The hunters have become the hunted. Scared Hitless are the new front-runners in the local women’s volleyball league heading into action tonight, moving ahead of former leader Gillons’ last week. A six-point night for Scared Hitless upped their season total to 33, two ahead of Gillons’, who managed only three […]
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He waged his battles from the air and on the ice, and registered some memorable victories in both arenas. Comrade E.A. “Doc” Johnson was one of the many Fort Frances natives who did their part to further the fight for freedom in the Second World War, serving overseas for three […]
This time, they got to keep the points. The Borderland Thunder got their shot at redemption last night and didn’t disappoint a nearly full house at the Ice for Kids Arena by beating the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs 4-2 in SIJHL action. It was tough to tell whether the Thunder […]
The Dryden Eagles should have been less concerned about the colour of their opponents’ jerseys and more worried about the people wearing them. A last-minute decision by the host Eagles forced the Muskies to change from their road black uniforms into their home white outfits just before the two squads […]
Their last game never happened, at least according to the official standings. The Borderland Thunder plan to prove otherwise tonight. After a 3-0 win over the Dryden Ice Dogs up there Oct. 30 was taken away by the Superior International Junior Hockey League because the Thunder had used an ineligible […]
They boarded the bus contenders. Fifteen-and-a-half hours and one dominating performance later, they were NorWOSSA champions. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team had to wait longer than any of their travelling companions to take the court at Dryden High School on Friday. But the result was worth the wait as […]
Forgive the Muskie boys’ hockey team if their arms are a little tired today. Frequent celebrations were the order of the weekend as the Muskies kicked off the NorWOSSA campaign by routing the Pelican Falls First Nations High School Timberwolves 18-1 on Friday night and 23-0 on Saturday afternoon at […]
The University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) Bulldogs are intent on protecting their championship territory, with a little Fort Frances footwork added in for good measure. Local import Sarah Noonan’s second-half goal punctuated the Bulldogs’ 3-0 win over the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears in the quarter-finals of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference […]
It was nice while it lasted. With only one win in their last five games, the Borderland Thunder had its three-week run in the top 10 of the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League rankings halted this week. The Thunder, who still hold top spot in the Superior International Junior Hockey […]
Even before the first blade has hit the ice in league play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team already is leading the NorWOSSA ‘AA’ conference in one department—hunger. The 11 returnees from last season’s squad, which posted a 4-7-1 record in regular-season play, no doubt still must be wondering what might […]
Wayne Wettlaufer, parliamentary assistant to Tourism and Recreation minister Frank Klees, was on hand Friday to announce the province has invested $175,000 in the new Heron Landing golf course at Couchiching. “This new golf course will provide jobs during its construction and employment opportunities when it is completed,” Wettlaufer said […]
The Borderland Thunder’s best all-around game of the season so far will end up counting for nothing. A 3-0 road win over the defending SIJHL champion Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday night went by the boards when the league ruled the Thunder must forfeit the two points because the team […]
