In a one-game showdown, with the winner moving on to the all-Ontarios, the Muskie girls’ soccer team knew full well the importance of playing at the top of their game against a formidable St. Pat’s Saints team from Thunder Bay. Combining strong goaltending, solid play right from the opening whistle, […]
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Although the Muskie girls’ soccer season ended abruptly Saturday with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the St. Pat’s Saints of Thunder Bay, the future looks bright for next year’s edition. In fact, the black-and-gold will lose just six players from a very good club that finished 14-3-1 overall. Back for […]
With the weight of both teams on her shoulders, Sarah Noonan calmly banged home a shot in the third round of penalty kicks to give the Muskies a 1-0 win over the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final here last Thursday evening. The victory also propelled the black-and-gold into the […]
Sure, they didn’t play their best in the NorWOSSA final here last Thursday against the Kenora Broncos. Struchan Gilson, head coach of the Muskie girls’ soccer team, would be the first to admit that. But they won and that’s the most important thing. Now, it’s time to move on to […]
When Megan Reid accepted the position of physical education intern at the Sportsplex here two weeks ago, she did it with the notion that she wouldn’t be afraid of making changes to the programs offered there. While she felt the programs were good, Reid admitted if she could make them […]
With just over 20 parents attending a meeting last Thursday to discuss the possibility of merging Rainy River’s minor hockey program with the one in Baudette, the next step will be to send out an information package. “I’m disappointed in the turnout,” Don Gall, president of the Rainy River Minor […]
Brock Madill, showing the effects of an eight-pound muscle gain between competitions, took top spot overall Saturday at the first-annual Super Body World Natural BodyBuilding Championships in Orlando, Fla. Madill, a Fort Frances resident who works out at the Sportsplex here, placed first out of 18 competitors in the heavyweight […]
For the second time in as many weeks, the Muskie boys’ soccer team was plagued with the penalty-kick bug late in the game. Only this time it eventually cost them NorWOSSA gold. Leading 1-0 on a Steve Keesic goal just two minutes into the game on an indirect kick from […]
Greg Gosman took advantage of some fast track conditions at the Norba Nationals bike race in Red Wing, Mn. on Saturday, placing second overall in the 19-24 age group in the beginner division. Gosman, 22, of Fort Frances, was up against more than 250 riders in the beginner division, including […]
The Muskies opened the NorWOSSA championship here today knowing the could have–and should have–done better than their 2-2 record at an exhibition tournament in Kenora last weekend. They blew away the Sioux Lookout Warriors 4-0 and Red Lake Rams 7-0 but had trouble finishing their scoring chances in a pair […]
Coming off a 3-1 record at last weekend’s second exhibition tournament in Kenora, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is confident it will be moving on to the NWOSSAA playoffs. Of course, they have to win NorWOSSA gold first. Because the Muskies finished the exhibition season with a 6-1-1 record, they’ll […]
With the Muskie spring football camp wrapping up tonight at Westfort, the coaches have come away feeling the team will be much younger–and less experienced–than in past seasons. But even though several players in key positions will be gone due to graduation, head coach Bob Swing was impressed by the […]
