Although Emo Novice teams held their own, Fort Frances squads skated away with several victories in recent minor hockey action at the Emo Arena. In their first outing, the Emo Wings were handed a 4-0 loss by tagg’s (Fort Frances). Zach Johnston led the visitors with two goals while Garrett […]
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A good racer combined with a good machine is usually a winning formula. And that’s exactly what happened last weekend at the WSA Pro Ice Circuit in Roseau, Mn., where Steve Arpin of Fort Frances stole the show by winning three separate divisions to go along with a second and […]
The numbers speak volumes–the Muskies are 7-0 in NorWOSSA play but just 2-5 against American teams this season, including five-straight losses. So the question remains–how good or how bad are the Muskies? Or better yet, just what is the talent level of NorWOSSA? As the black-and-gold get ready to face […]
Emo teams batted .500 in recent minor hockey action. The Beginners, facing Fort Frances for their first encounter this season, were sounded defeated 6-0. Ben Bruyere and Nick Nault led the visitors with two goals each while Joe Basaraba and Cam Badiuk added singles. Meanwhile, the Esso Atom Leafs had […]
Andrew George scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second period to stake the local KC “AA” PeeWees to a 6-5 victory over the Atikokan Flyers in exhibition hockey action here Sunday. The KCs jumped out to a 3-2 lead after the first period on goals by Marc Riordon, Scott […]
The Sioux Hawks “AAA” Bantam team, comprised of the area’s top players including some from Fort Frances, beat a Midget/Juvenile team from Ignace 11-2. Matt Miller paced the team with three goals. Colin Peet, Adam Parent, and Mark Morin each added a pair while Damian Thomas and Adam Clark netted […]
At 6’7”, Ryan Sinninghe is used to taking big steps. But the former Rainy River Owl faces none bigger as he makes the transition to a first-year backup centre with the Lakehead U Thunderwolves. Used to playing ‘A’ high school basketball against the likes of Sioux Lookout, Ignace, and Red […]
Veteran local squasher Bob Tkachuk showed the young guns he hasn’t lost a step, winning the annual Boxing Day tournament here yet again with a 3-0 sweep over Benji Andrusco in the ‘A’ final. Tkachuk breezed through the 16-player field without a loss Sunday, blanking Michael Whitehead, Toby Munro, and […]
The Emo Cowboys scored twice in each of the first and second periods to hand the visiting Oddfellows (Fort Frances) a 4-2 loss. Jeremy Hyatt led the way with a hat trick while Jason Caul added the other for Emo. Scott Grynol and Terry Kellar netted third-period goals for the […]
Managing just 13 shots–including none in the second period–in a 3-0 loss to the International Falls Broncos across the river last Friday night, it would be easy to say the Muskie offence took an early Christmas vacation. On the bright side, defensively the Muskies killed off a pair of minor […]
A 23-8 first-quarter run paced the Muskies to an easy 73-44 win over the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA senior boys’ basketball action yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold, who improved to 2-0 in regular-season play with the victory, once again were led by the talented tandem of John Sivonen and Evan […]
As snowmobilers take to the trails this winter, many are doing so with the misconception they do not need a trail permit. But Rick Socholotuk, trail co-ordinator for the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club here, said many people have been misinformed about not having to buy a permit to ride trails. […]
