While Red Lake Falls, Mn. may seem like an unlikely opponent for the black-and-gold, their exhibition game there Saturday will pit a former Muskie against his old team. It’s been more than 10 years since O.J. Kennett helped lead the Muskies to all-Ontario gold back in 1986. And while his […]
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The Fort Frances Tooks tackled everything in sight last weekend at the annual Emo Cowboys liniment league hockey tournament, going unbeaten in four games en route to capturing top honours Sunday afternoon. L. Beck, assisted by B. Tookenay, netted the game-winner at the 6:18 mark of the third as the […]
The Emo Selects scored three first-period goals and never looked back en route to a 6-1 victory over International Falls in Atom action. Six different players shared in the scoring for the Selects–Sean Rea, Josh Swire, Dennis Mutz, Jake Gill, Dylan McGinnis, and Ryan Mutz. The Falls tallied their marker […]
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 […]
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 […]
