Kevin Webb certainly had a night to remember. Webb scored seven times, leaving him just three shy of Gib Tucker’s team record for most goals in a season, as the Muskies embarrassed the Dryden Eagles 14-0 here last night. The onslaught started less than a minute into the game as […]
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The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team suffered a tough 46-45 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action here yesterday afternoon. “It was an unbelievable game–probably the most exciting game all year. It went right down to the last second,” noted head coach Dave Ashworth. Kevin Gemmell […]
Just over 30 skaters from the Border and Emo figure skating clubs attended the 28th-annual Sunset Country Interclub Competition in Ignace on the last weekend in January. There were 218 skaters registered for the event from clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, including Atikokan, Dryden, Eagle Lake, Ear Falls, Ignace, Keewatin, […]
Cheers echoed through the arena yesterday afternoon after the Muskie girls’ hockey team nipped the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) 2-1. “They needed this win, it boosted them,” noted head coach Pat Dittaro. “The goaltending was great.” Dittaro stressed the girls learn and grow a little bit each game. […]
Tagg’s lost out in the ‘B’ quarter-finals at the Thunder Bay Kings hockey tournament last weekend. The team opened action with a tough 3-1 loss to the Nor-West Stars. Scott Bridgeman, assisted by Cody Mosbeck, netted their lone goal. Then they battled to a 2-2 tie with the Thunder Bay […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs struck gold last weekend at a ‘AA’ Squirt (Atom) tournament in Baudette, Mn. The Mustangs, who entered the championship game Sunday against Roseau with a 3-0 record, had to overcome an early deficit en route to a 7-2 victory. Roseau held a 2-0 lead […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team evidently likes playing in the annual John Piper Classic in Winnipeg, bringing home the gold medal last weekend for the second-straight year and third overall. The black-and-gold wrapped up a perfect weekend with a solid 10-2 win over St. John’s Ravenscourt in the final. “It […]
Kathie Jackson’s rink had gone to Kingston with high hopes but finished well out of the running, posting a 2-7 mark in the round-robin of the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts last week. It marked the fourth year in a row the Fort Frances foursome had failed to qualify for […]
The Emo Rockets salvaged a 3-3 tie with the Times Tigers (Fort Frances) in recent minor hockey action at the Emo arena. The Rockets had held a 3-2 lead heading into the final minute of the third period but Eric Duffy, assisted by Ben Bruyere, netted the tying goal. Andrew […]
Who let the dogs out? The MEC Bulldogs wrapped up the 10-team Atom ‘A’ tournament here last weekend with a 3-1 win over the Causeway Cougars in the ‘B’ final Sunday afternoon. After a scoreless first period, Matt McLellan netted Causeway’s lone goal in the second for a brief 1-0 […]
Fourteen members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts travelled to Balmertown last weekend and nearly all of them clocked at least one personal best time. “We had an awesome weekend,” head coach Debbie Murray noted Monday morning. “They had really good results and looking forward to the next meet. “The swimmers […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team earned bronze at the John Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg this past weekend. “We didn’t stay for the final game because we weren’t in it,” head coach Paul Noonan joked Monday morning. “The team that beat us in the semi-finals went on to win […]
