For Eugene McPherson, it’s all about improving the bottom line while accentuating the positive. McPherson is spearheading a group of local people who want to help right the financial ship of the Borderland Thunder by creating an independent booster club. The proposed organization will provide a support network for the […]
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The OCN in OCN Blizzard could have stood for “One Cool Netminder” here Friday night. Backup goalie David Herman allowed only one goal after coming on in relief of starter Ray McManus in the second period, making several key stops down the stretch to preserve a 3-2 victory over the […]
Ron Westover spent the whole season honouring a racing colleague—and ended the year with a fitting tribute. It would be hard to find too many people not at least partially celebrating Westover’s repeat as overall champion of the Street Stock division for the second-straight year as the Borderland Racing Association’s […]
Maybe it didn’t rank up there with Joe Namath before Super Bowl III, or Mark Messier on the eve of Game Six of the Eastern Conference finals, but it was a bona fide guarantee, nonetheless. “We will beat River East [Kodiaks] this week—you can put that in the paper,” Muskie […]
The young lions had their paws rapped, but their wounds should heal enough for them to fight another day. The Baudette Bears, made up mainly of Grade 8 players, took advantage of the Muskie ‘C’ football squad’s Grade 7-based lineup in a 44-0 win here yesterday in the black-and-gold’s season-opener. […]
Everyone makes mistakes, but winning football teams aren’t prone to making the same ones twice. The Muskie ‘B’ football team will have a hard time making their mark in the win column until they learn this simple truth as two home losses this past week proved. “The mistakes are the […]
You know summer is gone when people begin exchanging rods and tackle boxes for shotguns and decoys. Since today marks the official opening of the waterfowl season in Northern Ontario, and with grouse season opening on Monday (Sept. 15), here’s a look at the prospects for this season. According to […]
It still feels like summer outside, but those who cherish one of Canada’s favourite frozen indoor pastimes already are polishing up their brooms. The Fort Frances Curling Club will hold its annual registration next Monday (Sept. 15) from 7-9 p.m. upstairs at the facility, followed by the club’s annual general […]
There are many strategies to winning a derby, but one of the most surefire ways is to not let anyone else catch the biggest fish. That’s exactly the route the Sioux Narrows duo of Joe “The Friendly Giant” Pritchett and partner Hiram Archibald took as they netted the top single […]
The young lions had their paws rapped, but their wounds should heal enough for them to fight another day. The Baudette Bears, made up mainly of Grade 8 players, took advantage of the Muskie ‘C’ football squad’s Grade 7-based lineup in a 44-0 win here yesterday in the black-and-gold’s seasonopener. […]
The financial fortunes of the Borderland Thunder may be on the upswing if the efforts of a local group to create a booster club for the local junior hockey team come to pass. Spokesman Eugene McPherson said this morning a letter has been sent to the executive body of the […]
Head coach Bob Swing promised the Muskie ‘A’ football squad would be better this season. Other than on the scoreboard, consider it a promise kept. “I know the score doesn’t show it but if you were there, you would have known that we should have won that game,” Swing said […]
