Raymond Roy’s rink could do no wrong on their way to advancing to the Northern Ontario mixed curling playdowns here last week. But when a berth to the Canadian championships was at stake, they could do no right. The result was a surprising 0-5 record and a last-place showing for […]
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The last time Chris Buchan made a trip to Fort Frances to curl, he earned a berth to the Brier. After Saturday’s 11-6 win over Dave MacInnes in the final of the provincial mixed playdowns here, Buchan once again will be off in search of a national title. With two […]
With the top two junior players from last year moving up to the senior squad, the Muskies demolished the Dryden Eagles 92-46 in their NorWOSSA opener up there yesterday afternoon. The Muskies exploded for a 23-4 run to close out the first quarter, then increased their lead to 44-24 at […]
Despite playing less than inspired volleyball, according to head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team grounded the Dryden Eagles two games to one there yesterday afternoon to open their NorWOSSA season. The seniors battled back from a 9-2 deficit in the first game to stun the host […]
The Emo Belles ringette team got their season off to a perfect start by capturing the gold medal at the recent Rainy River Tween/Belle tournament. In their opening match, the Belles outskated host Rainy River 13-4. Tara Lloyd led the way with five goals while Stacey Angus had a hat […]
Steven Krag of Fort Frances swept Cindy Arpin 3-0 in the final of the junior novice event at the Northwestern Squash Open in Thunder Bay last Sunday. Krag advanced to the final after going 2-0 in round-robin play (sweeping each best-of-three match in two straight games). Playing in his first […]
After opening with a pair of wins at the junior men’s Northwestern playdowns in Sioux Lookout last week, Chris Matheson’s Fort Frances rink looked to be in good shape. But that’s when the road to the provincials took a big detour. Matheson’s crew proceeded to lose their last four games–three […]
The Emo Atom Selects, led by Betty Meyers’ two goals, upended MEC (Fort Frances) 5-4 in recent minor hockey action. Tyson Romyn, Ryan Mutz, and Richy Wieringa also scored for the Selects while Andrew Lundy (two), Josh Sigurson, and Pierre Jourdain replied for the visitors. Meanwhile, Nathan DeBungee had four […]
The Muskies already have shown they are a formidable squad on home ice, indicative of their three-straight blowout wins against NorWOSSA opponents within the confines of Memorial Arena. Now after Monday night’s 12-3 romp over the Kenora Broncos up there, the black-and-gold have served notice they can be dominating on […]
While their past accomplishments are quite impressive, Raymond Roy’s rink knows full well that you can throw all that out the window as they prepare for the provincial mixed curling playdowns here this weekend. The team’s second, Wayne Beacham, was runner-up at the national mixed playdowns in 1988 while Roy […]
Aquanauts Karli McKinnon, 10, and Boyd Badiuk, nine, combined for three silver medals and a bronze in their age group at the 18th-annual Prairie Winter Invitational meet in Winnipeg last weekend. McKinnon raced to second-place finishes in the 200m free and 50m free events while also taking third in the […]
While playing at the provincial level is nothing new for Angela Lee, what has changed for the new Northwestern Ontario junior ladies’ champ is her responsibility on the ice. Having played at the past two junior provincial playdowns for the Jackie Bonot rink, Lee got the chance to skip her […]
