Bodies were hitting the ground everywhere you turned Monday. But don’t panic, it was just the start of another flip-filled season at the Fort Frances Judo Club. Les Wiersema, club president for the last eight years, estimated about 30 judokas came out for the season’s inaugural session. “It’s about the […]
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Auto racing has been in Dwayne Pihulak’s blood for 35 years. But the Fort Frances resident isn’t sure what his racing future holds after a controversial finish to the last competitive event of the season at Emo Speedway earlier this month. “It’s very questionable whether I’ll return to racing there,” […]
Once they got hopping, there was just no stopping. Ernie Klyne and Laura Bruyere got the jump on the rest of the field en route to the respective men’s and ladies’ titles in the annual Frog Creek Open Sunday at Kitchen Creek. Klyne was feeling fine after shooting a 79 […]
The coming season for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team should carry a disclaimer for spectators. Warning: Shots will be fired from all directions. Blink at your own risk. The Muskies plan to take a high-octane approach from the opening tip-off of the season tomorrow in Dryden as they look […]
Starting the season off on the right skate was just what the Borderland Thunder had in mind. The local Junior ‘A’ team—fresh off winning the Superior Inter-national Junior Hockey League’s annual “Showcase” tournament here last weekend—hit the ice again this Friday and Saturday night to open its second SIJHL campaign […]
They’re on the board, but still not in the win column. The Muskie ‘A’ football team registered its first points of the season, but a stingy St. Paul Crusaders defence and nagging mental errors cost them a 32-7 defeat Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. “The score was not indicative of the […]
It’s not full payback, but it’s a start. The Borderland Thunder earned some redemption against its conqueror from last season by doubling the Dryden Ice Dogs 4-2 in yesterday’s final of the SIJHL’s annual pre-season “Showcase” tournament here. A noisy home crowd at the Memorial Sports Centre energized the Thunder, […]
Thunder head coach Dave Allison probably won’t have to put his special teams units through the paces next week—they had plenty of practice yesterday. Penalty killing and power plays were front and centre as the Thunder opened play in the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s second-annual “Showcase Tournament” with a […]
The American organizer of a bass derby being held this week in Canadian waters of Rainy Lake can’t understand why it has sparked the wrath of local sportsmen, conservationists, and political figures. “I don’t understand what the problem is,” said Edina, Mn. resident Denny Nelson about the Denny’s Super 30 […]
Hosting a provincial championship carries its fair share of joys and headaches. Teams that know they’ll be at the big dance—regardless of their regular-season performance—frequently struggle to meet their potential knowing the pot of gold still is waiting at the end of the rainbow. But new head coach Dave Allison […]
Motion and emotion were the buzzwords Saturday night as the official racing season at the Emo Speedway took the checkered flag. Kenny Perry of Fort Frances, who had trailed Kyle Ridlon of Aurora, Man. by eight points entering into action Saturday, hit the line first in the mini-sprint feature just […]
It’s not like winning the lottery, but Dr. Cameron Moorhouse isn’t going to sniff at this windfall. The president of the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club painted a picture of a brighter tomorrow for area cross-country skiers with the announcement the club has received a $25,000 grant from the Trillium […]
