The sudden departure of coaches Alex Rosalina and Adriana Ota has the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy scrambling—yet hopeful—to finish the season on a strong note. The pair stepped down March 9, citing general unhappiness with the direction of the club. In their place, part-time coaches Vicki Stinson, Wendy Kellar, and […]
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The Fort Frances Badminton Club’s annual tournament saw a lot of matches between local junior players and those from Winnipeg given the 56 registrations were split evenly between the two. Simone Desjardins fared the best among local club members, winning the combined under-19/under-16 girls’ singles title by beating Caroline Flett […]
The local Bantam house league held its annual wind-up Monday night and announced the following award winners for the three teams: •Canadian Tire (coaches Rick Pruys and Ralph Lahti)—Ryan York (Most Improved), Steven Pruys (Most Dedicated), and Kevin Tysz (Most Sportsmanlike); •Holmlund Financial Maple Leafs (coaches John Pierce, Myrna Romaniuk, […]
Good times ran wild at the “Battle of the Badges” charity hockey game here last Friday night. Almost 800 people filled the Ice for Kids Arena to watch guest referee Eddie Shack and celebrity player Marcel Dionne skate with local law enforcement players in an exhibition game. When the dust […]
Three local Atom house league teams made a splash at their last tournament of the season at the Elks Classic in Thunder Bay last weekend. The Firemen Flames captured the tourney title while the Causeway Cougars and Green’s Predators came home with third- and fourth-place, respectively. “It was a great […]
Unsure whether it was their last tournament of the season, the local Sunset Country Ford Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs had fun at the Elks 82s Classic in Thunder Bay last weekend. They didn’t reach a ‘A’ or ‘B’ final—but it didn’t matter. “On Saturday, we had more fun as a team […]
Minutes after guiding the Borderland Thunder to their biggest win in the team’s young history, head coach Wayne Strachan finally had a chance to loosen his tie. His team picked the perfect time to deliver their best game of the semi-final series in shutting down the persistent Thunder Bay KC […]
Their backs are against the wall. There’s no tomorrow. It’s do-or-die. The clichés all apply as the Borderland Thunder host the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs in Game 7 of their SIJHL semi-final series tonight at 7:30 at the Ice for Kids Arena. The winner will advance to the league final […]
Optimistic fans would say the Borderland Thunder, who lead their best-of-seven semi-final series 3-2, still have two cracks to knock off the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs and advance to the SIJHL final. Yet even they know Saturday night’s narrow 5-4 overtime loss in Game 5 here to force the series […]
The Borderland Thunder regained their winning ways last night. Bouncing back from Wednesday’s loss, the Thunder grabbed the early lead and then relied on their stingy defence to claim a 3-1 victory over the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs at the Fort William Gardens last night. The Thunder now lead the […]
A late goal by Brian Dzijak gave the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs a narrow 5-4 victory over the visiting Borderland Thunder last night in Game 3 of their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series. The Thunder still hold a 2-1 lead, with Game 4 going tonight at the Fort William Gardens. Game […]
Close games were the theme of the finals of the annual Tom Thumb tournament here. The local Skates and Blades boys’ team came closest to the ‘A’ title. They stormed back from a 3-1 deficit in the second period to force overtime but lost in a shootout to the West […]
