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 […]
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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 […]
The task of chairing the biggest event in Fort Frances is–without question–a difficult one.
Darryl McLeod predicts the walleye opener to be “pretty good” when anglers hit the water this Saturday. McLeod, an area biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said the strong 1994 year class of fish is now five years old and so anglers should see a high abundance […]
Four games. Four wins. Four shutouts. Not a bad weekend for the Muskie boys’ soccer team as they breezed through an exhibition tournament here last weekend–outscoring their opponents by a 13-0 margin and dominating large stretches of their games. In fact, the Muskies barely allowed what could be termed as […]
Playing against some of the top fastball teams from Minnesota, the Emo Bulldogs finished 2-3 at a 10-team qualifier in Mankato, Mn. last weekend. It was the first of two qualifiers, with the top team after 10 games earning a berth to the North American Fastball Association championships in Albuquerque, […]
