The Muskies will be gunning for another NorWOSSA title here this Saturday when they square off against the Kenora Broncos in the league final. Kick-off tentatively is slated for 2 p.m. at Westfort field. “We are going to do quite well. They have proved all year that they are winners,” […]
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Both matches went to the fifth and deciding game here last Thursday afternoon but unfortunately for the Muskies, the end result was not the same. The senior boys’ volleyball team pulled out an exciting 3-2 win over the visiting Atikokan Voyageurs, icing the seesaw battle with a 15-11 win in […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs Atom ‘AA’ shellacked Kenora 10-4 here last weekend. The Mustangs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Brian Glavish and Kevin Bobczynski (assisted by Andrew Easton). Then in the second, Ben Drazenovich (assisted by Tyler Harris) made it […]
The Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ rep team thumped visiting Dryden in a physical battle at the ‘Ice for Kids’ arena here last weekend. Scott Bridgeman, assisted by Andrew George, put the Fort squad up 1-0 in the first. But after Ian Lockman (assisted by Cody Mosbeck and Eric Mosbeck) gave […]
Most of the people who spent much of their summer out at the Emo Speedway were on hand for the year-end banquet here Saturday night to relive the past season and collect their awards.
Local swimmers weren’t making much of a splash here this weekend thanks to a three-day PowerStart training clinic held by Kerry MacKelvey and Chuck Martin of southern California.
With the growing interest in martial arts here, Wado Kai, the local karate school, has decided to try and appeal to a younger audience. “Really, what this is, is a fun night for the kids,” enthused Lew Kempf. “While they are playing games and having fun, they will be learning […]
The local ‘AA’ PeeWee rep hockey team now sports a 1-1 record after falling to Kenora 8-2 on Sunday afternoon in their first road game of the season. Kenora had jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period but Justin Larson put the Fort squad on the […]
The Muskies clinched first place–and home-field advantage in the NorWOSSA final Nov. 4–with a convincing 49-28 win over the Kenora Broncos here last Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold struck first in the opening quarter when Jock Gemmell hauled in a touchdown pass from quarterback Gary Wager to make it 7-0 (Adam […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team walked off the court here last weekend with a perfect record–and they’re hoping to keep it that way for the rest of the season. “Overall, I am happy with how the girls played,” enthused head coach Paul Noonan. “Unfortunately, they weren’t challenged to a […]
Blessed with unseasonably mild weather and moderate winds, some 555 boys and girls in grades four-eight from across the region competed in the 29th-annual Legion Mid-Canada cross-country run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Locally, the Mine Centre girls’ team finished second overall, and Katie McTavish (a grade seven student at […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team dominated their opponents at a tournament here last weekend–even though they were split up into two squads. Both the Fort “Black” and Fort “Gold” teams came away with 3-0 records, and most of their wins were, well, blowouts. “We were kind of disappointed with […]
