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 […]
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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 […]
For the first time ever, the Muskie boys’ hockey team has been invited to play with the best-of-the-best in the Manitoba Tournament of Champions this week–and the coaches feel they will hold their own. “I think we will do very well. If we play to our capabilities, we will do […]
Locals curlers will be in Dryden this weekend in hopes of advancing to the men’s district playdowns in Kenora later this month. Rinks skipped by Don DeBenedet, Kevin Busch, Tom Fry, Lorne Jackson, and Raymond Roy are among the 18 competing at the zone bonspiel, which gets underway Friday at […]
Despite not being able to complete one event due to a broken sled, Steve Arpin took top honours in four of his five Ice Oval races last weekend in Roseau, Mn. They included the SP 440 L (ProX 440), SP 600 L (ProX 600), SP Champ (Champ 440), and Formula […]
Emo minor hockey teams had a strong week against visiting Fort Frances teams in recent action. In Atom action, the Emo Hawks clawed their way to a 4-3 victory over the visiting MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances). Tyler Cottam netted the game-winner with three minutes to go. Terry Carmody (two) and […]
The four Muskie court teams will resume NorWOSSA action here next Tuesday against Dryden and the coaches are confident their squads will only get better. Three of the teams–the boys’ senior and junior basketball squads and the senior girls’ volleyballers–sport 3-0 records heading into the midway point of the eight-game […]
The local K of C ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team split a pair of games over the holidays, dumping visiting International Falls 7-1 on Saturday but losing 6-5 against host Steinbach last Friday. Andrew Morrison, assisted by Riley Burnell, had given the Falls an early 1-0 lead but it was all […]
It was all Muskies during last week’s showdown against the Kenora Broncos as all four Fort High teams gave the host Broncos a not-so-cheery Season’s Greetings. The senior girls’ volleyball team improved its NorWOSSA record to 3-0 after sweeping the Broncos in the best-of-five match 25-15, 25-15, and 25-23. Coach […]
