Staff Death, taxes, and the Muskie boys’ soccer team winning the championship. Those seemingly are the only certainties in life. The Muskies netted a pair of goals in the second half as they nabbed their eighth-straight league title with a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA […]
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Staff The Muskie track-and-field team claimed its first-ever junior title at the NWOSSAA championships that ran Tuesday and Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Eleven different Muskies also qualified for the all-Ontarios set for June 7-9 in Toronto, the most Fort High has ever sent. Tori Toriseva won the junior girls’ 300m […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League season is now in full swing although Mother Nature had other ideas on Thursday night. All but one of the night’s six games were postponed due to inclement weather. The lone contest that was played saw Windy’s Warriors eke out an 8-7 win […]
Jamie Mountain At the beginning of the season, Rainy River Owls girls’ soccer team head coach Rebecca Tolen believed it would be a rebuilding year for her squad. She was happy to be proven wrong on that assumption. After finishing the regular season in second place with a 4-1-1 record, […]
Jamie Mountain The finish line is near but don’t think for one second that the Muskie boys’ soccer team is looking past its opponents. The Muskies (5-0-1) swept away the competition in Kenora last Wednesday, starting with an 8-0 rout of the Dryden Eagles and then following that up with […]
Jamie Mountain It didn’t take long for the defending champs to let the rest of the competition know they were going to be in for a tough weekend at the 17th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. Baudette’s Les Morrison and his Morson-based partner, Oliver Gibbins, wowed the crowd with a Day 1 […]
From the MNRF A southern Ontario resident has been fined $1,800 for illegally shooting a bull moose. Frank Casciaro of Woodbridge pleaded guilty and was fined $1,800 for hunting bull moose without a licence. Court heard that last Oct. 14, a conservation officer responded to a TIPS line call that […]
Faith Adair of Fort Frances won the $500 up for grabs on Mother’s Day (May 13) in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 13-19 were Tony Bliss (Emo), Terry Newman (Fort Frances), Sandy Haney (Fort Frances), Wade Modeland (Atikokan), Mickey Ryll […]
Staff The Borderland Racing Association is roaring again for another season. Brody Strachan of Emo never trailed as he blew away the competition to win the opening WISSOTA Modifieds feature Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. With the win, he now has the early points lead with 110. Brady Caul […]
Jamie Mountain While the regular season may not have ended the way they hoped, don’t think the Muskie girls’ soccer team isn’t eager to rectify that in the playoffs. A 2-1 loss to the Dryden Eagles last Wednesday morning, followed by a scoreless draw against the host Kenora Broncos, left […]
Jamie Mountain It was an experience he won’t soon forget. Star Muskie running back Sekina Scheibler scored a touchdown to help pace Team Steeves to a 17-8 victory over Team Henkewich at the WHSFL’s annual “Senior Bowl” held Saturday at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. “It was very exciting being […]
Staff The Northwest Bay Beavers are showing early on that they’re the team to beat in the Rain River District Women’s Fastball League this season. Shae Smith homered to lead the Beavers (4-0) to a 21-9 romp over the Fort Frances Angels on Monday night. Darcy Smith earned the pitching […]
