Forty-four teams will compete in the 53rd-annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel, which will gets underway here late tomorrow afternoon. Rick Grenda, who is helping organize the bonspiel, said local rinks will be vying for top honours in the ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ and ‘D’ events with ones from Dryden, Kenora, Sioux […]
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Goalie Jamie Booth and his teammates were not fazed by their 20-hour bus ride here from Fort Frances as they won their first two pool games yesterday at the all-Ontario ‘A/AA’ hockey championship. After opening with a 9-1 win over 16th-ranked Sacred Heart (Stittsville), the top-ranked Muskies skated to hard-fought […]
The Fort Frances ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team travelled across the river to face the International Falls Broncos last weekend and came home with a 3-0 win. David Pierce (assisted by Tyler Miller and Larry Pham) opened up the scoring in the first period. After a scoreless second, Pham and Alex […]
Local figure skater Sarah McComb went to Fort Erie for the provincial competition over the weekend and finished seventh out of the top 12 skaters in Ontario. “It was a good experience. She missed a couple of jumps that if she would have landed would have made her score higher,” […]
Who will win the Oscar? Come and find out this Sunday (March 25) as the Emo Figure Skating Club presents its annual ice show, which this year is called “Oscar Night.” The show will be staged from 1-4 p.m. at the Emo arena. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 […]
Tagg’s stole the show at the 20-team Pizza Hut Classic Tom Thumb tournament in Dryden last weekend while West End Motors captured the ‘B’ side crown. Tagg’s netted five unanswered goals to down the Dryden Canadians 6-1 in Sunday’s final. Evan McCabe led the attack with four goals while Patrick […]
The all-Ontario championship is what every high school athlete dreams of–the road trips, teamwork, fighting for top honours in their respective sport, and competing with the province’s best. And certainly the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team brought home memories they’ll never forget. For seniors who won’t be returning next year, […]
Hockey isn’t just about winning. For the coaches of the local Tom Thumb league, it’s about teaching young players to have a love and respect for the game–and helping them become a better person. Many agreed they coach to spend more time with their kids. “My boys wanted to play […]
Who’s better than the Muskies? Other than the Widdifield Wildcats, Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks and the Parkside Collegiate Stampeders . . . nobody! After starting off the tournament last Wednesday morning with nail-biting tension that would make even the strongest person go weak in the knees, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team is now ranked in the top eight of Ontario after wrapping up their season with a quarter-final loss at the provincial showdown in Timmins last week. “Overall, I would have to qualify it as a success,” reasoned head coach Paul Noonan. “We had two […]
In recent Atom hockey action, the Emo Hawks clawed their way to a 4-2 victory over the Emo Selects in recent Atom hockey action there. Terry Carmody netted a pair of goals to pace the Hawks, with Tyler Cottam and Chris Mutz notching the others. Luc Judson and Ryan Witherspoon […]
Adding a little more prestige to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, one member of the winning team now will automatically be able to compete in the country’s most-touted tournament–the Chevy Mercury Bass Classic in late August. The Bass Classic is an annual tournament where many of the country’s best […]
