Last Thursday’s district track and field meet saw one of the best meets ever with 20 former records broken and several top scores recorded. Even though this year’s event saw a change in scenery with the meet switching venues from Westfort to the grounds at the arena, organizers were pleased […]
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Donald Young School racked up 174 points to top the recent elementary track and field meet in Rainy River. Riverview placed second with 169 points, followed by Sturgeon Creek (123), Nestor Falls (39), McCrosson-Tovell (36), Big Island (22), and Big Grassy (14). In the intermediate division, DYS once again was […]
The Aquanauts capped off another impressive season in the pool by placing third at the Northwest regional team championships here last weekend. The local club had 29 swimmers earn a total of 613 points. The Kenora Swimming Sharks, with 44 swimmers, finished first with 1,468 points, followed by the Thunder […]
Heading into their game against the St. Ignatius Falcons here Saturday, the Muskie girls’ soccer team knew going in that they could lose by two goals and still win the NWOSSAA crown. But the road to the all-Ontarios took a detour when the Muskies surrendered two goals in the final […]
The local youth soccer league failed to adequately secure the goal posts on the nets near Sixth Street School even though it received a letter from the board of education asking it do so back in September, 1995. In a letter from former Education Director John McLeod addressed to league […]
With a solid core of coaches back for another season, and an array of talented youngsters coming up through the system, the Muskie football program looks as strong as ever as it prepares to capture its third-straight NorWOSSA crown this fall. In fact, head coach Bob Swing was impressed with […]
Even though the Muskie boys’ soccer season came to an abrupt end with a pair of losses at the NWOSSAA playoffs in Marathon on Saturday, the coaches still came away with the feeling of satisfaction. Not blessed with an array of talent, the black-and-gold had a successful run in pre-season […]
Hannah Carter finished her stellar Muskie career in style Monday at Fort High’s annual “Recognition” night, winning three major awards including female athlete-of-the-year. She also took home the Patti-Jo Reid Trophy as the senior girls’ basketball MVP and was honoured as the outstanding contributor for the girls’ soccer team. Siobhan […]
Greg Ross fired a 72 to win the “Harry Barefoot” championship flight at the Memorial golf tournament Sunday at Kitchen Creek, finishing four strokes ahead of Mike Bolstad. Rob Badiuk and Jim Kilmister each carded 77, one stroke better than Dean Wilson. Gerry Hercun had a 76 to top the […]
The Emo Bulldogs, looking for their third-straight league title, earned two more wins last week to improve to a perfect 4-0 atop the Rainy River District Fastball League standings. Emo opened action last Tuesday with a 5-3 win over the previously unbeaten Barwick Blue Knights (now 2-1), led by a […]
The executive of the Fort Frances Visserettes approved the hiring of Stephanie Logan at its annual general meeting May 26 with a grant to hire a student under the Summer Career Placement Program. Also at that meeting, Rob Morgan was elected president, with Bob Grynol assuming the position of past […]
Using a tight-checking, in-your-face style of play, the Muskie boys’ soccer team overcame the odds and upended the favoured Dryden Eagles 1-0 in the NorWOSSA final here Saturday afternoon. And that will be exactly the style the black-and-gold will have to use this weekend in Marathon if they hope to […]
