“They’re not as good as they were last year,” said Brett Watt, head coach of the Sturgeon Creek Schooners, referring to the Muskies after their 22-14 victory over the Winnipeg squad here last Friday. Then again, it’s tough to top the 62-0 shellacking the black-and-gold handed the Schooners a year […]
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John and Rueben Gibbins of Morson continued their dominance at the Morson Bass Classic on Lake of the Woods, winning this year’s sixth-annual event with a two-day catch of 36.08 pounds. Pat Handorgan and Jody Shypit teamed up to finish second with a 33.78-pound total–surging up with a tournament-record haul […]
The most influential minds in Canadian hockey, meeting in Toronto last week to discuss the state of our national pastime, came away with a long list of recommendations, including having more practices than games. “I think the biggest issue is the practice-to-games ratio and the availability of ice time,” noted […]
After passing their first test of this young football season with last week’s 22-14 exhibition win over the Sturgeon Creek Schooners (Winnipeg), the Muskies’ second test will be a whole lot tougher. They head across the river Friday night to take on the International Falls Broncos–and they’d better be prepared. […]
You could have called it the Rainy River District “Longball” League championship. The Emo Bulldogs slugged five home runs last night, including a grand slam, to clobber the Barwick Blue Knights 14-2 to claim their third-straight RRDFL title. The teams had met last Thursday but the game was called in […]
The fifth-annual Kiwanis “Nite Lite” golf tourney Friday night at Kitchen Creek was another success, raising $705 for the club’s “Young Children Priority One” projects. The nine-hole, best-ball event, which got underway with a shotgun start at 9 p.m., attracted 51 golfers divided into 14 teams. Although some teams struggled […]
Despite a wipeout during the mountain bike portion of her sprint triathlon, Connee Badiuk still managed to place fourth overall in the women’s division Sunday in Kenora. “I had a great race . . . it was my best time ever,” enthused Badiuk, who competed in the 35-39 age division […]
Competing in her first triathlon two weeks ago, Connee Badiuk of here finished seventh overall and topped her age division. And she liked it so much, she’s doing it again this Sunday in Kenora. To Badiuk, it’s all about fitness. “I was looking for something to focus on and to […]
After losing just once during the regular season, Shade came out on the short end of a 25-15 decision to the Rascals in the ‘A’-final of the adult mixed slo-pitch league Monday night. After jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, the Rascals broke the game […]
There’s an adage in sports that says when all else is equal, talent prevails. And that is exactly what happened in the Borderland men’s soccer final last night as tagg’s simply was the more talented team in a 4-2 triumph over AAA. “They have a good bunch of athletes, we […]
Although the Muskies drubbed the Sturgeon Creek Schooners 63-0 in last year’s exhibition contest, head coach Bob Swing is expecting a much different outcome this time around. This is another season–and a whole different group of football players. “I can guarantee you the score will not be anything like it […]
Battling a case of nerves before her first-ever regional competition, Special Olympian Anita Hahkala had to be persuaded vigorously by her coach Cindy Baker to actually compete. It was a good thing she did. Those words of encouragement must have been pretty special to Hahkala as she stole the show […]
