The Ice for Kids wasn’t built on a downhill slant—it just seemed that way yesterday afternoon. The Wellington Dukes and Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs took turns dominating periods, with the Dukes getting the last laugh in a 7-4 victory to open the Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior ‘A’ hockey […]
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One team will welcome back one of its stars while the other will join a constellation of “Starz.” The Fort Frances Aquanauts and Fort Frances Cyclones will be part of the field making waves at the Division II swimming championships this weekend in Thunder Bay. For the Aquanauts, it will […]
They swam just over 10 km, but had to travel more than 1,500 to get there. Still, the Fort Frances Aquanauts and coach Roman Ramirez didn’t consider their lengthy trip to Calgary earlier this month for the Chinook Invitational a waste of time, energy, or gas money. “We had to […]
They’ve been here before—now it’s time to take the next step. Competing in the NWOSSAA finals today in Thunder Bay, the Muskie badminton brigade hopes to give their opposition a stiff dose of doubles trouble as the senior girls’ teams of Simone/Natalie Desjardins and Jen Lawson/Sarah Paterson try to smash […]
Christin Thomson probably would be the first to say she’s had more fun on the links than what took place last weekend. The Fort Frances native, a member of the inaugural St. John’s Red Storm women’s golf team, finished tied for a season-low 65th overall in the individual competition at […]
Bo Derek has nothing on these perfect 10s. Gillons’ closed an amazing decade-long run last Thursday night by winning their 10th-consecutive Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League title at Fort High, downing regular-season champion Scared Hitless 2-1 in the deciding best-of-three series. After coming within a game of being eliminated in […]
A seasoned pro and a novice entrant recovered from early stumbles to produce the best local results at the Bearskin Open squash tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. Bob Tkachyk added to his lengthy list of playing accomplishments by winning the consolation final of the men’s ‘A’ division while competitive […]
The selections have been made for a regional all-star team that will compete in the provincial Division Two swimming championships at the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay Apr. 25-27. Known as the Northwestern Ontario Starz, the team has drawn swimmers from the smaller clubs in the northwest region, including […]
An deal yesterday between the Borderland Thunder and the owner of the Memorial Sports Centre’s main food outlet over concession rights during next week’s Dudley Hewitt Cup here has scuttled fears the tournament may be cancelled. Thunder vice-president Sam Bruyere said the outcome of a meeting between himself, Thunder president […]
The victories weren’t pouring down around them, but a local hoops crew is banking on their lessons for rainy days ahead. The Muskies’ girls regional under-17 team finished second with a 1-3 mark at an invitational basketball tournament at Fort High last weekend involving the Kenora Saints and Thunder Bay […]
On a weekend shadowed by the loss of a member of its collective family, the Fort Frances Visserettes artistic gymnastics team parted the clouds to reveal its strength of character—and bright future. An 11-member team from the Visserettes leapt, somersaulted, and did handsprings for all they were worth during the […]
A very impressive looking Dudley Hewitt Cup field is almost set—and the biggest horse hasn’t even entered the starting gate. The confirmed entries include a hometown favourite on a roll, a league rival looking for redemption, and a high-flying squad that has gone a long way to help their community […]
