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 […]
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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 […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team lost their opening game at the Minnesota Girls Holiday Cup tournament last night at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine, Mn., falling 5-3 to the Long Prairie-Wadena-Deer Creek Blue Devils. The Blue Devils opened the scoring at 5:43 of the first period on a goal […]
The Feathermen Hawks were missing some feathers, but they nearly warbled their way to a split against the top team in the SIJHL. Having only one victory in their last 11 outings, and playing with only 13 skaters, the Hawks were annihilated 8-1 by the visiting Borderland Thunder on Saturday […]
The Borderland Thunder went from winning in a cakewalk to surviving by the skin of their teeth. The SIJHL leaders crushed the Feathermen Hawks 9-1 in Thunder Bay on Saturday night, then squeaked past the host Hawks 4-3 in overtime yesterday afternoon to run their unbeaten streak to five games. […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover—or, at least, don’t judge a game by its final score. The Muskie girls’ hockey team (0-6) skated hard, had its chances, and even laid a couple of decent, if somewhat illegal, body checks on the Dryden Eagles during their NorWOSSA clash there Friday […]
