The rinks weren’t piped onto the ice like during a bonspiel or the Nokia Brier. And there were no wild parties afterwards reminiscent of the infamous “Brier Patch.” Yet the cool chill of a curling rink—complete with freshly-pebbled sheets of ice—is unmistakable, be it on a national stage or the […]
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As the second half of the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams gets underway tomorrow in Kenora, the black-and-gold find themselves in varying positions. So far, the junior girls’ basketball team has been the most successful of the bunch—sporting a 3-1 record at the midway point of their […]
Less than two weeks before competing in their first meet, a dozen Aquanauts headed to Kenora last weekend for a seminar featuring the technical director of Swim Ontario. Cliff Barry, former coach of the late Victor Davis, a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, said the main emphasis of the three-hour […]
If the Muskie ‘A’ football team thought their inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League has been an eye-opener so far, they’ll have another lesson when they take to the artificial turf at Winnipeg Stadium this Friday. “I don’t think any of them have ever played there,” said […]
As the second half of the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams gets underway tomorrow in Kenora, the black-and-gold find themselves in varying positions. So far, the junior girls’ basketball team has been the most successful of the bunch—sporting a 3-1 record at the midway point of their […]
The rinks weren’t piped onto the ice like during a bonspiel or the Nokia Brier. And there were no wild parties afterwards reminiscent of the infamous “Brier Patch.” Yet the cool chill of a curling rink—complete with freshly-pebbled sheets of ice—is unmistakable, be it on a national stage or the […]
Six-year-old Oryn Albanese taught Stanley Zajac, 59, something new Monday. After throwing a strike during the annual Golden Age/PeeWee bowling tournament at Plaza Lanes, Zajac held out his hand to receive a high-five from Alba-nese, only to have it clamped by the youngster’s two hands as a new form of […]
Less than two weeks before competing in their first meet, a dozen Aquanauts headed to Kenora last weekend for a seminar featuring the technical director of Swim Ontario. Cliff Barry, former coach of the late Victor Davis, a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, said the main emphasis of the three-hour […]
It was a memorable weekend for the Borderland Thunder as they played their first home games at Memorial Sports Centre–signalling the return of junior level hockey in the district in almost 30 years. But Thunder head coach Wayne Strachan said it would have been even more memorable had the team […]
A well-prepared Sisler Spartans team shut down the Muskie offence here Friday afternoon to claim a 22-8 win in Winnipeg High School Football League action. Timely offence of their own secured the win in the fourth quarter. Shortly after the Muskies had clawed back with an Adam McTavish touchdown run […]
Muskie ‘B’ co-coach Todd Calder said his team has improved by leaps and bounds over their short exhibition season yet they still find themselves winless after a 21-6 loss here Thursday to the Warroad Warriors. “There’s been major improvement,” said Calder. “They see what they’re doing wrong and working hard.” […]
Thanks to yesterday’s steady downpour, the annual fall junior soccer tournament at the St. Francis Sportsfield has been shelved until the spring. Tourney organizer Cynthia Donald, a teacher at Robert Moore, said she made the decision to cancel the grade four-six competition after discussing it with several teachers, including fellow […]
