Staff It’s been a blistering start to the season for the Couchiching Raiders. Steph Legree homered to pace the Raiders to a 25-8 blowout of the Dawson Tigers in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. Jenn Singleton nabbed the pitching win for the Raiders, who improved to […]
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Jamie Mountain With all the hours put into practising and competing, it’s nice to get recognized for all that hard work. Local youth figure skater Bryden Strachan, who competed as part of the CanSkate program this year with the Northern Lights School of Skating, recently was chosen as the recipient […]
Staff The Renegades are keeping pace with their fellow juggernauts in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League standings. They won their third-straight on Monday night, edging the Big Grassy Lynx 18-17 in a high-scoring thriller. Karma Andy nabbed the win for the Renegades, who improved their record to 6-1. […]
Jamie Mountain You have to score with regularity in order to be successful at the all-Ontarios. The Muskie boys’ soccer team found that out firsthand as they compiled a 1-3 record and only scored a total of two goals at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ championship held in North Bay last […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves are starting to show that their bite matches their bark. Aaron Caul hit a walkoff homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Wolves to their third-straight win in a 2-1 decision over the Sabaskong Lakers in Rainy River District Fastball […]
Staff It was a night of firsts at the Emo Speedway on Saturday. Both James Lambert of Fort Frances and Dean Kellar of Devlin were able to nab their first-ever feature wins in Borderland Racing Association action. Lambert had six top-five finishes in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division last season […]
Jamie Mountain A former Muskie football star is taking his talents to Winnipeg. Sekina Scheibler, who was a standout running back with the black-and-gold, recently officially signed on with the Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Junior Football League. The 21-year-old is thrilled to be joining the Rifles, as they play […]
Jamie Mountain Even an injury couldn’t keep Hudson Mann down for long. The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program product, who was born in Fort Frances but now resides in Minnesota, overcame a torn pectoral injury that sidelined him for weeks to qualify for the nationals at a competition two weekends […]
Jamie Mountain The knowledge and insight gained from competing in a provincial championship is invaluable for any athlete. And for the seven members of the Muskie track-and-field team that were able to compete at the OFSAA championships this year, that experience could prove vital as they move forward in their […]
Jamie Mountain Add Jaykob Ryll’s name to the list of former Muskie football players who will be taking their games to the next level this year. The Grade 12 Fort High student–who played centre for the Muskies–recently committed to attend Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, N.S. where he will also […]
Staff Local riders shone the brightest at the Superior Dirt Riders’ season-opening races held in Atikokan back on June 1. Landon Flinders of Fort Frances roared his way to first place in the 85cc age 7-11 category. Alex Kreger of Emo nabbed third spot followed by Ozzy Hanson of Fort […]
Staff Goals were hard to come by for the Muskie boys’ soccer team over the weekend. Heading into their final game of Pool ‘D’ play on Friday afternoon at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay, the fifth-ranked Muskies had failed to score while allowing nine against en route to […]
