The Fort Frances OPP Midget ‘A’ team fell 5-1 decision to the North End Flames in the ‘B’ final of a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. After a scoreless first period, Dryden scored three times in the second period and then added two more in the third to ice […]
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It took Raymond Roy 10 years to make a return appearance to the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns. He’s hoping it won’t take another decade to get there again. “If I have to wait another 10 years, it will probably be in seniors’ curling,” joked Roy, who has made it to […]
The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs were perfect in pool play but then couldn’t get things going offensively in the semi-finals against the NorWest Stars (Thunder Bay) here Sunday morning. The result was a 4-0 loss–and a sudden exit for the hosts of the 10-team Atom ‘AA’ tournament. Andrew Jarvis put […]
The Muskies senior boys’ basketball team capped off a perfect regular season here yesterday afternoon by drubbing the Kenora Broncos 69-36. The black-and-gold clinched first place in NorWOSSA with their 8-0 record and an automatic berth into the league final to be played here a week from Friday (Feb. 25). […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team won a six-team tournament in Winnipeg on Saturday after an 85-79 victory over the Churchill Bulldogs. The black-and-gold fought back from a 13-point deficit midway through the third quarter to lead 59-58 going into the final stanza. Then they led by as many as […]
Ask Muskie head coach Glen Edwards if he’s wavered at all in his pre-season prediction of the Muskies winning a provincial championship this year and you get a simple answer. Not one bit. “Oh yeah, absolutely. We’ve got a good chance [to win] at the all-Ontarios,” an upbeat Edwards said […]
When the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team puts together all aspects of their game–showcasing their hitting, passing, and blocking talents–they can be very tough to beat. They proved that at a 10-team tournament in Dryden last weekend, winning the championship crown with a 25-20/25-20 victory over the Hillcrest Colts (Thunder […]
The Emo Devlin Barwick Minor Hockey Association welcomed everyone to its 2000 Initiation Jamboree held Saturday. The motto for the day was “Hockey for the fun of it.” About 125 players–along with their coaches, parents, and friends–enjoyed the games. No scores was kept and penalties were rare. “The jamboree is […]
To celebrate “Gymnastics Awareness Week,” the Fort Frances Visserettes & Boys are offering everyone the chance to attend one free gymnastics class to try out the sport and meet the coaches. Call 274-2966 to let us know your child will be coming and to set a time. A free T-shirt […]
Emo minor hockey teams had a good showing on the ice this past week, with only the Midgets singing the “blues.” In Atom action, the Emo Selects downed the visiting MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances) 5-1. Nathan Brigham and Eric Soucy led Emo with two goals apiece while Tyson Romyn notched […]
Nothing beats racing in front of the home crowd. And Johnny Lundon took full advantage of the familiar faces, coming through with a pair of first-place finishes–in the Sport Open and Sport 600 classes–in Sunday’s finals at the Mn North Snocross race here. Lundon also placed fifth in the Sport […]
Three Fort Frances teams skated home winners from the novice hockey tournament in Emo last weekend. Skates and Blades took the Showalter’s Flying Service ‘A’ title, Foodtown Fury captured the M.L. Judson Trucking Ltd. ‘B’ event final, and the Times Tigers won the Village Variety ‘C’ crown. Skates and Blades […]
