The Borderland Thunder held an hour-long practice at the Emo Arena on Sunday as they get ready to resume their SIJHL semi-final series tonight and Thursday in Thunder Bay against the KC Bulldogs. A public skate with the Thunder players followed. “This is an exciting experience to have the [Borderland] […]
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The Northwestern Ontario PeeWee ‘AAA’ rep squad—consisting of seven local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ players—didn’t score a goal all weekend but they still earned a berth to the provincial finals next month. The PeeWees were swept in their best-of-three series against the Thunder Bay Kings in Kenora, losing 7-0 on […]
It’s getting better all the time for the Lac La Croix Midget boys’ hockey team. The team dropped the ‘A’ semi-final 4-3 to the Oneida Vipers at last week’s 31st-annual Little NHL hockey tournament in Thunder Bay. They eventually settled for the ‘B’ runner-up crown after losing to the Mississauga […]
Little League baseball will be looking to make a return to the district this summer. Initial plans are in the works to organize a Canadian Little League organization made up of local and district talent to play “inter-locking” games with squads from International Falls. “We’re going to give it a […]
The five-day break in the semi-final series between the Borderland Thunder and Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs will do little to quell the growing rivalry between the two teams. The Thunder hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven showdown as they face-off against the Bulldogs for Games 3 and 4 tonight […]
It may have been a little closer but the Borderland Thunder still held serve on home ice. The Thunder beat the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs 4-1 here Friday night to grab a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series. They had dumped Thunder Bay 7-1 in the opener Thursday night. […]
Disputed calls and chippy play during last night’s playoff opener overshadowed the fact the Borderland Thunder remain Goliath to the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs’ David after a 7-1 drubbing at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Thunder hold a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven Superior International Junior Hockey League semi-final […]
This weekend’s annual Tom Thumb tournament will set a precedent as a girls team will compete with the boys for the first time in tourney play. “To my knowledge, this will be the first time,” said John Pierce, co-coach of the Skates and Blades Atom girls’ team, which will be […]
Those interested in competing in the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic had better get their entry forms in soon—there’s just 13 spots still open in the 50-boat field. The live-release derby will kick off May 30 with a boat parade. Competition then will be held Friday and Saturday on the Rainy […]
This is the last week for minor hockey activities at the Emo Arena, and also for statistics. I enjoyed having worked with the coaches, players and executive for the past 30 years, calculating score sheets, and this will be my last connection with EDBMH, as well with EFSC. I’ll concentrate […]
The Northwestern Ontario squash team may not have improved on their bronze medal from the 2000 Ontario Winter Games over the weekend. But considering the rich field of players a fifth-place finish isn’t bad. “Everyone is happy with that. The competition was tougher than it was last time,” said team […]
All five local Tom Thumb teams put in strong performances at an tournament in Dryden over the weekend. Skates and Blades led the way by going 3-0 in their four-team pool, which was second overall in the 24-team field. They opened with a 5-1 win over Emo O.P.P (Matt Goldamer […]
