Lorne Jackson had said Tuesday night that his Fort Frances rink needed to win at least two of their three draws Wednesday to have a shot at the playoff round of the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Instead, Jackson only managed to win one of his games yesterday […]
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It’s a predicament Muskie boys’ hockey team captain Lorne Koski never envisioned. With just three games left in the regular season, his young team finds themselves on the outside looking in for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot with a 2-9-2 record—one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-11-1). The Warriors […]
A marking error may have cost the Muskie cheerleading team sole possession of second-place at the NorWOSSA competition here Saturday but the girls are intent on making a splash at the North regional showdown this weekend in Thunder Bay. Competing against the Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos in front of […]
Lorne Jackson’s Fort Frances rink was in an early hole after the first day of action yesterday at the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Jackson’s foursome, including third Don DeBenedet, second Derek Jackson, and lead Wayne Beacham, lost their first two draws, falling 9-3 to Dave MacInnes (Timmins) […]
Steve Arpin’s Pinewood Sports and Marine snowmobile racing crew was forced to work on the fly at their weekend stop in Freeport, Mn. as motor problems hurt them in the feature races. But Arpin still managed to earn enough points to stay atop the World Snowmobiling Association pro circuit standings […]
The Borderland Thunder will look to cement their lead atop the Superior International Junior Hockey League tonight when the struggling Dryden Ice Dogs come to town. Borderland (23-8-8) is nine points up on the second-place Ice Dogs (19-12-7) with about 10 games left in the regular season. “We’re not going […]
The Muskies (2-9-2) remain one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-10-1) for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot after splitting a pair of home games against them. The black-and-gold took the opener 5-2 on Friday night but fell 6-3 to the visiting Warriors on Saturday afternoon. “I’m not pleased with […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team, the defending all-Ontario ‘A/AA’ champs, have their backs against the wall this weekend. The last-place Muskies will host the fourth-place Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday at 7:30 and again Saturday at 1 p.m. with the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot on the line. The Warriors (2-9-1) […]
A close game quickly turned into a lay-up drill for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball squad here yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold used their quick transition game to blow open a 28-22 halftime lead en route to a 66-43 win over the Dryden Eagles to improve to 6-1 with one regular-season […]
Just 24 hours after some of the players skated together in the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s all-star game here, the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs last night resumed what they do best: hate each other. The Thunder (23-8-8) won 3-1 up there on a night of rough play […]
The ‘AA’ Atom tournament here this weekend has been circled on the calendars of the local Sunset Ford Country Mustangs for a long time. “All the parents have worked really hard organizing this,” Mustangs head coach Mark McCaig said. “We want to put on a really good show and want […]
The cream of the Superior Inter-national Junior Hockey League crop put in a strong showing at their inaugural all-star game here last night but in the end, it was too much Blizzard—too much of the time. The OCN Blizzard, three-time defending champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, jumped ahead […]
