. Both the Fort Frances Aquanauts and Cyclones are primed and ready for the regional championship […]
The Gavel snowmobile racing team did well at an NWRA competition in Vermilion Bay last weekend, bringing home several top three finishes in various classes. John Gavel finished third in the final of the Sport Fan division after coming fourth in the heat. And he wound up fourth in the […]
Marie-Josée Potvin isn’t mincing words when it comes to pre-competition predictions. “They have been working really, really hard and they’re going to kick butt,” said the local figure skating coach who will be overseeing 15 of the several dozen competitors from the Emo and Border clubs who will look to […]
Almost nothing went according to plan for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team at the Kenora Invitational Tournament last weekend. Fort High posted a 1-2 mark and failed to make the playoff round, taking an unorthodox route through the tournament along the way. The Muskies opened play against the powerhouse […]
