The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team faced the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) for the second time this season only it was a different outcome up there this time around. “It didn’t go as well as I hoped,” noted head coach Paul Noonan. “It was a well-played game . . […]
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Fourteen local residents participated in the Walker North Country Marathon last weekend In the team marathon event, John LaPlant and Kerri Tolen placed fourth overall in the 30-39 mixed division with a time of 3:26:10. Doris Barton and Bob Tkachuk finished 14th overall in the mixed division (3:47:17) while Connee […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team jumped out to a big first-half lead, then hung on in the second to eke out a 34-30 win over the visiting Thomas Aquinas Saints last Wednesday afternoon. “They did quite well for their first game–all the girls got to play,” coach noted Dave […]
While it’s still unconfirmed if the Muskie boys’ hockey team will be on the ice this winter, the girls sure will be. Tryouts for the inaugural Muskie girls’ team will begin next Monday and run until Thursday. Organizer Amy Marchuk said almost 40 girls showed up for an information meeting […]
Former Muskie soccer player Laureen Cousineau certainly didn’t expect to make the University of Windsor Lancers women’s team in her first year–let alone be named the starting striker. “I wasn’t sure if I would make the team or not,” remarked Cousineau. “It posed a serious challenge for me to accomplish. […]
While it isn’t exactly regular NorWOSSA play, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team opened their season here last Wednesday with a 49-31 victory over the Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). “Considering it was their first game, I am happy with how they played,” head coach Paul Noonan enthused. Noonan said his […]
Nearly 120 golfers, all sporting handicaps of 16 and over, showed up at Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Sunday to tear up the links in the annual Frog Creek Open–literally. “Everybody enjoyed the day. The weather was great, the beer was cold, and the golf was secondary,” laughed club pro […]
The final cuts have been made and the teams have been picked–just in time for the exhibition season to start. The Muskie junior and senior girls’/boys’ basketball and volleyball teams opened action here today (Wednesday) against St. Thomas Aquinas of Kenora. “I think they [Kenora] are bringing all four teams […]
Art Bonot, George L. Olson, and Stan Peterson will be the first to be inducted into the new Rainy River District Fastball League Hall of Fame this Saturday in Barwick. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the RRFDL’s awards banquet. The hall of fame, itself, will be housed […]
After beating Stratton 11-5 last night, the Emo Bulldogs are one game away from being crowned the Rainy River District Fastball League champs yet again. “It was a close game until the bottom of the sixth inning when Shane Bliss hit a grand slam, which brought in enough runs to […]
Muskie athletes are angry the high school sports program has fallen victim to the teachers’ dispute with the provincial government–at least for now. But many aren’t blaming the teachers, who last week decided not to volunteer to help with extra-curricular activities, including sports, stemming from a heavier workload legislated by […]
The Muskies are still looking to beat the International Falls Broncos on the gridiron after losing 49-6 in exhibition action over there Friday night. “They are a very good football team,” Muskie head coach Bob Swing noted yesterday. “They were state quarter-finalists last year so we knew they were going […]
