No retreat, no surrender, and no chance for anyone standing in the path of the black-and-gold. The Muskie boys’ hockey team wasn’t the biggest dog in the fight, but they bared the sharpest teeth in reeling off four-straight wins to capture the Morden, Man. invitational tournament last weekend. “We’re a […]
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There were several instances during last weekend’s NWOSSAA senior girls’ basketball championship in Thunder Bay where the Muskies were on the cusp of putting the Churchill Trojans in their place. But the host squad refused to relinquish their hold on the title, especially with where the games were being held—namely, […]
Tournament victories and the local Pinewood Blades Bantam girls’ hockey team aren’t usually mentioned in the same sentence, unless it was in reference to the squad never having one to their credit. Welcome to Revisionist History 101, Pinewood style. Carly Holt cashed in the rebound of Nina Bird’s original shot […]
The Emo All-Stars, although small in size, were unbeatable in speed, taking the ‘A’-event of an eight-team Bantam tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre over the weekend. Ryan Witherspoon notched both goals—one each in the first and second periods—to lift Emo over the Southend Stars 2-0. Emo was perfect […]
The local PeeWee ‘AA’ K of C Knights didn’t just visit Dryden’s house for a hockey tournament last weekend. They walked through the house with muddy feet, wiped them on the carpet, took over the remote control, and pirated the Laz-E-Boy recliner. There was no questioning the Knights’ dominance in […]
A weekend excursion to Devlin was fruitful for the Atikokan Grade 8 boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams as they won their respective championships at the Crossroads Tornadoes invitational tournament, co-hosted by Crossroads School and Naicatchewenin. The boys’ squad outlasted five other teams to finish first in their round-robin pool, followed […]
Darryl Rollins and Kyle Botos felt right at home—even if their real home was two hours away. The Dryden pair took care of the competition at the annual Fort Frances Invitational bowling tournament at Plaza Lanes last weekend, with Rollins winning the scratch championship while Botos earned the pins over […]
It was like shovelling snow an hour before Hockey Night in Canada—the work has to get done, but everyone can’t wait for the fun to begin. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians completed their stay in the “Red” Division of the Manitoba Eastman Midget League with a pair of workmanlike […]
On the one month anniversary of their last victory, the Borderland Thunder gave their fans a taste of that old winning feeling again in dramatic fashion here last night. Dave Gooch converted his own rebound at 3:34 of overtime to give the defending SIJHL champs a desperately-needed 6-5 triumph over […]
When there’s only two competitions a year to get your kicks in, you’d better be in fighting form when it counts. The Northwest Taekwondo team from Fort Frances showed excellent timing in coming through with 17 medals overall at the 20th-annual Central Canadian Taekwondo Championships in Winnipeg. This marked the […]
Vicki Stinson has first-hand experience with the fact that rhythmic gymnastics is more than dainty girls running around twirling ribbons. Her dedication to broadening her horizons in the sport has earned her the trip of a lifetime. The Fort Frances coach leaves tomorrow to escort International Falls gymnast Scott Roberts […]
In a tournament named for first-year players, the veteran had the final say. Mary-Beth Tkachuk added to her impressive list of squash championships by winning the ‘B’ division of the annual Rookie Round-Up/Toothpick ladies’ tournament here Saturday. Tkachuk took the title by blanking Nikki Bagacki 3-0 in the best-of-five final […]
