The defending SIJHL champs have a giant target on their back, and the Fort William First Nation North Stars took dead aim last weekend with pinpoint results. The North Stars (8-3-1) did all their damage in the final 40 minutes both nights as they beat the visiting Borderland Thunder 5-1 […]
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The Muskies varsity football squad suffered a fuel crisis in Winnipeg last night. Their offence was operating on fumes all night, their defence’s gas tank went dry, and the combination left the black-and-gold’s playoff hopes running on empty. The St. Paul’s Crusaders ball possession offence wore down Fort Frances in […]
With court back in session, Gillons’ is acquitting itself quite well. The 10-time defending champions of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League wasted little time in entrenching themselves at the top of the standing two weeks into the season, as their six points have them ahead of the rest of […]
Let the good times roll. Five bowlers representing Plaza Lanes at the Northern Ontario Youth Bowling Challenge zone round in Kenora this past weekend had the pin gods on their side, as they earned spots in the provincial round in Sudbury Dec. 5-7. “They make us so proud, and they’re […]
The Borderland Thunder’s booster organization has its action plan, mission statement, and executive board in place. Now it just needs more people to throw their support behind it. The Thunder Club held its first meeting last Thursday, seeing a crowd of 16 on hand, along with Borderland head coach Dave […]
Chrissy Thomson’s inconsistency didn’t interfere with her team’s surge to the runner -up spot. The Fort Frances native fired a two-day total of 12-over par 156 to finish tied for ninth with teammate Maggie Steciuk at the Rutgers Invitational golf championship in Piscataway, N.J over the weekend, while her St. […]
At this rate, people won’t have trouble saying or spelling Nate Weossner’s last name for much longer. The Bemidji, Mn. native scored the game winner at 5:53 of the third, as the Borderland Thunder nipped the Dryden Ice Dogs 4-3 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena for their […]
The Muskies junior boys volleyball team could have folded the tent yesterday afternoon. Instead, they put a stake through the heart of their unhappy hosts. Trailing 2-1, the Muskies (2-4) didn’t falter and motored back for a 3-2 win over the Kenora Broncos on the road in NorWOSSA play. Fort […]
Heather Dutton would rather race 20 kilometres through a hurricane than put up with media requests for her time. “I hate doing interviews,” said Dutton with an apologetic look on her face, just three days after posting a time of 17:59 to finish second in the senior girls division at […]
If the Fort Frances K of C Knights squad is still streamlining its offence, the rest of the Northwestern Ontario PeeWee “AA” circuit is in a peck of trouble. The Knights scorched the Kenora Thistles 13-1 in Kenora Saturday afternoon, and then returned home to the Ice for Kids Arena […]
It’s as clear as the top of Bob Swing’s freshly shaven head: without responsibility and composure, the Muskie varsity football squad’s post-season will be short and none too sweet. “Our kids have got to take responsibility,” preached Swing, as the last-place Muskies (0-7) head into tomorrow night’s battle at Canad […]
A team’s best players have to step to the forefront when it comes to halting any kind of losing streak. Consider Carley McCormick and Trish Smith present and accounted for. McCormick drained a game-high 13 points, while her fellow veteran Smith contributed a dozen, as the Muskie senior girls basketball […]
