For Heather Ash, moving to another city to play hockey was an easy decision to make. And after helping backstop the Thunder Bay “AA” Queens regional team to a second-place finish at a four-team tournament in Minneapolis recently, it looks to be one that could bode well for her future […]
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NorWOSSA reps will be meeting in Dryden today to discuss their options over scheduling games for the rest of the school year. The meeting was arranged after the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board reached a tentative deal with its high school teachers last Friday that could see NorWOSSA resume its regular […]
After having not played a game in three weeks, the Muskie football team finally will get a chance to shake off the cobwebs Saturday when they tackle Crocus Plains (Brandon) in an exhibition game there. But Muskie head coach Bob Swing said he doesn’t expect the black-and-gold to look out […]
When more than 200 kids from schools in town and Alberton got together for a mini one-day tournament last week, the games took on a different outlook than most. While tournaments normally stress winning, the annual junior soccer tournament here chose to highlight participation in a “fun atmosphere” for its […]
The local squash club is looking to attract more younger players to its sport this winter by offering several programs for school-aged kids. “We’d like to try and get as many young players, as young as nine or 10, to come out and learn to play the game and get […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball used a balanced offensive attack to place second at a tournament in Kenora last weekend. Paced by the strong play of guard Sarah Noonan (named game MVP a couple of times) and Christin Thomson, the black-and-gold advanced to the final before losing a 42-31 decision […]
The Muskie “Bees” lost their fifth straight game of the season last night, dropping a 34-12 road decision to Littlefork/Big Falls. The Muskies played their best game of the season, said head coach Rob Tysz afterwards, as the black-and-gold actually led 12-8 in the first half as star running back […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team used its height advantage at a tournament in Timmins last weekend to win the consolation crown with a 55-46 victory against Sudbury on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies used some hot shooting by guard Laureen Cousineau to jump out to an 8-0 lead–and led by […]
Ryan Hampton and Dallas Mosbeck, who both played for the local Bantam B•Macs “AA” rep team last season, have cracked the Kenora Midget “AAA” Stars. The pair survived the final cut at the Stars’ training camp Sunday and were placed on the 22-man roster (56 players originally tried out for […]
Heading into last Thursday’s game against the host International Falls Broncos “C” team, the Muskie “Bees” were confident they were a much improved football team. But while the team has made great strides since the start of the season, the outcome was the same as the black-and-gold suffered their third-straight […]
For the first time ever, a National Lifeguard Service course is being offered here that will allow those who pass it the chance to be a certified lifeguard anywhere in Canada. The 10-week course, which originally attracted a dozen people aged 16 and over (it’s now down to 11), includes […]
While women’s hockey continues to make great strides on a national level, those involved with the program here have started to benefit from that popularity. A “significant” number of new players signed up for the coming season during registration Saturday, coach Stuart McIvor noted, adding that helped offset the handful […]
