If the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs want the SIJHL championship trophy, they’re going to have to tear it out of Kurt Hogard’s hands. The Borderland Thunder defenceman scored twice, including the game-winner with just 1:35 left in regulation time Sunday night, to lift his team to a 5-4 victory over […]
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They’re halfway home—now it’s time to hit the road. The Borderland Thunder—riding an eight-game winning streak—will head down Highway 11 with a 2-0 lead over the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs in the best-of-seven SIJHL championship series as Games 3 and 4 go there Saturday and Sunday nights. If necessary, Game […]
And then there were three. Regular-season champion Scared Hitless, nine-time defending league champion Gillons’, and the upstart Wildcats survived last night’s playoff round in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League at Fort High. Scared Hitless, which received a bye through the first portion of last night’s ‘A’-side playoffs by virtue […]
Christmas came early to the Borderland Thunder last night, but the mood in the locker-room afterwards was less than festive. On a play that should have been whistled dead seconds earlier because the puck hit the netting above the glass, Matt Johnson deflected Jay Phillips’ point shot at 3:46 of […]
Just when the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs thought they had stolen home ice advantage, they found themselves tangled in a most unpleasant Webb. The Borderland Thunder rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period as Kevin Webb’s breakaway goal just 28 seconds into overtime gave the SIJHL regular-season champs […]
The regular-season tango and the semi-final shuffle are over. Get ready for the big dance. The Borderland Thunder and Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs—the top two teams in the SIJHL this season—will shoot for all the marbles in the best-of-seven final which starts here tonight at 7:30. Game 2 also will […]
Every serve, every spike and every save was just a little more important. The Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League kicked off its post-season at Fort Frances High School last night, with nine of 10 teams beginning their playoff drives. Nine-time defending league champion Gillons’, who finished second in the regular […]
The top two teams in the SIJHL this season will settle their differences with the league title at stake. The first-place Borderland Thunder (72 points) will challenge the second-place Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs (68 points) in the SIJHL championship series, after the Bulldogs pounded the Fort William First Nation Wolves […]
Don’t be fooled by today’s last gasp from Old Man Winter–the local minor soccer scene is already in full stride. Registration for the 2003 Fort Frances Minor Soccer Association season began in earnest Tuesday night upstairs at the Memorial Sports Complex, with approximately 280 youth signing up to get their […]
The top two teams in the SIJHL this season will settle their differences with the league title at stake. The first-place Borderland Thunder (72 points) will challenge the second-place Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs (68 points) in the SIJHL championship series, after the Bulldogs pounded the Fort William First Nation Wolves […]
A decades-old hockey rivalry has gone on the chopping block because of concerns over fair play and officiating. Gordy Dault, principal/activity director of Falls High School across the river, confirmed that next year’s Broncos hockey schedule will see the traditional home-and-away series between the Falls and Muskies reduced to just […]
With his opponent holding the hammer in the last end of a tie game, Scott Gobeil had enough trouble on his hands without worrying about a worn-out slider. But a tiny piece of rubber picked up by the Fort Frances skip’s last rock had a gigantic impact on the final […]
