In Atom action, the Emo Selects were back on the winning trail after blowing out visiting Causeway (Fort Frances) 14-1. Eric Soucy led the Selects’ attack with four goals while Beis Strachan and Ryan Witherspoon each had hat tricks. Brian Wayash (two), Matt Badiuk, and Nathan Brigham rounded out the […]
fftimes
In loving memory of Mary Clara Olson, 85, of Emo, Ont., who passed away suddenly at her home Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Sigurd; her daughter, Margaret Ann; her parents, Annie and William McQuaker; two sisters, Hazel and Jean; and her brother, Norman. Mary is […]
They say the best offence is a good defence, and that’s propelled the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team to a perfect 5-0 record in NorWOSSA action so far this season. The squad’s latest win was a convincing 47-17 shellacking over Dryden here yesterday afternoon. Their new trap press bottled up […]
With the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team showing a strong ability to handle the more simplistic defensive systems in the early going of the season, head coach Gord McCabe decided to make a change. He elected to go with a new 1-2-2 zone press–much more complicated than most junior teams […]
Fresh off a solid second-place finish at a tournament in Atikokan over the weekend, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team continued its winning ways yesterday afternoon with a victory over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here. The Muskies had little trouble beating the Eagles, decimated by the loss of […]
If you take a new rink that just began practising together a week before an event and put it up against some of the top curlers in Canada and the U.S., you shouldn’t expect the best of results. And there weren’t any this past weekend for the Raymond Roy foursome […]
There were a lot of happy hunters in the area as moose and deer season opened earlier this month–which didn’t surprise the local Ministry of Natural Resources. “It seemed to be hot and cold,” Dave Saunders, MNR’s acting enforcement supervisor, said Friday morning. “It depended on where you were but […]
Coaches often say the way a football team practices during the week before a game is often an indication of how well they will play. Bad practices. Bad games. The Muskies had a bad week of practice. They also went out and played a very bad football game last Friday […]
The Roseau Rams came out like a new team–literally–against the Muskie “Bee” football team in the second half of their game there last Thursday. With the Muskies leading 8-6 at halftime on a 30-yard touchdown by Kevin Gemmell on a reverse, the Rams suddenly got bigger, faster, and stronger after […]
After weeks of hard work and several losses along the way, the Muskie ‘C’ football team finally did something they hadn’t done all season. They won a football game. The Muskies drubbed the International Falls Broncos ‘C’ team 26-0 in an exhibition game here last Friday afternoon. Head coach Rob […]
Dear editor: Oct. 17-24 is designated as Foster Family Appreciation Week. It is a week to extend our thanks to the many people who provide substitute care to children that need it. We currently have 31 foster families in Rainy River District who offer a great deal of commitment and […]
To the editor: I would like to compliment Tom Pearson and Mike Gerstner for their ongoing participation in community events. They not only actively take part in fundraisers, they also contribute financially. Their donation of $1,000 to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care was truly generous. Tom and Mike–you are […]
