The time is now to put your favourite Borderland Thunder alongside the SIJHL’s elite performers. The first-place Thunder (22-6-4-1) take on the defending champion Dryden Ice Dogs (20-12-2-1) on Tuesday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The game also will be the last […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team swept the host Pelican Falls Timberwolves by scores of 10-3 on Friday night and 9-1 on Saturday afternoon in a pair of penalty-filled games. The lowlight of Saturday’s game came with 3:40 left in the second period when Muskie Eric Mosbeck was kicked in the […]
Three local teams started the quest. Two made it to the weekend. One hung in until the final end. But when all was said and done, there will be no local representation at the provincial men’s curling showdown in Thunder Bay next month after the conclusion of last weekend’s district […]
They weren’t Knights in white satin, but Northwest Wisconsin had the Borderland Thunder suffering some moody blues over the weekend. Three second-period goals, including two on the power play, carried the Knights to a 3-2 victory Saturday and a split with the Thunder in SIJHL action. Trevor Thomas, Jake Smith, […]
Al Hackner has sent his share of chills down the spines of opposing skips over the years, but Lorne Jackson of Fort Frances melted “The Iceman” with some cunning thievery last night. Steals in the ninth and 10th ends gave Jackson (2-0) a 7-5 victory at the North Western Ontario […]
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 […]
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 […]
