Football is often a game of big plays that can quickly change the momentum at any given time, and that’s exactly what happened when the Muskies squared off against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners in an exhibition game last Friday. Trailing 8-0 early in the second quarter, and with the […]
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The Fort Frances Judo Club, entering its 15th season of operation, is reporting a 10-15 percent increase in registration numbers this year. The local club has attracted about 40 judoists in each of the last five years but this season it’s already seen those numbers swell to nearly 50 members. […]
John Desaulniers and George Oltsher were the big individual winners Saturday night at the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual banquet at the Emo Legion. Desaulniers, a pitcher for the Pinewood Bears, took home the Jerry Harasymyk Memorial Trophy while Oltsher, manager of the Barwick Blue Knights, captured the Shane […]
Brian McCoy and Jason Ellman combined for a 457-pin total to capture top spot in the senior boys’ division of the “Buddy” youth bowling tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes. Dino Morelli Jr./Sarah Noonan teamed up for second place (397) while Christopher Trapp/Adam Gray were third (288). In the senior girls’ […]
The Muskies rolled into Kenora last Friday for their NorWOSSA matchup with the Broncos confident they were a good football team. Afterwards, the Broncos were left feeling the effects of that confidence. While there were several big plays in the black-and-gold’s 45-23 spanking of their arch-rivals, leaving the team atop […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team stumbled yesterday afternoon in Dryden, dropping three straight games to the Eagles by scores of 15-8, 15-11 and 15-9. With the three-game sweep, the Muskies have earned just two of six possible points so far this NorWOSSA season. Head coach Rick Wiedenhoeft admitted he […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the host Dryden Eagles 41-36 in NorWOSSA action yesterday afternoon. Trailing 26-24 to start the final stanza, the Muskies went on a 14-3 run to stun the home side and pick up their second-straight win of the young […]
The message is clear–if you want to hunt, then you first must successfully pass a hunters’ safety course. And while the hunting season is now underway for grouse, and bow hunting for moose and bear, many potential hunters are enrolled in the two-week course at Sixth Street School under the […]
Even though the Muskie football team grabbed sole possession of first place with a 23-15 victory over the Dryden Eagles there Saturday, head coach Bob Swing made it clear he wasn’t particularly pleased with how his team played. In fact, he described the win as being “very ugly.” Still, Swing […]
Plaza Lanes owner Dino Morelli is reporting a significant increase in youth bowlers already registered for this season. After seeing 111 bowlers registered with the Youth Bowling Council here last year, Morelli said 150 have signed up so far this year–and that number may jump even higher. Morelli said Plaza […]
The Muskie ‘B’ football team had another tough day on the gridiron yesterday, losing a 34-0 decision to the host Warroad Warriors. The loss dropped the “Bees” to 0-4 on the season but they’ll be looking to turn things around next week with a pair of home games, including a […]
