Shane Katona, Jenna Rae Cousineau, and Carrie Selin were the big winners as the Border Figure Skating Club held its year-end awards presentation, each taking home a pair of trophies. Katona was awarded the Rhonda Paterson Trophy, which goes to the club’s most dedicated skater, while also being selected as […]
Local Sports
Both the ladies’ and mixed Sunset Country bowling teams won bronze medals at the six-team Northern Ontario provincial showdown last weekend in Sudbury. The mixed team featured local bowlers Bob Petawaqueb, Amy Gushulak, and Gwenn Amorde, with Carolyn Stamarski of here as the coach. Shirley Jensson was the lone local […]
Dan “Boomer” Redford took home the Bob Steele Award for his overall versatility and contribution to the senior division as the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards banquet April 3. Mark Lafleur was presented with the 3M Coaching Award for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the coaching […]
Although a final decision won’t be made until Monday, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has hinted the town most likely will look at building a second indoor ice surface adjacent to Memorial Arena. Information received back from an engineering firm stated Memorial Arena has a life span of 15-20 years with minor […]
Muskie badminton coach Brian Church felt his players simply fell victim to “inexperience” at the NorWOSSA qualifier last week in Atikokan. Just one team, the junior girls’ doubles duo of Siobhan Devlin and Melissa Angus, advanced to the NorWOSSA playoffs today in Ignace (no scores were available at press time). […]
In wake of four Americans being charged with taking more than 100 fish over their limit on the U.S. side of Rainy River last week, local MNR enforcement officer Doug Gibb downplayed the notion that there is a problem of overfishing on the river. “[Overfishing is] about the same. We’ve […]
Members of the Little Eagles and Little Thunderbird youth programs will be hosting a first-annual “Fishing Expo” to help raise money for camping and fishing trips this summer. The expo, slated Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Native Friendship Centre, will feature vendors from […]
The annual awards presentation and windup for local PeeWee house league players took place last Wednesday night at Memorial Arena. Esso Medals of Achievement Awards for the Most Valuable Player went to Ryan Calder (Lions), Geoff Gerley (Kaemingh Esso), Dave Starling (Kentucky Colonels), and Ryan Smith (Law Association Sharks). The […]
Former Muskie offensive co-ordinator Scott Fawcett has decided to return as the special teams coach with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Fawcett, 40, resigned as special teams coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Monday, a position he acquired only in December when he made a move to the steel city […]
The Visserettes hosted Springfest ’98 last weekend at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy, with 75 gymnasts competing from Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and here. “It took us two days to compete and judge them all,” noted meet director Betty Grynol. “Our building is small but we manage […]
Former Muskie offensive co-ordinator Scott Fawcett has decided to return as the special teams coach with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Fawcett, 40, resigned as special teams coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Monday, a position he acquired only in December when he made a move to the steel city […]
While last year saw a record number of youth soccer players take to the pitches here, convener Gord Witherspoon is expecting that surge in popularity to grow even more this year. Last year, 462 kids registered to play one of Canada’s increasingly popular sports, comprising of 28 “mini” soccer teams […]
