Despite finishing with a 2-7 record at the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts in Timmins, Kathie Jackson came away feeling they didn’t curl all that bad. “I think, for the most part, we played pretty well,” said Jackson back home Monday morning. “Five of those losses came on last rock, […]
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The Aquanauts’ swam to a successful showing at the NWO Invitational Campbell Goldfins meet in Balmertown over the weekend–highlighted by a pair of club records being smashed. Boyd Badiuk shattered the club record in the 200m backstroke for the 10-and-under age group. His time of 3:06 was about five seconds […]
Four Fort Frances bowlers will represent Sunset Country at the provincial rolloffs in Thunder Bay over Easter weekend in April. At stake there is a trip to the national championship. Carla Hanzuk and Carolyn Stamarski made the ladies’ team after coming second and third respectively among the women at the […]
If the Muskies earn a berth to the all-Ontarios coming up March 22-25 in Sudbury, head coach Glen Edwards can only hope they play as well as they did at a tournament in Winnipeg last weekend. The black-and-gold went unbeaten in five games there, including a 4-0 victory over the […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs ‘AA’ Atom hockey team captured an eight-squad tournament in Baudette on Sunday, edging Roseau 2-1 in the final. Tied at 1-1 with just over one minute to go, Tyler Miller, assisted by Brian White, notched the game-winner. It was Roseau’s first loss of the […]
The Emo Selects won both their games in recent minor hockey action, first downing the MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances) by a 3-1 count on goals by Eric Soucy, Tyson Romyn, and John Roulston. Curtis Logue bagged MEC’s lone marker. Then the Selects blanked Causeway (Fort Frances) 4-0 on the strength […]
If you’re wondering how difficult it is to stop a runaway train, just ask the Kenora Broncos. Their task was to stop the high-flying, fast-breaking Muskie senior boys’ basketball team during NorWOSSA action there yesterday and the end result wasn’t pretty. The first-place Muskies thrashed the host Broncos 75-27 for […]
Denny Nelson is hoping to hook onto the popularity of bass fishing by running a tournament Sept. 8-9 from the Island View Lodge east of International Falls. The tournament will feature two-person teams, just like the successful Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship that runs here in late July. A one-day […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team recorded their second-straight sweep in NorWOSSA play after downing the Dryden Eagles 25-19, 25-13, and 25-22 there yesterday. Head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft said he was pleased with his team’s play as they solidified their hold on first place. “It was not too bad,” he […]
The growing popularity of soccer here has spilled over into the winter months. Given January windchills make standing outside almost unbearable, kids have moved indoors where they can scrimmage in shorts and T-shirts. The idea of indoor soccer has taken off in cities like Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, and now […]
Several local runners finished with impressive times at the annual “Freeze yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” on Saturday in International Falls. Doris Barton was second overall among the women, finishing the 10-km race in a time of 46.41–just seconds behind Jeanne McCurnin of Mason City, Iowa (46.19). Barton also was second […]
Both Fort Frances rinks will open action tomorrow at the Northwestern men’s curling playdowns in Sioux Lookout. Raymond Roy will take on Ernie Paul (Hornepayne) at 10:30 a.m. while Don DeBenedet will face Greg Shield (Kenora) in the 2 p.m. draw. Sixteen teams are vying for one of three berths […]
