It went into overtime, then several rounds of a shootout. But when the dust finally settled, Canadian Tire (Fort Frances) was on the short end of a 2-1 score. The ‘A’ final of the 10-team Bantam house league tournament here Sunday afternoon was a wild affair, with the South End […]
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Players who have donned the black-and-gold since the Muskie boys’ hockey team first hit the ice back in 1964/65 will have their accomplishments showcased in the new “Ice for Kids” arena. “There will be a lot of memorabilia. Gold and silver medals, and a couple of great big team pictures,” […]
Rainy River is officially without a bylaw to govern the operation of motorized snow vehicles in town limits. Council rescinded the existing bylaw Monday night with the intent of introducing a new one right after it. But once the new bylaw was read for the first time, Municipal Administrator Deb […]
The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams improved to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season with solid wins over the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. It was no contest for the senior hoopsters, who romped to a 75-35 victory. “The game went according to plan,” […]
Perhaps it will be fourth time lucky this year. Kathie Jackson will take her Fort Frances rink of third Kim Beaudry, second Kelly Wagar, and lead Stacy Beacham to the provincial playdowns in Kingston at the end of January after earning their fourth-straight berth last weekend in Balmertown. Jackson’s crew […]
The problem with ice fishing, in many cases, is that people let themselves get bored, or cold, or discouraged. That doesn’t have to be the case. It’s simply a matter of being willing to change and try something new. If I haven’t had any action in 15 minutes, I move! […]
The local Tagg’s Bantam rep team sported a 3-1 record at the Steel City International hockey tournament in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend but that wasn’t good enough to stay in contention for a medal. “It was an excellent experience for them,” noted team manager Ron Bridgeman. “They played good–really […]
It took some doing but both the Muskie girls’ volleyball teams beat the Dryden Eagles here yesterday afternoon. The seniors went the distance in their best-of-five match, winning the fifth and deciding game by a narrow 15-13 margin to improve to 4-0 in NorWOSSA play at the midway point. After […]
In recent Novice hockey action at the Emo-La Vallee arena, the Emo Rockets skated past the Emo Wings 3-1. Kurtis Hill netted a pair of second-period goals for the Rockets while Matt Sigurdson tallied their other one in the first. Keith McTavish scored the Wings’ lone marker late in the […]
Steve Arpin had a strong weekend at the WSA Pro Ice Circuit in Detroit Lakes, Mn., winning four races and coming second in his other one. The Fort Frances teen took the checkered flag in the Semi-Pro 500 Liquid (440 Pro X), Semi-Pro 600 Liquid (600 Pro X), and Semi-Pro […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team eked out a narrow 5-3 win over the Kenora Broncos up there last night to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play. The Broncos pulled out all the stops trying to tie the game in the dying moments, having a two-man advantage with their goalie pulled, but […]
Emo ringette teams competed in a Kenora tournament Jan. 5-7. It was a busy, fun-filled, and competitive weekend, with two of the three teams returning home with wins. The Bunnies (ages seven and under) won three of their four games–not losing until the gold-medal round against Steinbach, Man. The team […]
