The Aquanauts swim team put in a solid performance at the May Sprint Development Meet here Saturday, including several of the younger members who were competing in a meet for the first time. Kyle Perrott led the way Saturday with personal best times in all four of his races. Amanda […]
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Heading into the NorWOSSA soccer playoffs that got underway today in Kenora, the Muskie girls’ soccer team feels pretty good about its chances of winning yet another league crown And you can’t blame them. The black-and-gold came away from two NorWOSSA pre-season tournaments in Dryden with a sparkling 5-1 record […]
Muskie boys’ soccer head coach Keith Gilbert feels his team has the talent to play with every squad in NorWOSSA–and they proved that by finishing with a 5-1 record at a pair of pre-season tournaments in Dryden over the past two weeks. But now it’s time to prove just how […]
The annual YBC awards banquet was held last Wednesday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Individual award winners were as follows: Smurf •High average (boys)–Lyle Dolph (97) •High average (girls)–Tasha Petawanaqueb (66) •2nd high average (boys)–Dallas Gervais (58) •2nd high average (girls)–Caitlyn Townson (60) •High single (boys)–Jacob Hawley (102) •High single (girls)–Emily […]
The Hot Shots, captained by Larry Godin, finished as the top team in the local pool league this past season with 270 out of a possible 486 points. The team also included Randy Godin, Christina Evertson, Geoff MacEachern, Amy Lindholm, Misty Christian, Randy Yerxa, Rich Ronmark, and James Yerxa. Godin’s […]
Lorne Ricard finished with a time of 2:17 to place first in the 45-49 age group–and fourth overall–at the third-annual 30-km “Runaround Woman Lake” marathon in Longville, Mn. last Saturday. Ricard finished near the top of the field despite battling the hilly terrain and humid conditions. Doris Barton also did […]
What a difference a week makes. The Muskie boys’ soccer team couldn’t come close to a win at a tournament in Winnipeg just over a week ago. But last weekend, they couldn’t find a way to lose as they cruised to a 3-0 record at a NorWOSSA exhibition tourney in […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team looks at each tournament they go to as a test. And while the Muskies passed their latest test in Dryden with flying colours last weekend, head coach Struchan Gilson is hopeful they’ll keep up those high marks up there again later this week. “I think […]
Susie Aikenhead first picked up a badminton racket this season a couple of weeks before her first tournament. Many of her opponents at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury last week play the sport on a 12-month basis. But that didn’t stop the 18-year-old Rainy River native from smashing her way to […]
With Emo Speedway’s opener slated this Saturday, the local track is looking to duplicate the success of last season. Track president Ken Perry said the car count for the season-opener is good, with a “few extra” street stock cars, the usual modifieds, and mini sprints coming from Hibbing and Greenbush, […]
There’s no question the Muskie boys’ soccer team didn’t fare very well at an exhibition tournament in Winnipeg last weekend, finishing with a 0-3 record. The real test now is to get better. Much better. That certainly will be the Muskies’ objective at a NorWOSSA exhibition tourney in Dryden this […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League has joined the North American Fastball Association (NAFA), which would see the league winner move on to the ‘A’ World Series tournament in Fargo, N.D. in August. The move would be a first for the local league, and will serve as another option for […]
