Welcome to Philosophy of Volleyball 101. “If you don’t have intensity and you’re not going to move your feet, you’re not going to beat a team like Atikokan,” said Muskie junior boys volleyball squad coach Greg Ste. Croix after his team was eliminated by Atikokan in two straight games in […]
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Screams of delight were highly audible on the Muskie junior girls basketball team’s bench. The only sound louder may have been the sighs of relief. A difficult campaign which has been marked by steadily improving play but no victories, finally came to fruition for the Muskies, who chalked up their […]
It was an auspicious beginning to what two local swim clubs hope will be a season chock full of personal bests and record times. The Fort Frances Aquanaut Swim Team and the Fort Frances Cyclone Swim Club burst out of the blocks for the fall competitive campaign this past weekend […]
The Borderland Thunder took away the crown of the Dryden Ice Dogs this past spring, and by the looks of things, Dryden intends to take it back. The Ice Dogs (6-2-3-1) will try to make it two in a row over the defending SIJHL champions tonight at the Ice for […]
It was Kevin Webb’s net, and the goaltenders from the K&A Variety Golden Hawks were just standing in it. Webb exploded for five goals in two games, as the visiting Borderland Thunder made good on their first road trip of the year by beating the Hawks 8-5 Friday night and […]
For almost two quarters, the Muskies varsity team was trading body shots with the league’s heavyweight champions. Then the St. Paul’s Crusaders threw a combination that knocked the black-and-gold’s upset hopes cold. Two touchdowns in the final 3:39 of the second quarter provided the kickstart for the first-place Crusaders (7-0), […]
The Borderland Thunder’s weekend schedule once again is filled with Hawk hunting plans. Tonight signals the start of the Thunder’s road schedule for the 2003-04 season as they begin a two-game series against the K&A Variety Golden Hawks in Thunder Bay. The second contest is set for tomorrow night. Borderland […]
The first stage of the Borderland Thunder’s financial rejuvenation took place last night with the inaugural meeting of the Thunder Club at Our Lady of Lourdes church hall at Couchiching. The fan-based booster organization drew a crowd of 16 people, along with Thunder head coach Dave Allison and team members […]
Home ice has been fairly nice, but now it’s time to see what the defending SIJHL champions can do on the road. “It will be good to get away,” said Borderland Thunder head coach Dave Allison, whose squad will pack their suitcases for the first time this season as they […]
A Quebec curler trying to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for playing with the most curlers—and at the most clubs—made the first stop on the final leg of his journey here Saturday. “Today it will be 2,338, 2,339, and 2,340 [curlers] that have played with me,” Camille Villeneuve, […]
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until March, but the luck of the Irish was in full effect at the home of Pam and Larry Buttner. The Fort Frances couple was assured of a berth in the 2004 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July when her name was chosen first among […]
Starving for game action, the Borderland Thunder satisfied their appetite with an offensive smorgasbord that left the stomachs of their opposition churning. The defending SIJHL champs made the most of their first taste of competition in 10 days, blitzing the K&A Variety Golden Hawks 9-0 and 9-5 on Friday and […]
