Greg Ward started the golf season the way he has the past three years—by winning the Memorial golf tournament at Kitchen Creek. The local 24-year-old carded a one-over par 74 on Sunday to claim his fourth-straight Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque (awarded to the winner of the championship flight) over 56 […]
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The Borderland Racing Assoc-iation waved the green flag to another season of racing Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Despite a moderate turnout of drivers in all three divisions, the crowd was treated to near-perfect race conditions thanks to newly-laid clay. “The racing was excellent. Everyone was working in the […]
As host team, the Borderland Thunder will have an automatic berth in the Dudley Hewitt Cup next season. The four-team, round-robin also will feature the champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, Northern Junior Hockey Association, and Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League vying for the provincial Junior ‘A’ crown. […]
The Bulldogs of the Rainy River District Fastball League earned a trip to the Division II World Series this summer after a qualifier tournament in Fargo, N.D. over the weekend. The Bulldogs went 2-3 to grab sixth-place overall among the 13 teams competing. They’ll play at another tournament against a […]
Luke Prokopec pitched well enough to win. Bartolo Colon pitched better. Colon threw a complete-game four hitter, and Jim Thome hit his 11th homer, as the visiting Cleveland Indians finished off a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-1 win yesterday. “He was outstanding,” Toronto manager Buck Martinez […]
Four members of the Borderland Thunder led the trophy haul at the first-ever SIJHL awards banquet Saturday in Thunder Bay. Wayne Strachan was chosen as coach-of-the-year after guiding the Thunder to a league-best 28-11-9 record during the regular season and a berth in the league final against the Dryden Ice […]
The annual Muskie ‘A’ spring football camp, which gets underway Monday, is looking to give players a taste of the upcoming season. “It will be a full-gear practice,” said head coach Bob Swing, whose squad will enter their second season in the Winnipeg High School Football League this fall. “And […]
A contingent of Borderland Thunder players stand a good chance at taking home some hardware this weekend. The team has seven nominees in the running for six trophies the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League will hand out during a luncheon Saturday in Thunder Bay, SIJHL president Jerry Blazino said. […]
Citing a need for more options for its players, the Muskie boys’ high school hockey team is awaiting word on whether it will get Midget ‘AAA’ hockey affiliation for next season. Muskie head coach Glen Edwards approached Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association president Lynn Kellar with the idea in April. […]
Hailey Heyens owes her dad one heck of a Father’s Day gift next month. The youngster bagged the biggest walleye at the eighth-annual Stratton fishing derby Satur-day—with a little help from her father, Ted. “He actually hooked it on,” said Heyens, 12, on catching the 3.8-pounder in the Rainy River […]
A special coaching clinic—focusing on ways to prevent forms of hockey abuse—will let its voice be heard here next week. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association and Hockey Northwestern Ontario will host “Speak Out” next Tuesday night at the Red Dog Inn. Attendance is mandatory for those looking to coach […]
Registration is a little low for the annual Memorial golf tournament this Sunday at Kitchen Creek but organizers are hoping it will pick up before Saturday’s entry deadline. As of yesterday, only 30 golfers had registered for the 18-hole event, which can house a maximum of 120. “We usually draw […]
