The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team continued its offensive woes in Kenora, dropping a 53-35 decision to the host Broncos in NorWOSSA action yesterday afternoon. “We continue to have a lack of scoring punch,” co-coach Paul Noonan said afterwards. “We missed easy shots and missed lay-ups. “We just couldn’t seem […]
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Matt Gushulak’s dream of advancing to the Bantam mixed provincial playdowns were dashed with his final shot Sunday morning at the association playdowns in Marathon. Trailing Rob Skinner (Fort William) 5-4 with the hammer in the eighth and final end, Gushulak missed with his last stone, ending the Fort Frances […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lost a dramatic 66-63 overtime decision to Hillcrest (Thunder Bay) in the third-place game of the 25th-annual Kenora Invitational Tournament last weekend. The Muskies led 34-29 at the half, and stretched the gap to 49-39 after three quarters. But Hillcrest suddenly found their scoring […]
Even though the scores from last weekend’s John Piper Taylor Classic hockey tournament in Winnipeg might indicate otherwise, Muskie head coach Glen Edwards said his team didn’t really play that poorly. The Muskies struggled in the tournament, finishing last in their four-team pool with an 0-2-1 record, including a pair […]
Although Kathie Jackson was pleased with her 5-4 record and fourth-place showing at the provincial Scott Tournament of Hearts in Kenora last week, she knew she was just a few shots away from finishing much higher. “We curled well but we should have won two more games,” Jackson lamented yesterday […]
The host KC ‘AA’ PeeWee rep team nipped the Neebing Hawks 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in the championship final of the 12-team tournament at Memorial Arena. After a scoreless first period, the KCs jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by A.J. Tucker and Kris Esselink. Neebing’s Shawn Wood […]
For the first time ever, a Fort Frances Special Olympics curling team will hit the ice in an exhibition game next month against a squad from Kenora. “Curling so far is a demonstration sport but it will be the next one in line [to be accredited],” Special Olympics community co-ordinator […]
While the Muskies knew they would have their hands full playing the talented Red Lake Falls, Mn. squad in an exhibition game there Saturday, they quickly found out they also had to take on the referee. The Muskies racked up 25 minutes in the penalty box, including a five-minute major […]
With 16 of the top men’s curling rinks in Northwestern Ontario battling it out in Longlac last week for one of two berths up for grabs to the Northern Ontario tankard next month, it was no question the teams that went on a hot streak would advance. But only one […]
Kim Kirk, 16, earned a spot at the junior national meet in Calgary next month after recording a qualifying time in the 100-m freestyle event last weekend at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts Invitational. Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray said she was impressed with Kirk’s time, which cracked the qualifying mark […]
Although the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team dropped its fourth-straight NorWOSSA match here last Thursday afternoon, the players found solace in the fact they stole a point from the front-running Dryden Eagles. After getting blitzed 15-3 in the first game, the Muskies stormed back to win an exciting 15-13 decision […]
At the midway point of the NorWOSSA boys’ basketball season, it’s clear all three teams are capable of winning on any given day. And lately, the games involving the Muskies have been decided in the final minutes–making for some exciting hoop action. The last two Muskie wins over the Dryden […]
