The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team lost its sixth-straight NorWOSSA match this season, dropping a hard-fought battle against the front-running Dryden Eagles there Saturday afternoon. But despite being swept 15-13, 15-11, and 15-4, the Muskie coaches were pleased with certain aspects of the match. Co-coach Caroline Spencer said the serving […]
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As the local KC ‘AA’ PeeWee rep hockey team breezed through the competition at a tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend, one team spoiled the party. The Neebing Hawks scored three straight goals to erase a 1-0 deficit in the second period en route to a 5-3 win over the […]
Five members of the Border Figure Skating Club leave tomorrow for Terrace Bay to compete at the Northern Ontario Sectionals, the second round of the all-Ontario championships. Sarah McComb, Shane Katona, Brande Hyatt, Noreen Hartlin, and Holly McRae advanced after qualifying during the first elimination round here last month. Local […]
Jordan Davis and Matthew Beck scored first-period goals to help Emo OPP to a 2-2 tie with visiting West End Eagles (Fort Frances) in Tom Thumb action. Zac Johnston and Kirk Petrin replied for the Fort squad. OPP’s second game against tagg’s (Fort Frances) was a 2-1 loss. Brian White […]
Diane Bonot downed Florence Ogden 12-3 in the ‘A’ final of the annual ladies’ bonspiel last weekend at the Emo Curling Club. Bonot, whose team included Carolee Strachan, Lucinda Meyers, and Cheryl Aduono, scored five in the first end and then stole three in the second en route to the […]
With the annual aggregate bowling tournament slated here March 14-15, the Fort Frances contingent was finalized Sunday. Amy Gushulak heads the ladies’ scratch team after bowling a 2,159 score in the 10-game roll-offs, finishing ahead of Sonya Chartrand (2,130) and Carmen Walton (2,116). Other team members include Debbie Wagner (2,053), […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team must have had a little bit of love in their hearts on Valentine’s Day as they handed Dryden an insurmountable lead early in the game. The black-and-gold watched as the host Eagles went on a 20-4 first-quarter run en route to a 61-53 upset […]
Justin Larson scored the decisive goal with 5:37 to play in the second period to help lift the McDonald’s ‘AA’ Atom rep team to a 4-3 win over the Neebing Hawks 10s in the ‘B’ final of a 12-team tournament here last weekend. The Fort squad jumped out to a […]
Several Aquanauts turned in multiple best times at the regional meet in Dryden last weekend. Those with three or more personal bests in their events included: oMichelle McFayden, nine–50m free (50:22), 100m free (1:52:36), 50m back (54:95), 50m breast (1:05:49), and 100m IM (2:11:89); oKarli McKinnon, nine–100m free (1:24), 200m […]
While the Aquanauts were competing at a regional swim meet in Dryden last weekend, there was one notable exception. Kim Kirk was here at home resting in preparation for this weekend’s Junior National swim championships in Calgary, where she will compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team had an impressive showing at a tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend, losing 15-8, 12-15, and 11-15 to the Kenora Broncos in the third-place game Saturday. The Muskies’ fourth-place finish in the 12-team tourney impressed co-coach Carolyn Spencer as the Muskies prepare for the […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team finally put it all together–using a strong defensive effort and some hot shooting last weekend to upend the Hillcrest Colts 88-83 in overtime in the consolation final of the Blue Bear Invitational at Fort William Collegiate in Thunder Bay. Bryce Coyle led the Muskies […]
