The Fort Frances Curling Club held its annual dinner and awards presentation last Saturday, culminating a successful season which saw local curlers advance all the way to the provincial level Coach of the year awards went to Rob Roy Donaldson for leading the Muskie boys’ team of Bill Crewson, Chris […]
Local Sports
The Muskie Blueline Club is looking to add more Friday night games to the schedule next season to bolster sagging attendance. Last season, the local high school team played most of its home games on Tuesday nights, traditionally a poor drawing date. Fort High athletic director Bob Grynol said he […]
Adrian Bondett, a first-year badminton player with the local club, won the consolation side in the under-14 division at the Manitoba Junior Open in Winnipeg last weekend. Bondett, 13, was swept 15-6 and 15-14 in his first best-of-three match before winning his next three by scores of 15-6/15-9, 15-9/17-14, and […]
Ten Aquanauts had the chance to compete at the Kenora Swimming Sharks’ Northwestern Ontario regional development meet last Saturday. Alice Bolen, Jessica Cousineau, Jennifer Green, Jennifer Hawley, Alyssa Holliday, Jamie Holliday, Michelle McFayden, Miranda Richert, Steven Boileau, and Alex Parent took part in the one-day event. For many of the […]
The first-ever “Fishing Expo,” being hosted by members of the Little Eagles and Little Thunderbird youth programs Saturday at the United Native Friendship Centre here, is hoping to catch the big one by adding a new prize package. The lucky winner of a $1 raffle, open to kids aged six […]
After breezing though the competition the last two seasons, only to suffer upsetting losses to Kenora in the NorWOSSA semi-finals each time, Muskie girls’ soccer coach Struchan Gilson decided some changes were in order. While he would be the first to admit his team definitely was the better one, they […]
Heading into this season, the Muskie boys’ soccer team is full of question marks regarding what type of system they will use and which players will play where. But what returning head coach Keith Gilbert and his assistants, Jason Kabel and newcomer Ben Andrusco, do know is this year’s team […]
With a mild winter and an earlier-than-usual spring, the Kitchen Creek Golf Course is slated to open for the season Saturday at 10 a.m. (weather permitting). “The greens are in fabulous shape,” club pro Gord Workum enthused this morning. “The fairways have some low or soft spots that we would […]
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 […]
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 […]
