Even though it’s now in its fourth year, the annual Struchan Gilson Classic volleyball tournament this weekend at Robert Moore School still humbles its namesake. “As long as it’s not called the ‘Gilson Memorial,’ it’s fine by me,” said Gilson, a retired teacher who taught at the school from 1980-95. […]
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Borderland Thunder head coach Wayne Strachan admitted he was getting ready to come back to the Memorial Sports Centre hallways after their game against Dryden, and explain how their power play let them down and the opposing goalie stole the win. But then Kevin Webb went on a roll. Down […]
Four Muskies have been nominated for five awards after the team’s inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. Running back Jock Gemmell was nominated for the Harry Mood Memorial Trophy for highest standard in playing ability, school citizenship, sportsmanship, and scholastic standing. Quarterback Andrew George is up for […]
The Muskie court teams finished the NorWOSSA regular season on a high note here yesterday, claiming three out of four win against the Kenora Broncos. The highlight was the senior boys’ volleyball match. After losing the first two sets 25-19 and 27-25, the Muskies faced match point in the third […]
The Borderland Thunder hit two road bumps this weekend—losing 5-2 on Saturday and then 4-3 yesterday to the Feathermen Hawks. The Hawks (9-3-2), who are unbeaten in their last nine games, leaped over the Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs for first place atop the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The […]
With the NorWOSSA playoffs set for a week from today here, the Muskies won just one out of four matches against the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. The Muskies will wrap up the regular season here Monday against the Kenora Broncos. The senior girls’ basketball team and both the senior […]
Stratton rinks have swept their respective junior men and ladies’ zone playdowns—by default. Rinks skipped by Trevor Bonot and Kelly Neilson were awarded berths to the regional playdowns later this month after no other competitors from the Rainy River-Atikokan area stepped up to challenge them this weekend at the Stratton […]
You’ll have to forgive Muskie senior boys’ volleyball head coach Adrian Chapman for his overuse of sports clichés. After all, the Muskies will host the NorWOSSA playoffs on Friday and all four court teams are aiming for gold medals. “We know we can beat these guys,” Chapman said on his […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team went winless at the annual Early Bird Scrimmage Fest in Warroad, Mn. last weekend. The black-and-gold fell 3-1 to Roseau, 5-1 to host Warroad, and 4-2 to Thief River Falls. Carrie Johnson led the Muskie scorers with two goals and one assist, with Stephanie Strachan […]
The Borderland Racing Association held its year-end meeting Saturday at the Emo Inn and elected a new executive for 2002—though many of the names remain the same. New to the executive will be Dane Lowey, Jake Hassbargen, and Denny Trimble, who will all join as directors. Hassbargen and Trimble both […]
Four junior players from the Sunset Country Squash Club will see their first tournament action of the season this weekend at the Western Canadian Open in Winnipeg. Megan Canfield, Steven Krag, and Richard and Drew Allan have been putting in their time at the Memorial Sports Centre squash courts for […]
For a team that got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, the football Muskies are content with the season that was. “[The coaching staff] told them they played a heck of a game,” said Muskie ‘A’ head coach Bob Swing on the mood in his team’s locker room […]
