The difference between victory and defeat often came down to one shot for Bryan Bonot at the provincial senior playdowns in Kirkland Lake last week. In fact, if the Stratton rink would have won their final game of the six-team round-robin against Wayne Lowe (North Bay), they would have forced […]
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Nothing beats getting off to a fast start. The Muskies did just that in all three of their games–including in the final against the Hillcrest Colts (Thunder Bay)–to capture the inaugural Rendez-Vous Tip-Off here over the weekend. The black-and-gold were firing on all cylinders Saturday night against Hillcrest en route […]
Any talk of the Muskies going undefeated this season went crashing out the window here Friday night as they dropped a 7-5 decision to the Baudette Bears. And if you talk to veteran assistant coach Ken Christiansen, the loss–which left the Muskies 8-1 overall (6-0 in NorWOSSA play)–probably was a […]
After six years of plying his trade as the golf pro at Kitchen Creek, Gord Workum has decided to swing his career in another direction–as head pro at the private Pine Ridge Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg. “I loved this place, I’m sure going to miss it,” said Workum, […]
After watching his Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team take part in their first tournament action of the season, veteran head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft admits he isn’t quite sure how good the squad will be this year. The Muskies are coming off a third-place showing in Thunder Bay last weekend–finishing second […]
Despite beating the Dryden Eagles 3-1 in their best-of-five match to open the NorWOSSA season here yesterday afternoon, Muskie senior girls’ head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft was less than impressed with his team’s play. In fact, he said it probably would have been better for his team if they had lost. […]
The Muskies opened the NorWOSSA season here yesterday afternoon faced with a dilemma. They could have played their potent starting five against the Dryden Eagles, and most likely run up the score, or play most of the game with their back-ups–keeping the score relatively close. They chose the latter, and […]
The Pollard Lumber Atom/Novice girls’ hockey team won the consolation final at a tournament in Dryden after shutting out the host team 4-0 on Sunday. Courtney Caldwell paced the locals with two goals while Teresa Smith and Melissa Calder (named the Fort’s game star) also scored. Katie Stearns was solid […]
After finishing in second place in their pool, the local Bantam “AA” B•Macs ran into a buzz saw from Winkler in the semi-finals of their own tournament here Sunday morning. Leading 2-1 midway in the second period, Winkler (which had been 3-0 in pool play) erupted for five goals to […]
Matt Gushulak’s rink knew they would be in tough against the top teams in Northwestern Ontario at the junior men’s playdowns here last week. While Gushulak and third Tyler Bell were back for another crack at a Northwestern title, this time they were teamed up with new second Trevor Bonot […]
Lacking a strong bench, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was crushed 70-38 by a potent Hammarskjold lineup in the final of the 22nd-annual McDonald’s/Tiger Tip-Off tournament in Thunder Bay last Friday. With just nine players, including several rookies, the Muskies were thin on veterans. And that lack of experience […]
In a sport that’s grown as sharply as one of its turns on the track, Kitty Cat racing soon will be making an appearance in Fort Frances with the Canadian Kitty Cat Championship. Fort Frances has been accepted to host the final race of an 11-race schedule on the K.C. […]
