A revolving door at training camp ended up spinning James Algie into a steady place in the line-up in his first university soccer campaign. The 19-year-old Fort Frances native saw significant playing time with the Ryerson University men’s soccer team in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference this past fall. […]
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There’s no place like home for the holidays. It’s not only a song, but a sentiment shared by four former Fort Frances athletes who have spent the past four months separated from family and friends at their far-flung university locations. “As important as it is to go away, it’s important […]
Emo’s own “Group of Seven” showed some impressive artistry on the ice Sunday morning. The Emo Figure Skating Club’s final test day of 2002 was a complete success, with all seven of its participating members passing their on-ice examinations in a variety of levels. Brandy Hyatt and Samantha Loveday enjoyed […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Bob Hamilton’s been singing that Christmas favourite non-stop for the past three winters—and is keeping the faith that this year Mother Nature finally will listen. The owner and operator of the Little Beaver Snow Park, just off McIrvine Road near the […]
Christmas came early for the Dryden Eagles there Friday night—with the Muskie boys’ hockey team supplying the gifts. Defensive zone breakdowns that led to six Dryden goals in the last two periods helped the Eagles end the Muskies’ run at a perfect NorWOSSA season with a 7-2 victory. “We were […]
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. […]
One team wants to keep their streak alive, the other wants to break the one they’re on. The Muskies boys’ and girls’ hockey teams are on opposite ends of the NorWOSSA standings, but have the same goal heading into tonight’s match-ups on the road against the Dryden Eagles. The male […]
With everyone else getting their Christmas turkeys ready, the Borderland Thunder’s appetite is leaning more towards a serving of Hawks. The SIJHL leaders take a three-game unbeaten streak into Thunder Bay for a showdown with the Feathermen Hawks on Saturday night and again Sunday afternoon. The fifth-place Hawks (8-18-1-3), who […]
The Borderland Thunder were in a mood to teach the host Dryden Ice Dogs a lesson Wednesday night, but Mother Nature decided to get cranky and sidetrack their plans. The Thunder’s game against the defending SIJHL champions, who swept Borderland 4-0 in last season’s league final, was postponed because Highway […]
Anybody who thinks nostalgia is a waste of time should stay clear of Julian Brunetta. “A friend asked me why I keep living in the past,” said Brunetta, one of four Fort Frances natives who were part of the 1958-59 University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team that captured […]
It was a golden moment full of local flavour. Fort Frances bowlers Jon Wood, Dan Bone, Jen Hawley, and Ashley Lafreniere helped the Sunset Country mixed team capture first place at the Northern Ontario 5-Pin Bowlers’ Association provincial youth challenge Dec. 6-8 in Thunder Bay. The quartet joined teammate Jared […]
