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 […]
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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 […]
Several members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts competed in the Manitoba/Saskatchewan short-course championships last weekend and none of them have any reason to be hanging their heads. “It was a great meet with excellent results,” enthused head coach Debbie Murray, adding the swimmers were just coming off the regional championship […]
Both the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team and senior girls’ volleyball squad beat Hillcrest (Thunder Bay) in the NWOSSAA finals there over the weekend to earn berths at the all-Ontarios later this week. The girls got the weekend off to a rocky start after losing the opening best-of-five match to […]
Only the Midget Blues took to the ice in recent Emo minor hockey action but they skated away with a win and a tie in their two games. Tied 4-4 after two periods against the visiting Fort Frances Midgets, the Blues scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team has been all but unstoppable so far this season–and they’re hoping it will stay that way at the all-Ontarios in Timmins. “We have been focused on it [OFSAA] all year,” noted head coach Paul Noonan. “I still think we are good enough to compete.” […]
