The International Falls Broncos went into last Friday’s exhibition game against the visiting Muskies with one simple strategy on offence–make the Fort High crew stop their running attack. And for the most part, the black-and-gold defence did a reasonable job stopping the Broncos on the ground. But in the end, […]
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The Fort Frances Selects were eliminated from further contention at the Thunder Bay invitational soccer tournament Sunday with a 3-0 loss to Thunder Bay Polonia. Polonia had a steady offensive attack in the quarter-final match-up, scoring a goal in the first half, then adding another early in the second half […]
Although the Muskie ‘B’ football team went winless last year, co-coach Bob Fryer, in his first season at the helm, remains optimistic of the campaign ahead. Fryer, who took over the junior program along with Don Canfield, replaces his son, Ron, who was the team’s head coach last season. The […]
With the top two teams in the Women’s Borderland Soccer Association going head-to-head in last Wednesday’s final, it had all the makings of a spirited, high-tempo matchup. And that’s exactly what happened as Causeway, who finished first during the regular season, hung on for an exciting 3-2 victory over defending […]
Dean Patrow, 41, of Fort Frances defeated U.S. champ John Ford in the Masters under 319-pound division at the Drug Free World Powerlifting Championships on Sunday in Taber, Alta. Patrow finished with a 1,660-pound lift total, based on a 680-pound squat lift, a 395 bench lift, and a 585-pound deadlift. […]
Terry Ogden has been a fixture behind the Muskie hockey team’s bench for the past 18 years, crafting a winning tradition here on the ice that goes unsurpassed on the NorWOSSA circuit. But during last Tuesday’s session of the week-long tryout camp at Memorial Arena, Ogden gave word to assistant […]
With a new head coach, an earlier training camp and an abundance of spots left open by graduating players, there’s no doubt the Muskie hockey team will bolster a new look this season. And with that new look, the black-and-gold are hoping for a sharp turnaround that saw them bounced […]
Quarterback Jon Caul tossed two touchdown passes and scored another on the ground Saturday in Winnipeg–not too shabby considering he only played just over half the game. Caul, who split pivot duties with rookie Gary Wager in the Muskies’ 31-28 exhibition loss to the St. Paul’s Crusaders, completed six of […]
Muskie head coach Bob Swing said Saturday’s exhibition game in Winnipeg against the St. Paul’s Crusaders will be just that–a chance for players to exhibit their skills to the black-and-gold coaching staff. The defending NorWOSSA champs will be looking to avenge last season’s 28-18 pre-season loss to the Crusaders here. […]
The Borderland International Hockey School this year saw a dramatic increase in the number of players who registered for the two-week camp at Memorial Arena, organizer Terry Mihichuk enthused Monday. The school, which just completed its 18th season (15 of those under the guidance of Gus Lindberg), saw 156 youngsters […]
The Men’s Borderland Soccer Association has crowned a new champion for the second-straight year. Gillons’ Insurance, considered the underdog heading into Sunday’s final at the St. Francis pitch, netted a pair of first-half goals en route to a 3-0 win over Tagg’s to capture the title. Gillons’, sporting three of […]
Although he would have liked to have seen the grandstands filled to capacity for both nights at the fifth-annual “Rob Rea Memorial,” Emo Speedway promoter Sonny Ferris said he was “very pleased” with the crowd there for Saturday’s action. The doubleheader of racing action was reduced to a single night […]
