Even though the Muskie boys’ soccer team fell 1-0 to Dryden in their final game of a tournament here last weekend to finish in second spot, the coaches came away satisfied their team has a good shot at winning the NorWOSSA title this year. The Muskies opened with a convincing […]
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After leading last weekend’s tournament here in offensive production, one thing is certain when it comes to evaluating the Muskie girls’ soccer team. They can score goals. Lots of them. Paced by the offensive talents of Laureen Cousineau, who scored six goals in four games over the weekend, the Muskies […]
The executive of the Fort Frances Trampoline Club held its first-annual general meeting April 25, and fundraising was the major topic. “It is always a struggle to keep these volunteer clubs going,” noted club president Arlan Hahkala, adding there are no grants these days. But he did note Paramount Windows […]
Brad Both of Barwick was named co-winner of the rookie-of-the-year award with the Lebret Eagles of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Both, 18, played in 60 of the Eagles’ 64 games last season, scoring 10 goals and six assists while recording 102 penalty minutes. The former forward with the ‘AAA’ […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League will be without one of its original teams when it begins its 33rd season May 19. Williams, Mn. no longer will compete in the district league due to a lack of players, leaving just eight teams–Barwick, Emo, Pinewood, Rainy River, Stratton, Big Island, Big […]
The local adult mixed slo-pitch season, slated to begin next Monday, will see a reduced number of teams playing in the Thursday night league. Last season saw a full slate of 12 teams compete Thursdays, traditionally one of the most popular nights, but only 10 were accepted this year because […]
As is so often the case in any sport, hard work and a determined effort can lead a less-talented team to victory. The Muskie boys’ soccer team, though blessed with its share of talent, used that hard-work formula en route to a third-place finish at the St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament […]
Faced with a schedule that forces his team to play all of their games in just over a month, the head coach of the Muskie girls’ soccer team knows full well the importance of playing as many exhibition matches as possible before the NorWOSSA tournament. So despite winning just one […]
The Muskie football team and its Touchdown booster club plan to make renovations to Westfort field beginning in September. The plans, though still in the infant stage, include installing a new water irrigation system and building a storage facility for the players’ equipment. Construction of a new press box and […]
For the second year in a row, the Fort High athletic budget will not suffer any cuts to its program. And that’s good news to FFHS athletic director Bob Grynol, who said the program is now in a stable situation heading into the 1998-99 school year. “We don’t anticipate a […]
Kitchen Creek will host its second-annual “Demo Day” this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring sales reps from the top manufacturers in the game, including Taylor Made, Calloway, and Titliest. Workum said 300 golfers took in last year’s one-day event but expected that number to increase to as […]
Although the Aquanauts won’t know exactly where they finished at the Division III team championships in Etobicoke last week for a while yet, they do know they performed phenomenally well on an individual basis. In fact, the 23 Aquanauts who went clocked 72 out of a possible 115 best times […]
