Grade seven students from Donald Young School in Emo won the annual soccer tournament there last week but the grade eights didn’t do as well. DYS beat out Riverview (Rainy River) in the final of the grade seven division (the score was not known) while the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program […]
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The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team made it two-straight over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints, winning 31-26 up there last Thursday to go along with a victory here earlier this month. “It was a tough game to win. Everybody played great,” enthused coach Mike Busch. “I took five rookies and […]
After being trampled by the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the season-opener here earlier this month, the Muskies boys’ volleyball teams were hoping to shut them down up there last Thursday afternoon. But they didn’t. “We lost both [matches],” noted Adrian Chapman, head coach for both the junior and senior […]
Local pool players are unpacking their cues and gearing up for another season with the Fort Frances mixed pool league. “I hope this is another successful season,” said organizer Heather Gunderson. “We are hoping more people will be motivated to be involved.” The league, which had its first meeting of […]
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 . . […]
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 […]
