Coach Gord McCabe admitted wins used to be hard to come by for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team in years past. But it’s a different story in the early going this season. The Muskies improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play after edging the Kenora Broncos 43-39 in overtime up […]
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Not only did the Muskie senior football team get hurt on the scoreboard, they also were banged up physically in a lopsided 46-6 loss to Wadena, Mn. there Friday night. And that barrage of bumps and bruises will make gearing up for this Friday afternoon’s NorWOSSA showdown against the host […]
Snowmobile enthusiasts will be treated to some high-flying action in February when Fort Frances hosts a weekend of races as part of the Mn North Sno-cross series. The race–sponsored by Saber Traction of Wisconsin and the Red Dog Inn–is slated Feb. 12-13 at the old horse grounds on McIrvine Road […]
Brian Ney and Dan Stier know how to catch walleye. No doubt about that. Fresh off a top 10 finish at the In-Fishermen Professional Walleye Trail the previous weekend, Stier (of Pierre, S.D.) and Ney (from Baudette, Mn.) easily captured top spot in the first-annual Rainy River and District Chamber […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, coming off a heart-breaking loss to the Dryden Eagles to open the NorWOSSA season last week, bounced back to reach the final of a weekend tournament here. The black-and-gold played well during the round-robin portion–earning 10 out of a possible 12 points–to place first […]
The local Midget “AA” Canadians hockey team, slated to begin its second season of play this winter, may be on the verge of folding due to a lack of a coach. Former coach Dave Allison accepted a head coaching job with the Fort Wayne Komets in the United Hockey League […]
Defensive troubles cost the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team a 3-1 loss in their best-of-five showdown against the host Kenora Broncos yesterday. After losing the first game 25-19, the Muskies rebounded to win the next one by that same score. But they couldn’t nail down another win the rest of […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team will be looking at a bit of the old and some of the new to lead them to victory this season. Clearly, the squad will be looking for another good season from veteran players like Laureen Cousineau, Christine Noonan, Siobhan Devlin, and Sarah Vanderplaats. […]
Dr. Pierre Mikhail led a strong contingent of local runners in Walker, Mn. last Saturday, finishing his first-ever marathon in an impressive time of 3:38. That time placed him second in his age group while battling the tough course conditions of the race. Runners estimated the 26.2-mile course added about […]
The province’s announcement to provide $4.9 million for the second phase of a snowmobile trail development and enhancement in Northern Ontario was met with open arms by Sunset Country Snowmobile president Ron Banks. “The government is finally realizing the potential dollars that can be generated,” said Banks yesterday morning. “There […]
Before last Friday’s first-place showdown with Kenora, Muskie defensive co-ordinator Brent DeBenedet said his defence’s goal was to shutout the Broncos. Well, those words almost proved DeBenedet prophetic as the black-and-gold came within just two seconds of keeping that zero on the scoreboard. But a 17-yard touchdown strike from Kenora […]
Adam McTavish darted to his right, avoided a pair of Dryden Eagle tacklers, then used his speed to go wide down the left sideline for an electrifying 90-yard touchdown on the first play of last Friday’s Homecoming game here. One play. One touchdown. And that play set the tone for […]
