The Muskie ‘B’ football team opened their five-game exhibition schedule with a 24-0 loss to the Roseau Rams here Tuesday afternoon. The Rams used a pair of long running plays to score two touchdowns in the first quarter, then made both two-point converts, to grab an early 16-0 lead. They […]
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Local senior golfers Dan Livingston and Freddie Beck competed at the Manitoba Senior Championship last week and while they didn’t bring home any big prizes, it was a chance to mingle with the region’s top players. “I enjoy it. I’ve met a lot of good golfers. When you go, you […]
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team is gearing up for another full season, which gets underway after their tryout dates Sept. 19-21. All those trying out must be registered with the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, which is holding registrations today and tomorrow from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. […]
New Fort High co-athletic director Darren Johnson is ready for a full year. Johnson, a law and math teacher at the school for one year and teaching veteran for seven, had been doing director’s duties since June when incumbent Jason Kabel was officially given a one-year leave of absence to […]
Fort High teachers will return to coaching sports and heading other extra-curricular activities this school year after receiving less required teaching time from the provincial government in their schedules this summer. In early August, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation announced teachers again would have time to devote towards extra-curricular […]
Two days after one of their closest playoff scares–a tight 8-7 win over Big Grassy–the Emo Bulldogs were aiming not to make the same mistake of falling behind early in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League last Thursday at VanJura Stadium here. They didn’t. And their 6-2 […]
Expect a return of curling to Emo this winter. That’s the message coming from Emo’s recreation council after it received an $8,000 grant from the Canadian Curling Association to put the Emo curling rink back into game-ready condition. Local curlers may even see some ice time by the holiday season. […]
The first rock is still six weeks away but the Fort Frances Curling Club already is gearing up for another busy season. Registration for all leagues will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 11) from 7-10 p.m. upstairs at the curling club. “We’re hoping all our regular members will return,” enthused […]
The Muskie football ‘C’ team won’t run this year due to a lack of adequate facilities and coaching being focused on the ‘A’ team’s first season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. Last year’s coach, Steve Maki, refused to coach this year, and said the program’s demise came about […]
Take away the first half and the Muskie ‘A’ football team held their own against the International Falls Broncos in exhibition action over there Friday night. In fact, if not for a late touchdown being called back on a procedure penalty, the Muskies actually would have outscored the Broncos in […]
The Muskies football ‘A’ team will cross the border tonight for their first game of the season–an exhibition battle against the heavily-favoured International Falls Senior High School Broncos. Muskies head coach Bob Swing said this game, like all opening games, is crucial for gauging how ready this team is for […]
Strong winds and gusts prevailed as Colin Hewitt won another first place in the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s race last night. This race was not as close as the last few, with Colin and crew sailing in “Ariba” well enough to finish almost a full minute ahead of his season long […]
