The Borderland Thunder failed to extend their lead over the second-place Feathermen Hawks, losing 5-1 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night. The Ice Dogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by Manuel Brousseau, Shawn Bishop, and Mike Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh’s goal came with […]
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The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team brushed off a sluggish start against the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final there Friday, running away with a strong third quarter en route to a 54-44 win. The win marked the Muskies’ third-straight league title. The black-and-gold were back on their heels in […]
Several Emo Novice Bandits teamed up with Atikokan to take part in the Thunder Bay Ringette Tournament of Stars, coming home with the gold medal. Cassie McLellan, Lacey Durbin, Carlee Bosma, Samantha Myslicki, Alyssa Kupila, and Jaycey Ewald, along with coach Selene LeBlanc, were the Bandits who suited up for […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team showed flashes of strong play near the end of the regular season, but youth and lack of depth finally caught up with them in the playoffs. The defending all-Ontario champs were swept out of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals by the Dryden Eagles—losing 5-1 up there […]
Struchan Gilson and Duane Roen have used the same coaching formula in junior girls’ volleyball together for the past four years—the annual run of regular-season games and tournaments is merely a step towards the NorWOSSA playoffs. Their team evidently listened. After battling to a 4-4 record during the regular season, […]
The local Border Skate Club returned home from the Northern sectionals in Timmins with their most impressive medal haul to date. Three skaters won four gold medals, including Sarah McComb, who led the way with top honours in the gold skills event and senior silver ladies’ freestyle program. The latter […]
In recent Novice hockey action at the Emo arena, the Food Town Fury (Fort Frances) skated home with a 3-1 victory over host Emo OPP on goals by Ben Bruyere, Jamie Buttner, and Matt Moen. Jared Hebert netted Emo’s lone goal. In Atom action, the Emo Leafs topped their local […]
Green’s Predators (Fort Frances) edged Atikokan 2-1 in overtime of the ‘A’ final Sunday to capture top honours at an Atom tournament at Emo. The Emo Selects took the ‘B’ crown while Gillons’ (Fort Frances) won the ‘C’ title. Mitch Kerr gave Atikokan a 1-0 lead in the final but […]
Five junior players from the Fort Frances Badminton Club competed at the Winnipeg Winter Club Invitational over the weekend. Tyson Storkson, Derek Thompson, and Adrian Bondett all competed in the boys’ singles ‘C’ division but were quickly relegated to the consolation side. Bondett went the furthest of the three, losing […]
With just two days to go before four Aquanauts make their first-ever appearance at the junior provincial swim meet in Brantford, head coach Roman Ramirez said all the necessary physical preparations are complete. All that remains is making sure Karli McKinnon, Jessica Cousineau, and Rachel and Heather Dutton are mentally […]
Since the season began, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team has been waiting for the chance to face-off against the Hill-crest Colts—Thunder Bay’s top dog and their NWOSSAA rival from a year ago. The defending champs invited the Colts to their home tournament and tried to organize exhibition games, only […]
The Muskie court teams failed to repeat last year’s sweep of NorWOSSA gold Friday in Kenora, but all four teams did reach their respective finals—with two earning gold. The senior boys’ earned their third-straight NorWOSSA basketball title with a 54-44 win over the host Broncos in final. Jamie Algie and […]
