Jared Catholique-Bruyere travelled to Toronto last month to participate in the Ontario Open, which also was the qualifier for the provincial judo team. In his first fight, Catholique-Bruyere took on Justin Yuen of Regina but lost due to a choking penalty. “When he lost his first fight, that put him […]
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The Muskie girls’ hockey team now sports a 1-3 record after falling 3-2 to Dryden here last Wednesday afternoon. “We were a little disappointed–actually a lot disappointed,” remarked co-coach Mark Lafleur. “We thought the girls could have played harder. But Lafleur also stressed it is not always the girls’ fault […]
The Fort Frances K of Cs skated away with a second-place showing from a “AA” PeeWee tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing their final game 6-2 to Red Lake. The KCs scored first on Andrew Perrault’s goal (assisted by Alex McQuarrie) but the lead was short-lived as the Rockets came […]
Although not everyone who went to Thunder Bay last weekend for the annual Northwestern Open walked off the squash court a winner, they all had a good time. “We had a lot of fun,” enthused Bob Tkachuk. On the court, Ben Andrusco of Fort Frances was crowned champion in the […]
The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs came home with second-place honours from a “AA” Atom hockey tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing to Morden in overtime in the final. Morden opened up a 2-0 lead with a pair of first-period goals but Brian Glavish (assisted by George Ossachuk) tallied in the […]
The Emo Wings split a pair of games in recent Novice action, beating Emo OPP 3-2 but then 5-2 to visiting Skates and Blades (Fort Frances). Lauren Krukoski led the Wings against the OPP with a pair of goals, with Keith McTavish netting the other one. Colin Kaemingh netted both […]
Fort Frances Visserettes and Boys did very well at the first provincial qualifier and inter-club meets in Thunder Bay last weekend. Receiving gold medals from here were Chelsea Hill, Hannah Kennedy-Dault, Travis Hahkala, Karly Cameron, Cara Yellowega, Chelsea Green, Cari Brow, Vicki Stinson, and Michell McFayden. Sarah Blais, Jeanna Toninato, […]
About a dozen local squash players will be heading to Thunder Bay this weekend to compete in the Northwestern Open. “It is just a regular open tournament,” noted Mary-Beth Tkachuk. “There are 96 people playing, which is pretty good, and that is in all the categories from Masters to juniors.” […]
The Robert Moore boys’ team and Mine Centre girls’ squad won gold in their respective divisions at the 17th-annual Region 1 Invitational Bantam Volleyball Championships last Saturday at Fort High. Robert Moore nipped Mine Centre in the best-of-three boys’ final, winning the first game 27-25, losing the second one 27-25, […]
Skates and Blades (Fort Frances) dominated a novice boys’ hockey tournament in Ignace last weekend, skating away with a 4-0-1 record. After opening with a 1-1 tie against the North End Flames on a goal by Cody McCool (assisted by Wade Perusse), Skates and Blades downed the Dryden Canadians 3-1. […]
The Muskies have been on a roll so far this young season against NorWOSSA opponents. And they passed a big test with flying colours last night with an 8-3 romp over the International Falls Broncos in their annual exhibition clash here. The Broncos actually opened the scoring when Chris Nagurski […]
Four locals headed to Winnipeg last weekend for the St. Boniface Open Judo Championship. And they all had strong showings, Alex Ricordo Rosalina stood out among the crowd. Rosalina brought home a gold medal after winning all of his fights in the 81-kg (black belt) division, defeating his first opponent […]
