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 […]
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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 […]
While it’s difficult to be satisfied with a loss, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team can feel a little better after taking Whitefish Bay to a fifth and deciding game in NorWOSSA action here yesterday afternoon. After being dominated by the Winterhawks in a pair of tournament games here last […]
Carol Livingston was the ladies’ club champion at Kitchen Creek this season, finishing ahead of Donna Lee, it was announced at last night’s wind-up banquet. Carla Krawchuk was awarded the Green Cup while Ann Onichuk picked up the Olga Asplund Sr. Ladies Trophy, finishing ahead of Gerry Cousineau. Christen Thomson, […]
Despite playing a schedule made up of ‘A’ teams this season, the Muskies are finding out these schools can still play some very good volleyball. In fact, while the boys’ senior team, considered an “AA” squad, finished the round-robin portion of a two-day tournament here with an impressive 3-1 record, […]
Ontario’s proposed new gun training program for children as young as age 12 will be a further way to teach them to hunt safely, said Brian Blomme of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Toronto. The Hunter Apprenticeship Safety Program (HASP), if passed, is designed to enhance the existing Hunter […]
It’s rather rare in football to have a game decided on just the second play from scrimmage but that’s exactly what happened here Friday afternoon. Muskie running back Terry LaBelle sprang a 50-yard touchdown run just 1:33 into the game to give the black-and-gold a 7-0 lead over the visiting […]
Friday was Homecoming but it wasn’t the most pleasant one for former Muskie star Brett Watt. Watt, who quarterbacked the black-and-gold to an NWOSSAA title during his high school career here, returned to Westfort field last week as the first-year head coach of the Sturgeon Creek Schooners of Winnipeg. He […]
While the Aquanauts are hoping for even better results in the pool this season, what is already known is that the local swim club definitely will be bigger. Some 120 swimmers have registered for the various programs, a sharp increase from 80 a year ago. And that has many people […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club is looking to draw new members into the house as it gets set to hold registration for the 1998-99 season this Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. New president Bill Gushulak said the club is looking to attract more curlers by offering a special flat […]
As the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team prepare to do battle against a new slate of opponents this year, its only concern is to get better by season’s end. After winning a pair of regular-season games last season, the team made great strides. But this time around, co-coach Gord McCabe […]
