The Canadian Press TORONTO–With just nine days remaining before the regular season starts, the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be clicking at a good time. Given the showing from the team’s sophomore forwards last night, it’s looking like offence will continue to be one of their biggest strengths. Auston Matthews […]
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Staff The Muskie golf team took home-course advantage to a whole new level Friday. With the familiar confines of Kitchen Creek Golf Club providing the backdrop, the black-and-gold obliterated the competition to repeat as the NorWOSSA boys’ team champions. Fort High carded a combined score of 334 to defeat the […]
Staff The number on Tanner Dola’s back (9) matched the amount of Muskies who planned to try and stop him. The scenario did not end well for the black-and-gold. Dola returned a punt 110 yards for a touchdown, with the subsequent convert by kicker Dylan Fathers the difference, in a […]
Staff If this is the sign of things to come, it’s going to be a long season for anyone not named the Muskies when it comes to junior girls’ basketball. The Muskies romped through the four-team field over the weekend to capture their home tournament with a 3-0 record. Fort […]
Staff Town council will be receiving some input on the 2018 municipal budget at its regular meeting tonight. While no one is on the agenda to make a verbal presentation, council will be receiving written submissions, including: •a request for sponsorship of the OFSAA provincial high school curling championships coming […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Case Keenum has carved out a place in the NFL as a capable backup quarterback–an undrafted former practice squad player who’s on his third team in six years. He was much more than a fill-in for the Minnesota Vikings yesterday afternoon, bewildering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston LOUDON, N.H.–Kyle Busch saw little but billowing white smoke that engulfed the track and blinded enough drivers that it caused a tremendous wreck that sunk his toughest competition. In his No. 18 Toyota, the driver nicknamed “Rowdy” knew there only was one way to handle the […]
The Associated Press DETROIT–Eduardo Escobar may be having the most unpredicted success on the surprising Minnesota Twins. Escobar hit his 20th home run, and Jorge Polanco also went deep, as Minnesota dumped the Detroit Tigers 10-4 yesterday to complete a four-game sweep that moved the Twins closer to securing a […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Jose Bautista looked up, tears welling in his eyes, as he thought about his curtain call in the ninth inning of yesterday afternoon’s game. “I think the fans were expecting it and you gotta give them what they want,” he said with a slight smile. Bautista, […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–The Invictus Games got off to a rollicking start Saturday as scores of war-wounded athletes marched, limped, or wheeled their way to thumping martial music, dazzling lights, and supportive cheers into a downtown Toronto arena, where they heard Prince Harry praise them for the courage that […]
Joey Payeur Muskie running back Sekina Scheibler (25) forcefully cleared West Kildonan defensive back Justin Petrishen out of the way as part of his 253-yard rushing day in Fort High’s 14-13 loss to the visiting Wolverines on Friday.
Staff For most of the first two periods Friday, the Fort Frances Lakers’ winless pre-season was a distant memory. But it all came rushing back by the end of the night–and continued on into Saturday. The Lakers blew a 4-1 lead in falling 5-4 in a shootout to the Thief […]
