For a moment, the Muskie boys’ hockey squad had their hearts in their mouths. Then the referee decided to let them taste victory, instead. David Pierce’s goal on the black-and-gold’s fifth chance gave Fort High a 2-1 shootout victory over the Hudson (Wis.) Raiders in the consolation final of the […]
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In recent Novice action of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association, International Falls scored seven times in the first period en route to a 15-2 romp over Emo OPP. The visitors added two more goals in the second period, then iced the win with a six-goal outburst in the third. International […]
They wanted to play, but nobody except for a local Bantam squad would accommodate them. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians hockey team had its schedule changed, then changed again last weekend as both planned regular-season and exhibition games fell through. The Canadians’ original Eastman Midget League contest here Sunday […]
For someone with a case of the “Blues,” Emily LaFreniere was sporting a hefty smile here Sunday afternoon. The local bowler saved her best for last, rolling a 211 in her sixth and final game to finish with a +138 and capture the ladies’ pins over average portion of the […]
A short bench made for a long weekend for the visiting Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs. With only 13 skaters at their disposal because of injuries, the Bulldogs (10-13-2-3) were swept by the Borderland Thunder (11-13-1- 1) by scores of 7-0 on Saturday night and 5-4 in overtime yesterday afternoon at […]
Lorne Jackson almost waited too long. He got pushed to the cliff’s edge, but managed to dig in his heels to defeat fellow Fort Frances skip Kevin Busch 10-1 to capture the ‘C’ event at the Zone West bonspiel in Kenora yesterday. With the weekend event representing the last chance […]
To look at Jillian Gustafson, you’d think she is just a normal, happy eight-year-old girl. And in fact, she is, which raises the question—why would a normal, happy eight-year-old girl want to leave her cozy home in Fort Frances on a frosty New Year’s Day to jump through the ice […]
With only two wins in 29 games, you would think Jared Catholique-Bruyere would rather be anywhere else than manning the blueline for the SIJHL’s worst team. So, why is this kid smiling? “It’s a real professional organization and I’m really having fun there,” Catholique-Bruyere, 16, said about his stay this […]
When James Knopf finally got his foot in the door, everyone else wished they had changed the locks. The Winnipeg resident originally wasn’t part of the field of 16 at the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre last Friday. But after John Hazel couldn’t continue […]
A broken fuel line on the team bus was the only thing that could slow down the Muskie boys’ hockey squad last weekend as they went into the Christmas break with a pair of easy exhibition wins. Steven Sus and Greg Flewelling each scored twice to lead the Muskies over […]
If you were looking for big-time athletic thrills, you could have done much worse than be in Rainy River District the past 12 months. From high-profile hockey tournaments to another extremely exciting Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, and with a cornucopia of amateur sports mixed in, there was no shortage […]
Steve Boileau adopted the philosophy that if you win all your games, scoreboard watching becomes irrelevant. A round-robin event usually compels participants to keep a close eye on what’s going on around them—even if they’re not playing at a particular juncture. But Boileau eliminated all manner of doubt as to […]
