Life at the top may only be temporary for the current leaders of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. The Diehards continued to set the pace with 57.5 points, but saw its cushion shrink from four points to just 1.5 over a hard-charging Scared Hitless squad (56), who jumped from […]
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Peaking at the right time is every team’s dream. The Muskie girls’ and boys’ curling squads are envisioning NorWOSSA titles after earning their berths in the conference playdowns at the second and final qualifying bonspiel Monday afternoon in Atikokan. The girls extended their unbeaten streak they began at the first […]
The charms of Rainy Lake so well-known to local anglers will be on full display for our southern neighbours this weekend. Well-known sportsman Gord Pyzer, who has fished the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and also contributes a regular column to the Times, will be the featured guest with host […]
It will take the surest of shooters to survive a first-class field at the Northwestern Ontario regional men’s curling playdowns in Kenora this weekend. The competition includes three provincial finalists from last year in Al Hackner (Thunder Bay Country Club), Ron Rosengren (Fort William Curling Club), and Lorne Jackson (Fort […]
The Borderland Thunder scored with their sticks and their fists yesterday afternoon. The top team in the SIJHL used a pair of goals from “Critter” Nagurski to hammer the defending champion Dryden Ice Dogs 7-1 at the Ice for Kids Arena in a chippy affair that boiled over several times. […]
If only the Muskie girls’ hockey squad could convince the schedule makers to include the Red Lake Rams on their regular itinerary. The black-and-gold remained perfect against the Rams this season, beating them 5-3 on Saturday and again 7-5 yesterday in exhibition action to boost their season record to 3-0 […]
The Kenora Broncos kicked up their heels yesterday—and nearly threw their Muskie opponents completely out of the saddle. The black-and-gold lost three of four matches against the host Broncos, with only the senior girls’ volleyball squad keeping the day from being a total loss. Muskie head coach Char Ellwood watched […]
The foundation for this spring’s Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament here gradually is taking shape. A meeting last night at the Couchiching Rec Centre saw the establishment of a game schedule for the April 22-26 event, which will determine the provincial Junior ‘A’ hockey champs and Ontario’s rep at the Royal […]
With Highway 502 open, the Borderland Thunder had a clear road to victory Wednesday night. Chad Baldwin scored twice, and A.J. Tucker netted the game-winner, as the Thunder (20-5-4-1) dumped the host Dryden Ice Dogs (17-10-2-1) by a 4-2 count. The game originally had been set for Dec. 18, but […]
Brent Tookenay isn’t an official member of the media, but he’s about to face his own form of deadline day pressures. The Borderland Thunder general manager will have the phone tattooed to his ear this week in an effort to wheel and deal his team into the best roster situation […]
The league leaders in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League are living up to their name. The Diehards, who have been threatening to take over first place since the start of the season, begin 2003 atop the standings after a strong final week of play before the Christmas break. Sitting […]
The most relevant acronym for the Borderland Thunder so far this season hasn’t been SIJHL, but OHIP. The 2002-03 campaign has been an ongoing tale of medical mishaps for the Thunder, who have survived their injury woes to post a 19-5-4-1 record and a firm hold on first place by […]
