The Emo Thunderbolts PeeWee hockey team did a little post-Christmas shopping and wound up with a tournament title underneath their tree. Chris Mutz and Ryan Witherspoon each netted hat tricks as the Thunderbolts pounded the host squad 7-1 in the final of the International Falls Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29. […]
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Now that the stockings have been stashed and the Christmas tree tossed, the Muskie court teams are ready to start the New Year with a bang. After a three-week break from action, the four teams in the midst of their NorWOSSA seasons have different concerns about being ready for battle […]
There are no campaign signs littering the sidewalks but for local junior hockey fans, it’s an election that counts. Voting for the SIJHL’s second all-star game, scheduled for Jan. 29 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, is now underway—meaning Borderland Thunder supporters have the chance to put their […]
Maybe it’s defective hockey sticks, warped pucks, or nets that are narrower than regulation size. Randy White could use any of the above excuses to explain the root of his club’s scoring woes, but for the moment, his team’s aversion to offence has him stumped. “We’ve really only exploded in […]
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 best way to beat a one-man band is to throw the whole orchestra at him. The Borderland Thunder were undone by a stunning solo performance Friday night in a 4-2 loss to the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs in SIJHL action at the Ice for Kids Arena. But the locals […]
They’re not exactly nipping at the top dog’s heels, but the SIJHL’s second-place team certainly is within howling distance. The Borderland Thunder get back to business tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. with a two-game showdown at the Ice for Kids Arena against the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs, their closest […]
The passage of time can play tricks on one’s perspective. Everyone has those days that feel like weeks, months, or even years. But when trying to encapsulate the past year of sports activity locally, 12 months seems to have slipped by in a matter of moments. The bustling athletics scene […]
More wins would have been golden, but one victory had a silver lining. The Muskie girls’ hockey team came close to a much better fate, but still captured the consolation trophy in the Orange division of the varsity category of the Minnesota Girls Holiday Cup tournament in Blaine, Mn. last […]
Not one Fort Frances snowmobile racer has been seen on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Yet, the magazine’s world-famous jinx for those who grace its title page seems to have extended to the local powder pilots who represent Team Polaris on the World Snowmobile Association circuit. Ice oval specialist Steve […]
The field was reduced from past years, but the intensity of the participants was no less evident. Five adults and four juniors crossed rackets for the annual Boxing Day squash tournament last Thursday at the Memorial Sports Centre. “We’ve usually had 10-16 competitors,” said Bob Tkachuk, who won the consolation […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team won’t mind a small case of razor burn after a series of close shaves last week. In a season decorated with a number of lopsided losses so far, the black-and-gold proved themselves legitimate competitors at the Minnesota Girls Holiday Cup tournament in Blaine, Mn., finishing […]
