The Borderland Thunder went into the holiday break feeling good about themselves—and came out of it the same way. The true self-confidence test, though, comes this weekend. The Thunder head east to tackle the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs this Friday and Saturday in a rematch of last weekend’s two-game set […]
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The beginning was promising, but when the offence faded away, so did the victories. The Muskie girls’ hockey team posted a 1-2 record to finish fourth overall at the Schwan Cup tournament in Minneapolis, which incorporated the field from the former Minnesota Holiday Cup Classic. Fort High edged Rosemount 2-1 […]
The path of Bryan Trottier’s hockey life has come full circle. The Hall of Fame centre who was the glue that held together the N.Y. Islanders during a run of four Stanley Cups in the early 1980s came from humble beginnings—plying his craft as a young boy on a creek […]
It was a late push, but it was enough to push the Eagles over the cliff. Brock Benjamin set up Brian White for the game-winner, then added an insurance marker all within the last five minutes of the third period, as the Muskie boys’ hockey team (11-1-1) pulled out a […]
There’s no place like home, but Kenora’s not a shabby alternative. That’s the feeling of the six district-based players who make up almost a third of the roster of the Kenora Stars Midget ‘AAA’ hockey team, which earned a 2-1 exhibition victory over the Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ Kings at the […]
Bone-chilling temperatures failed to stop 15 young people from coming out to the Fort Frances Children’s Complex on Saturday to sign up for a new recreational program being offered by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. The “Jack Rabbit” program is now up and running here to teach youngsters aged […]
For a moment, the Muskie boys’ hockey squad had their hearts in their mouths. Then the referee decided to let them taste victory, instead. David Pierce’s goal on the black-and-gold’s fifth chance gave Fort High a 2-1 shootout victory over the Hudson (Wis.) Raiders in the consolation final of the […]
In recent Novice action of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association, International Falls scored seven times in the first period en route to a 15-2 romp over Emo OPP. The visitors added two more goals in the second period, then iced the win with a six-goal outburst in the third. International […]
They wanted to play, but nobody except for a local Bantam squad would accommodate them. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians hockey team had its schedule changed, then changed again last weekend as both planned regular-season and exhibition games fell through. The Canadians’ original Eastman Midget League contest here Sunday […]
For someone with a case of the “Blues,” Emily LaFreniere was sporting a hefty smile here Sunday afternoon. The local bowler saved her best for last, rolling a 211 in her sixth and final game to finish with a +138 and capture the ladies’ pins over average portion of the […]
A new radio station is on the airwaves in Borderland and along with it, a new tune from a local band. CKWO-92.3 (The Wolf) began broadcasting from Couchiching on Monday and one song that will be heard for the next little while is an offering from local band “Thinking of […]
On Jan. 1, 1904, the hamlet of Beaver Mills, Ont. became incorporated as the Town of Rainy River. Last Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004), about 120 town residents gathered for a New Year’s levee to celebrate the 100th birthday of the community. Town crier Doug Giles started the festivities by ringing […]
