The Muskie court teams will continue to play a modified league schedule against ‘A’ squads until the playoffs, when they’ll face either Dryden or Kenora for the NorWOSSA crown. “The decision was to keep the league the way it is, and have a ‘south’ and a ‘north’ division,” Fort High […]
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As former Muskie coach Scott Fawcett made his second trip in to Winnipeg in as many years with the Edmonton Eskimos against the woeful Blue Bombers over the Thanksgiving weekend, he would be the first to admit what a difference a year makes. The Eskimos took advantage of a Winnipeg […]
While the Muskies routinely have cheered their way to NorWOSSA titles in the past, and placed well at several competitions in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, this year’s program decided to expand to include a junior squad of seventh and eighth graders. Under the direction of Melissa Hagen, a former all-American, […]
With three weeks between games, the Muskies could have been excused if they came out a little rusty in their exhibition game Saturday against Crocus Plains (Brandon). But whatever rust had accumulated on their uniforms during that layoff was quickly shaken off as the Muskies steamrolled to a convincing 63-0 […]
The Fort Frances Judo Club is back on the mat for another season. With 47 judokas registered, and another 30 on the waiting list, the local club is having success in both numbers and the quality of athletes it is producing at the competitive level. Head instructor Delbert Deschamps, who […]
With the University of Manitoba struggling at 0-5 so far this season on the gridiron, it’s been a tough year for Adrian Huntley in terms of achieving team goals. But it’s been a different story in terms of individual achievements for the former Muskie receiver, who is finally having a […]
A great start! That’s how Mohamed Somji, new head coach of the Fort Frances Gymnastics Club, described his feelings towards this season. Just getting settled away from Toronto city life, he has found a new home at the gym club and coaches all the competitive programs as well as some […]
With a possible settlement between the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board and its high school teachers, organizers of the Muskie swim team are now looking seriously at competing against schools up there. “Right now, teachers in the Keewatin-Patricia area have a tentative agreement for a contract, which would allow them to […]
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 […]
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 […]
