After the weekend they had, any chance the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad had to hone their offence was most welcomed. The Muskies had their share of shooting woes while going 2-1 in their annual home tournament, but looked much sharper—at least in the first half—en route to a 47-30 […]
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His team is on the mend both physically and emotionally after being swept last weekend in Thunder Bay, but Dave Allison isn’t too worried about hurting the feelings of a few Borderland Thunder members he views as not carrying their weight. “There’s some players here that have to start justifying […]
For Chrissy Thomson, wind is nothing to whine about. The Fort Frances native, and member of the St. John’s Red Storm university women’s golf team, gritted her teeth in the face of a brisk Atlantic breeze and crafted a two-day total of 18-over 162 to finish second by three strokes […]
Squash is a challenging enough test for any individual on two good legs. Take one of those away and it gets to be a bigger challenge in a big hurry. Colin Drombolis of Fort Frances had jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead in his best-of-five consolation final match against […]
The “Battle of the Border” turned into a one-sided rout for the guys from the land of the Maple Leaf. Four Fort Frances sharks took the top positions at the inaugural “Battle of the Border” 32-person singles pool tournament at Warp 9 last weekend, which also featured players from Dryden, […]
Horsepower high honours were divvied up among a legion of stock car drivers during the Borderland Racing Association’s annual awards Saturday night at the Ukrainian Hall here. Points champions Vic Larson of Dryden (Modified), Ron Westover of Devlin (Street Stock), and Ken Perry of Fort Frances (Mini-Sprints) were recognized for […]
Stranger things have happened, but the Muskie senior girls basketball team would be hard-pressed to remember when. A second quarter that saw them held to a meagre two points cost the local side dearly as they fell 37-29 to the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) in the final of the […]
A round-robin showing that carried hope for good things to come ended up meaning as much to the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team as political promises during an election campaign. After finishing fourth with a 5-5 mark in the preliminary round, including a 2-0 sweep over Atikokan, the Muskies dropped […]
The looks on their faces said it all. Muskie receiver Kevin Gemmell and cornerback Jason Kellar wore their emotions on their sleeves after last Thursday’s 38-0 quarter-final loss to the top-ranked St. Paul’s Crusaders at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. It was a combination of frustration at a second-straight winless […]
One is laying down for another long winter’s nap; the other taking its first snow-induced snooze. With the arrival of colder temperatures and the accompanying snow they bring, it’s adios until spring to driving, chipping, and putting at the two local golf courses. Kitchen Creek Golf Club head pro Steve […]
The family that pairs together, spares together. Four duos won their way to Dryden—and the provincial round of the Northern Ontario Family Twosome tournament on Nov. 16—after capturing their respective divisional titles at the house round Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. The event involved local YBC members teaming up with […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians are liking their new surrounding just fine, thank you very much. A 4-2 win here Saturday afternoon against the Pineview Paper Kings was an ideal start to the Canadians’ entry into the Manitoba Eastman Midget League as the circuit’s newest member. “The boys were […]
