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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
