Brandy Hyatt skated away with four gold medals while Carrie Selin added three to lead the Border Figure Skating Club to top honours at the 25th-annual Sunset Country regional competition here last weekend. Sarah McComb won the Juvenile Ladies ‘A’ Trophy and picked up a pair of gold medals, as […]
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Both Muskie girls’ volleyball teams had impressive showings at tournaments last weekend, with the juniors taking top spot in Dryden while the seniors placed third in Kenora. The juniors cruised to a 9-1 record in the 10-game round-robin, then won the championship with a 15-6 and 15-11 win over a […]
The Aquanaut swim team hosted a development meet for its younger swimmers Saturday, giving them a chance to compete against another swim club from Kenora. “It gives [the swimmers] a chance to compete at their [own] level,” said Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray. “The whole purpose is to give the […]
Fresh off a third-place finish at a Kenora tournament last weekend, the Muskies senior girls’ volleyball team went into yesterday’s match against Kenora here on a high. But after the dust settled, the team had reached a season low. The Broncos dominated the Muskies in three-straight games, running away with […]
All three Muskie curling teams dominated the first NorWOSSA qualifier last Thursday in Kenora, making it a clean sweep in the boys, girls and mixed divisions. The boys’ team, led by skip Bill Crewson and including Chris Matheson (third), Tyler Bell (second), Matt Gushulak (lead), and Joel Perron (fifth), cruised […]
Derek Jackson scored two in the eighth end Sunday to snap a 5-5 tie against Don DeBenedet in the final game of the Zone Seven tankard in Stratton. Jackson’s 7-5 victory earned his rink the second and last berth to the Northwestern men’s playdowns Jan. 23-25 in Longlac. Trailing 4-3 […]
Emo Novice teams raked up a 3-0 record during minor hockey action over the past week, including a 7-3 win by the Emo OPP over visiting West End Motors (Fort Frances). Tyler Kinnear netted two goals for Emo while Chris Strachan, Jordan Davis, Matthew Beck, Ian Lougheed, and R.J. Roen […]
Kathie Jackson is hoping the third time’s the charm as she prepares for yet another trip to the all-Ontario ladies’ curling playdowns Jan. 26-Feb. 1 in Kenora. At stake at the 10-rink field is a trip to the Scott Tournament of Hearts in Regina. Playing at the provincial level is […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team controlled almost the entire game against the Kenora Broncos here yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the visitors controlled the final two minutes, which proved to be the difference in a 47-40 comeback win over the black-and-gold. The Muskies stormed out to a 15-7 lead in the […]
It looked like something out of “Robin Hood,” only no one was wearing tights. That was the sight above Kitchen and Bath Plus here last Wednesday as three archers–Brian Mueller, Jeff Johnston and Wade Karchuk–simultaneously drew back on their bows and aimed for the centre of the coloured rings 20 […]
Although the Northwest Ontario all-star ringette team lost 9-2 to a Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ senior team there Sunday, team member Stacey Angus of Stratton said the game was beneficial to the squad as it gears up for the Ontario Winter Games. As a prelude to the Winter Games, slated March […]
The KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep hockey team won all four of its games last weekend, including a 6-5 victory over Grand Forks in the final, to win a 16-team tournament in Bemidji. The KCs had picked up second-place finishes at tournaments in Warroad and Kenora earlier this season. “We’ve been […]
