Playing a style that got him to the provincial playdowns earlier this year, Raymond Roy used his defensive strategy to perfection Sunday in beating Rob Sinclair Jr. 6-1 in the ‘A’-event final of the annual men’s bonspiel here. Roy never trailed in the game, opening up with a deuce in […]
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Muskie head coach Glen Edwards had said before the OFSAA tournament that it didn’t matter how good you were if the bounces didn’t go your way. And it was a bad bounce that jumped up and bit the Muskies in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Upper Canada Blues (Toronto) […]
Chants of “Muskies, Muskies, Muskies” or “Go Muskies Go” shook the walls of the Countryside Arena in Sudbury before the start of the black-and-gold’s quarter-final showdown with the Upper Canada College Blues of Toronto. The cheering grew even louder by the roughly 100 or so Muskie faithful on hand as […]
In past years, Scott Gobeil’s Northern Ontario rink usually came up with the key shot at pivotal times to pull out victories at the national police curling playdowns. But those game-winning shots were nowhere to be found this time around in Halifax. The result was a 6-5 record and an […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs “AA” Atom hockey team were blanked 4-0 in their final round-robin game by the Volunteer Pool Bearcats (Thunder Bay) at the 28th-annual Elks tournament there. The loss ousted the Mustangs from further contention. The Bearcats grabbed a 3-0 lead after the first period, then […]
The local KC “AA” Peewee hockey team finished with a 4-1 record to place second at a six-team tournament in Fargo, N.D. earlier this month. Their only loss in the five-game round-robin was a 2-1 decision to the Fargo Raiders–this year’s North Dakota state champs. Jamie Davis scored midway through […]
The Fort Frances senior girls’ bowling team, representing Sunset Country, finished fourth at a provincial bowling tournament in Thunder Bay earlier this month. The team of Megan Bale, Allison AmOrde, Carolyn O’Brien, Tina Hyatt, and Cristy Beadle wound up with a four-game total of 3,883 pins–just 133 behind the gold […]
The Muskies overcame an eight-point deficit in the third quarter Monday night to pull out an 81-71 victory over Tagg’s in the championship game of the four-team men’s basketball league here. The black-and-gold elected to go to a more pressing style of defence in the second half, which forced several […]
Former Muskie Aaron Grynol netted a hat trick to help the Thunder Bay Flyers to a season-ending 7-4 victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints in United States Hockey League action last Saturday. Grynol, 18, was the Flyers leading goal scorer this season, finishing with 22. His 34 points put him […]
The local MEC Bulldogs blanked Kroppy’s Hawks (Kenora) 6-0 to win the ‘B’ consolation final at a 12-team tournament in Keewatin last weekend. Brent Lindberg paced the Bulldogs with a hat trick while Kevin Bobczynski, Alex Wepruk, and Ghislain Godin added singles. Aaron Kadikoff earned the shutout in goal. MEC […]
Kyle Turgeon’s second goal of the game with 2:27 to go lifted Skates & Blades to a 2-1 victory over Food Town Fury in the ‘A’ final of a 12-team Tom Thumb tournament here Sunday afternoon. Matt DePeiro had given the Fury a 1-0 lead with 6:35 left in the […]
The Border Figure Skating Club’s precision team (aged 11-14) won the gold medal Saturday at the eighth-annual Crocus synchronized skating competition in Winnipeg. The squad defeated the Tiger Hill and Hazelridge teams from Manitoba. The team includes Kate Basaraba, Monique Bekesi, Rilee Blasky, Paige Chambers, Jenna Cousineau, Julia Florek, Sasha […]
