Staff It started out as a promising night offensively for the Manitou T-Birdies. One half-inning changed all of that. Manitou scored two runs in the top of the first inning but were shut out over the next six as the Fort Frances Her-icanes powered their way to a comeback 19-2 […]
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Jamie Mountain It’s been a good start to the season for the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams and they’ll be looking to keep that momentum going heading into today’s and tomorrow’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ games in Red Lake. After starting the season with a pair of home wins […]
Jamie Mountain It was another excellent outing for the Muskie track-and-field team at a dual meet in Dryden last Thursday. The black-and-gold were able to rack up a plethora of medals and gain some valuable experience before the season heads into the NWOSSAA championships. “Our dual meet with Dryden on […]
Jamie Mountain Full bellies and lighter wallets, all in the name of conservation. The 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited (DU) banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club was an enjoyable endeavour for all once again. About 200 people packed the local rink to help raise roughly $32,000 […]
Staff A total of eight Florida State Seminole student-athletes were selected for the 2019 All-ACC Academic Swimming and Diving Teams, which was announced by the league office back on May 1. Juniors Cam Thatcher and Griffin Alaniz, sophomore Joshua Davidson along with freshmen Izaak Bastian and Jakub Ksiazek were selected […]
Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Two long-time leaders in the game of golf, Golf Ontario and Golf Manitoba, have announced exciting news to begin the 2019 golf season. On May 11, “A Celebration of Golf in Northwestern Ontario Event” will take place at the Valhalla Inn beginning at 12:45 p.m. Both […]
Staff Talk about a good start to the NorWOSSA regular season. Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams were able to come away with at least a win in their season-opening games yesterday at Fort High. The boys’ squad opened with a 4-0 shutout of the Dryden Eagles yesterday […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ soccer team had a tough start to their weekend but got better as it went along. Fort High compiled a 2-2 record at the St. John’s-Ravenscourt Eagles’ pre-season tournament in Winnipeg held Friday through Sunday. “It was great to have that competition before starting the […]
Jamie Mountain With all the pre-season tune-ups now in the rearview, the Muskie girls’ soccer team will be looking to start the NorWOSSA regular season strong. The Muskies compiled a 1-3 record in some exhibition matches against Thunder Bay teams there over the weekend and now feel better prepared to […]
Staff A Ryan O’Hara goal 8:44 into the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Oakville Blades (OJHL) blanked the Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL) 2-0 Saturday night in the final of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Junior ‘A’ Championship in front of nearly 1,000 fans at the Tim Horton […]
Jamie Mountain Jackson Arpin had a goal in mind heading into the OFSAA badminton championships held last Thursday through Saturday in North Bay–and that was to earn a medal. Although he fell short of that goal, ending play with a 3-3 record and finishing shy of the ‘B’-consolation side final, […]
Staff The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) has recently announced the finalists for its awards for the 2018-19 season, with four SIJHL-based players being named for the accolades. Each of the finalists were determined in voting completed by each of the CJHL’s 10-member leagues for their respective efforts during the […]
