The Canadian Hockey Association has decided to change all age levels of minor hockey in the country, effective at the beginning of the 2002-03 season. Under the new rules, the Midget division will consist of 15-17 year-old players, Bantam 13-14, Peewee 11-12, Atom 9-10, Novice eight, and Pre-Novice seven and […]
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The Muskie spring football camp, which wrapped up last week, doesn’t carry the same glitz as homecoming weekend but the coaches were pleased with the results and now are ready to begin the slow evaluation process towards tryouts later this summer. Almost 70 players turned out for the seven-day camp […]
The Aquanauts put on a strong performance in their last swim meet of the year. Competing at the annual Thunder Bay International Invitational last weekend, Karli McKinnon led the local contingent by qualifying for the finals in seven of her eight events. Her best results were a third-place finish in […]
A valiant Muskie comeback against one of the province’s top teams was not enough to continue the girls’ quest for a berth at the all-Ontario soccer championships. The black-and-gold had to settle for the silver medal after being beaten 3-2 by St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay) in the final game of […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer season came to an end here Saturday with a 3-2 loss to St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay) in the deciding game of the NWOSSAA tournament. The black-and-gold finished in second place with a 1-1 record, having blanked the Manitouwadge Wolverines 5-0 earlier Saturday. Meanwhile, the Saints went […]
The teams are set for Saturday’s NWOSSAA girls’ soccer tournament here. The only thing left to do now is throw the ball into play. St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay) will join the host NorWOSSA champion Muskies and NSSSAA champion Manitouwadge Wolverines in the three-team showdown with a berth at the all-Ontarios […]
This week’s rainfall could hamper the grounds of some key sports events this weekend. And while today’s weather was sunny, rain in the forecast for tonight through Sunday morning could threaten golf tournaments planned Sunday (Memorial) and Monday (law enforcement) at Kitchen Creek. “We’ve opened nine holes today,” associate club […]
The Borderland men’s soccer association announced the folding of one of its teams last Thursday in hopes of fostering stability for the other four squads. League co-ordinator Mike Webb said the Gillons’ Predators had forfeited too many games last season, and had only six registered players at the time of […]
The Memorial Day men’s golf tournament set for this Sunday officially will kick off the competitive season out at Kitchen Creek. Greg Ward, 23, of Fort Frances, who won his second-straight Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque last year in an extra playoff hole over local golfer Bob Crowe and Barry Coffin […]
To say a single penalty shot cost the Muskie boys’ soccer team their season would be a little ridiculous. Unfortunately, it was the play that propelled the Dryden Eagles to a 2-0 upset win over the top-ranked Muskies in the NorWOSSA semi-finals last Thursday in Kenora. But the team is […]
For the last two months, active senior citizens from Fort Frances have been gearing up for the 16th-annual District 1A senior games, which are slated June 5-8 in Kenora. Sister Kennedy Centre here has been abuzz with a myriad of activities since April with close to 275 entries. But as […]
About 25 prospective players and their parents attended the first meeting of the Borderland Thunder on May 15 at the Memorial Sports Centre, which head coach Mike Allison called “very productive.” Still, he added the question period was most challenging as those on hand asked about the stability of the […]
