Joey Payeur The Sioux Lookout Warriors wanted the evening–and their season–to last as long as possible. Unfortunately for them, the Muskie girls’ hockey team wasn’t in the mood to be accommodating. Two goals in each of the first two periods, and another solid performance by Grade 9 rookie goalie Kamryn […]
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Chris Marchand/Dryden Observer Abby Bone was part of a spectacular team effort from the local Cyclone Swim Club that saw them capture 42 medals at “Splash 2017” in Dryden over the weekend.
Staff It was a golden moment for Sunset Country #2 on Saturday at the annual P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial roll-offs held in Sudbury this year. Robert Keeper of Balmertown, Rosanna Parsons (Balmertown), Murray McDougald (Kenora), and Jessica Scott (Kenora) teamed up to capture first place with 46 points and […]
Joey Payeur A Fort Frances native with Rainy River connections right now has a wrestling future as bright as anyone in his class in the entire U.S. Hudson Mann’s silver medal at a meet in Superior, Wis. on Saturday, combined with his gold medal at another event in Owattona, Mn., […]
Staff With her charges fast asleep after a hard morning’s work, Ilka Milne was glad to sing their praises. The co-coach of the Muskie Nordic skiing team watched as Tori Toriseva and Angie Redford each earned personal best times at the OFSAA Nordic skiing championships yesterday in Timmins. Toriseva finished […]
Duane Hicks “Hamelin: A New Fable”–a comedic re-telling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend–was performed by Axis Theatre Company yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The play marked the fourth “Kids & Co.” show of the 2016-2017 season, with the final one being “TerZetto” on April 24.
Joey Payeur Jaden Woolsey of the Borderland Judo Club, left, was bringing more violence than affection in this embrace of his opponent during one of his matches at the local organization’s second-annual home tournament Saturday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Full results from the event were unavailable as of press […]
Staff With the Academy Awards being held later that night, the Oscar for best performance in a final game went to Julia Guertin. And unlike what “Moonlight” did to “La La Land,” there would be no knocking Guertin off the stage. The forward netted five goals to salvage a difficult […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team expected to make the NorWOSSA final. What they didn’t expect is who will be staring at them from the other end of the ice. Five different marksmen lit the lamp as the Muskies beat the host Sioux Lookout Warriors 5-2 in Game 2 of […]
Joey Payeur It’s difficult to decipher which took a harder hit Friday: Jared Virtanen’s shoulder when he landed on the ice or the Fort Frances Lakers’ chances at a fourth-straight SIJHL crown. The Lakers had their three-game winning streak screech to a halt at the hands of the host Thief […]
Staff The chance to represent this area at a provincial volleyball competition is on the line here this Saturday. Fort High will host an open tryout for the Northwestern Norskies U16 girls’ team that will compete at the Ontario championships in Waterloo from April 7-9. Sessions will be held from […]
Joey Payeur Joey Angus was misidentified in photos as teammate Liam Metke in Saturday’s Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal and as “Joey Ang” in Sunday’s edition. If only that was the worst fate to have befallen him and the rest of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team. The undefeated St. Ignatius Falcons […]
