Brooke Norman and Nikki Krueger proved fatal to the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s chance to notch its first NorWOSSA win this season. The Dryden Eagles duo each connected for hat tricks as the black-and-gold fell by a 7-4 score at the Ice for Kids Arena here last night. Krueger scored […]
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The Flames left the Emo Cowboys feeling burned. Sal Bisignano had a goal and an assist as the North End Flames (Thunder Bay) blanked the Cowboys 3-0 in Sunday morning’s semi-final of the seven-team Midget ‘A’ invitational hockey tournament here. The Cowboys had hoped to ride the momentum of their […]
All good things come to an end—or, sometimes, an extra end. Doug Boyd of Fort Frances had to clock some overtime, but was glad to put in the additional effort as his rink edged the Bryan Bonot foursome of Stratton 5-4 in 12 ends here Sunday to capture the Royal […]
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. […]
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 […]
