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 […]
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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 […]
Joey Payeur It was a wide-open horse race until Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbons concluded the day by morphing into Secretariat. After three-straight third-place finishes, the duo found their way back to the pinnacle Saturday by claiming the $5,000 top prize at the 16th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. They won their […]
Staff When an NWOSSAA gold medal is just the second-biggest highlight of your week, it’s been an exceptional one. Grace Petsnick of the Borderland Judo Club captured the gold medal in the U16 female under 63-kg division at the Canadian Judo Championships on Saturday in Calgary. That came only five […]
Staff John Dutton’s suspicions were correct and he also got an extra pleasant surprise. The Muskie track-and-field team coach got word earlier today that Sekina Scheibler’s silver medal-winning throw of 39.64m in the senior boys’ discus event at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay earlier this week was good enough […]
Staff Time marches on for the Muskie boys’ soccer dynasty while the Muskie girls’ title streak had its time run out due partly to an official case of bad timing. The boys’ squad jumped out to a 3-0 lead by halftime en route to a 4-0 win over the Dryden […]
Staff It had to rank up there with two of the best days in the history of the Muskie track-and-field program. The Fort High contingent won 13 medals, while finishing sixth out of 15 schools with a total of 191 points, at the NWOSSAA championships that wrapped up yesterday in […]
Staff Whether she was standing on the mound or at the plate, Rachelle Yeo gave the Fort Frances Angels a devil of a time all game. Yeo went 3-for-3 with five RBI while tossing six solid innings to spearhead a 16-7 victory for the Fort Frances Mud Dogs in Rainy […]
Staff The opportunity to be part of a special night in this town’s sporting history has arrived. Tickets for the second induction ceremonies of the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame, taking place Aug. 12 at La Place Rendez-Vous, are now on sale. Costing $35 each, they can be purchased […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino strong-armed his way through the next phase of the ongoing rebuilding process of the Muskie football program. The head coach of the black-and-gold, with an eye on the season to come, for the first time instituted an off-season strength and conditioning training program geared to prospective […]
Staff Campers weren’t the only ones to be disappointed by the extended stretch of soggy weather over the long weekend. The Borderland Racing Association suffered its first cancellation of the season Saturday night at the Emo Speedway when rain washed out the action after just one heat in the WISSOTA […]
