Staff It’s down to playing for pride for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. A close battle with the Bishop F. Marrocco/Thomas Merton Royals (Toronto), the top-ranked team in Group ‘C,’ ended up in a 1-0 loss for the third-seeded Muskies earlier today at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay. […]
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Staff The Muskie track-and-field team discovered there’s a large gap between NWOSSAA success and OFSAA achievement. Three members of the black-and-gold had their first taste of facing the best in the province as the all-Ontario championships kicked off yesterday in Belleville. Carson Noga’s time of 56.93 seconds in the Midget […]
Staff Wayne Strachan will have an extra busy off-season. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers will have to divide his time between his own squad and helping evaluate talent on a national level after being selected to work with Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence (POE) […]
Staff The jitters got the best of the Muskie boys’ soccer team in its opening game at the OFSAA ‘AA’ tournament this morning in North Bay. The King’s Christian Cavaliers (Oakville), the second-ranked team in Group ‘C,’ scored a pair of goals in each half en route to a 4-0 […]
Staff A few diamond men were busy last night on what usually would have been a night off. Two makeup games postponed from Tuesday were held last night in the Rainy River District Fastball League, with two undefeated teams staying that way. The Fort Frances Braves gave up their first […]
Staff The defending champs are undefeated no more. The Fort Frances Mud Dogs got a fantastic pitching outing from Rachelle Yeo in downing the Fort Frances Her-icanes 8-1 in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action here last night. The victory also moved the Mud Dogs into a tie for […]
Joey Payeur Grace Petsnick travelled three provinces away to compete for all of 211 seconds. But she made every one of them count. The local Borderland Judo Club member and Team Ontario representative now has a national title from two different countries after winning all three of her bouts to […]
Joey Payeur Three thirds equalled one whole headache for Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbons. But with their newly-acquired winnings, the pair can purchase a whole truckload of Aspirin–and then some. Morrison, who hails from Baudette, and his Morson-based partner followed their trio of third-place finishes with their second career title […]
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 […]
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 […]
