Some holidays seem to fly by, but others can drag on for what feels like eternity. The Borderland Thunder’s 10-day break will be much more enjoyable after the team used a four-goal third period to clinch a 7-3 victory over the Nipigon Feathermen Hawks in SIJHL action Saturday night at […]
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Practice made perfect for the Borderland Thunder in Dryden on Wednesday night. Head coach Dave Allison stressed defensive responsibility during team workouts over the last three days and the Thunder showed they were paying attention—earning a 3-0 win against the defending SIJHL champion Ice Dogs. The victory also snapped a […]
With his high-speed offence stuck in neutral, Darren Johnson is searching for answers and a quick fix to the problem. “I don’t really know how to explain this,” said the head coach of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team, which finished fourth with a 1-2 record at its annual home […]
Double delight for Muskie hoopsters By Joey Payeur Staff writer A two-week break from NorWOSSA action didn’t take the spring out of the step of either of the Muskies girls’ basketball teams. Both squads picked right up where they had left off before the break, with each posting their second-consecutive […]
The season had been over for less than three hours but Bob Swing’s eyes already focused were on the road ahead. “Bigger, faster, stronger—that has to be the motto of this team for next year,” Swing emphatically pronounced to his Muskie ‘A’ football squad on the bus ride home late […]
Another quick start by the Oak Park Raiders meant another playoff disappointment for the Muskie ‘A’ football team. The Raiders found the end zone the first three times they touched the football, and jumped out to a 24-0 lead, en route to a 35-8 victory over the Muskies in WHSFL […]
The Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs ended two Borderland Thunder streaks with a pair of weekend wins there. Jamie Silverson’s goal with 3:42 to play gave the Bulldogs a 3-2 victory Friday before they came back from a two-goal deficit in a 6-3 win Saturday. Not only was the Thunder’s seven-game […]
It was a warm-up game for the locals, but they barely broke a sweat. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad tuned up for its annual home tournament this weekend by whipping the Rainy River Owls 43-13 in exhibition action at the “Fish Tank” (Fort High gym) yesterday afternoon. Stephanie Mattson […]
Home is where the hoops are for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad this weekend. Coach Darren Johnson and his team are hosting their annual invitational tournament this weekend, which will include NorWOSSA rivals Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos, as well as the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints from Kenora. The […]
A new swimming season bursts out of the blocks this weekend. The well-established Fort Frances Aquanauts will be joined by the new kid in town, the Cyclone Swim Club, as the two squads prepare for a sprint meet in Thunder Bay on Saturday and Sunday. Aquanauts head coach Roman Ramirez […]
It’s one sunny day after another right now for Sarah Noonan. The 19-year-old Fort Frances native and her University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s soccer team are kicking up a storm in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. “We’ve set our standards high,” said Noonan, an exercise science major in her freshman […]
For some, marathons are about finishing first. For Megan Ross, the 25th Chicago Marathon was about finishing—period. Ross and fellow Fort Frances running enthusiast Bob Tkachuk both placed in the top half of the field in the Oct. 16 race through the streets of the Windy City. But for Ross, […]
