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 […]
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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 […]
The Sisler Spartans found out beating the winless Muskie ‘A’ football squad was no breeze. It took four hard-fought quarters, played in sunny but blustery conditions here Friday afternoon, before the Spartans (2-3-1) finally put away the Muskies (0-6) by a score of 14-2 in Winnipeg High School Football League […]
Of all the things the Borderland Thunder need to worry about this weekend, conditioning should be the last of their concerns. The defending SIJHL champions (1-2-0-0) will lace up the blades for their first competitive action in 10 days, and only the second time in the last 20, when they […]
With Thanksgiving weekend looming, the Muskie court teams were just thankful to finally get out of Dryden yesterday. The Eagles were feeling neither festive nor hospitable as they swept all four matches against their Muskie visitors. The junior girls’ basketball team (0-5) came the closest to salvaging the day, almost […]
By Gord Pyzer
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Catch-and-release fishing tournaments are high on the list of things to do each year for avid Sunset Country anglers. Indeed, events like the Kenora Bass International and Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have served to showcase the area’s fantastic fishing. Not surprisingly, they’ve attracted many of North America’s premier anglers. […]
