Joey Payeur The only Muskie girls’ soccer player guaranteed not to get another tomorrow on the high school field of battle swallowed the pain of what had transpired. Then, like the true leader she has become, Maggie Jean gave thanks for what she had rather than focus on what she […]
Local Sports
Joey Payeur John Dutton was thrilled with the future prospects for his team of mostly younger talent. Then the NWOSSAA track and field championships rolled around last week in Thunder Bay and suddenly the future instantly manifested itself in the present. Of the six Muskies who nabbed berths at the […]
Staff Never mind beating the Sight & Sound Wolves. Right now, just scoring any runs at all against them is proving to be problematic for their Rainy River District Fastball League rivals. The defending champs have been even better defensively than they have offensively in crafting a 3-0 record to […]
Staff A normal night at the Emo Speedway would see plenty of yellow caution flags, causing big leads to dissipate in advance of a restart for the entire field. But Saturday’s almost problem-free round of stock car racing meant those who worked their way to the front of the pack–at […]
Staff The Fort Frances Aquanauts came away from the 2017 Thunderbolts May Grand Prix in Thunder Bay over the weekend with nary a medal, but a 10th-place finish out of 17 teams with 34 points. The 60-plus member Oakville Aquatic Club finished miles ahead of the field with a first-place […]
Staff The Ontario Volleyball Association will hold its 14U Region 1 tryouts this Sunday at Fort High for boys and girls born from Sept. 1, 2002-Dec. 31, 2003. A total of 12 girls and nine boys may be invited to attend the OVA Region 1 high-performance centre in North Bay […]
Staff Two perfect 10s helped the Fort Frances Her-icanes stay perfect for the season. The ‘Canes racked up 10 runs on 10 hits in the fourth inning en route to a 17-8 win over the Dawson Tigers in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action Monday night at VanJura. First-place […]
Staff It’s unorthodox but it’s better than nothing. So goes the thinking of the Borderland Soccer League, which announced this week it will go ahead with a two-team women’s division this season that will play every Monday evening. A best-of-three final then will be held in August to determine a […]
Joey Payeur Eat, sleep, conquer, repeat. It’s a mantra made famous by WWE Universal champion Brock Lesnar and followed to the letter by the Muskie boys’ soccer team. Fort High once again is king of the NorWOSSA hill after blanking the Dryden Eagles 4-0 in the league final last Wednesday […]
Staff Willem Kirk-Bertens left his home province to ride the Lightning. The Fort Frances resident was part of the Manitoba Atom ‘AAA’ Lightning, which finished fourth last weekend at the Regina ‘AAA’ Hockey Classic. It was a less than glorious start for the Lightning, who were trounced 14-2 by the […]
Staff Local women will be able to get their kicks on the soccer pitch this season after all. Borderland Soccer League president Chris Sinclair announced yesterday on the league’s Facebook page that the upcoming campaign will include a two-team women’s division to go along with four teams for the men. […]
Staff The Muskies almost thought they were already going to be en route to North Bay before finding out who they will play there. OFSAA finally released the official schedule yesterday for the ‘AA’ boys’ soccer championship that begins Thursday. Fort High, fresh off its seventh-straight NorWOSSA title, is ranked […]
