Scott Gobeil’s first-day accuracy resulted in a first-place finish at the end of a wild and woolly round-robin at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew crushed John Elliott (Nova Scotia) […]
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A highly-competitive field is pushing Scott Gobeil to the wire as he tries to pin down a playoff berth at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip—representing Northern Ontario along with third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew—moved into a three-way tie […]
The Muskie boys’ curling squad hit some bumps in the ice yesterday during their first day of action at the all-Ontario championships in St. Thomas. Skip Adam Bolen and his 12th-ranked team of third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and leads Joey Wensley and David Kaun came within a hair—literally […]
The third-annual “Curl for Cancer” here Saturday was a great success again this year, event co-ordinator Nadine Johnson said. “I’m overwhelmed,” she remarked. “We were down two teams from last year and raised over $3,000 more.” The event saw 28 teams raise $15,333.31 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “I thought […]
One year ago this past Saturday, the frailty of life was magnified for the Davy family. This past weekend, the caring spirit of a community came through even larger. “It says a lot about the kindness of strangers,” said an emotional Tammy Davy (née Romyn), a former Stratton resident now […]
After getting their clock cleaned by an unlikely conqueror, the Scott Gobeil rink got their timing back to overcome the French resistance. The Northern Ontario foursome—which includes third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew—split their two games yesterday to sit in a three-way tie for second at […]
Heavy is the head that wears the crown—though perhaps for not much longer. The Borderland Thunder are halfway to knocking off the defending SIJHL champion Dryden Ice Dogs, grabbing a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series after a pair of weekend victories here. Dan Hoehne made 21 saves, and […]
It was a super Sunday for the Scott Gobeil foursome at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew won both their opening games Sunday over two of the better squads to […]
The Muskie boys’ curling team will be out to shed its middle-of-the-pack image when it opens play Wednesday morning at the all-Ontario curling showdown in St. Thomas. In the pre-tournament rankings released last week by OFSAA, the Muskie team of skip Adam Bolen, third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and […]
By the numbers, keeping the Dryden Ice Dogs on a tight leash shouldn’t prove too demanding for the Borderland Thunder. With a 8-3-0-1 advantage in their season series, the Thunder (33-12-5-2) have done their best to avenge a 4-0 sweep to the Ice Dogs (28-20-2-2) in last year’s SIJHL final. […]
If Scott Gobeil is going to be king of the rings once again, he and his rinkmates are going to have to earn it. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew are headed to Summerside, P.E.I. to represent Northern […]
The message is clear—Gillons’ isn’t relinquishing its crown without a fight. With the playoffs just around the corner, the nine-time defending champs of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League are peaking at the right time as they reclaimed first place after a six-point effort last Thursday night. Gillons’ big week […]
