Staff They went with dreams but had to settle for coming home with only moral victories. The Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams both went 0-4 at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay and Kingsville, respectively. Needing a win to stay alive for a playoff spot after dropping their […]
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Staff Let it never be said that Jacob Empey didn’t give it his best. The Muskie athlete notched a new personal best in finishing 20th in the senior boys’ long jump at the OFSAA track and field championships Saturday in Windsor. Empey’s top leap measured at 5.69m—one centimetre better than […]
Staff Double-gold dreams went unfulfilled for Sekina Scheibler. The Muskie track-and-field athlete placed fifth in the junior boys’ discus throw event yesterday at the OFSAA championships in Windsor. Scheibler had a top throw of 46.48m in the fifth of six rounds—almost two metres less than his first-place throw at the […]
Staff After a frustrating first half in their usual purple attire, Al’s Racquet Stringing went retro in the second half—with monumental results. Sara Kellar and Hailey Beaudry each scored twice as Al’s doubled Taggs 6-3 yesterday evening in the Borderland Soccer League women’s division season-opener. It looked like it was […]
Staff The plan was to reach new heights—but it never came together. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams were eliminated from medal-round contention as each fell to 0-3 with losses this morning. On the girls’ side, the top-ranked Bishop Macdonell Celtics (Guelph) romped to a 7-0 win over […]
Joey Payeur There was no shortage of tears—and they had nothing to do with winning medals or setting records. It was an emotional scene on the pool deck and in the stands at the 2016 SunLife Grand Prix in Thunder Bay last weekend that capped the long-course swimming season in […]
Staff Isabella Avis decided to get her souvenir shopping done before summer vacation began. The Cyclone Swim Club member sped her way to the only two medals captured by her squad at the 2016 SunLife Grand Prix long-course swim meet season finale over the weekend in Thunder Bay. Competing in […]
Staff The Borderland Judo Club headed into its off-season with plenty of positives to build upon. The 10-member contingent racked up nine medals, including three golds, at the Minnesota State Championships in Minneapolis back on May 14. “We took a strong team from the Borderland Judo Club and we competed […]
Joey Payeur Nolan and Davis Ross didn’t like being apart for the first time in their hockey lives. So now that they’re back together, they’re going to keep it that way. The Fort Frances Lakers announced today the 21-year-old local twins have signed commitments to play for the WCHA’s St. […]
Joey Payeur Change the coach, shuffle a few players in and out of the roster—it makes no difference to the Muskie boys’ soccer team. Their NorWOSSA dominance remains inarguable and absolute. Fort High nabbed its sixth-straight NorWOSSA title last Wednesday—routing the host Dryden Eagles 8-0 in the final to cap […]
Joey Payeur Right player, right place, right time. Sydney Radigan came up clutch in the biggest game of the season for the second-straight year—once again scoring the game-winning goal to lead the Muskies to a 1-0 victory over the host Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA final last Wednesday. The victory […]
Joey Payeur The Muskies’ latest jaunt to the OFSAA track-and-field championships is all about hang time—whether it be throwing an object through the air or themselves. Jacob Empey and Sekina Scheibler will carry the black-and-gold banner into Windsor for the all-Ontarios that begin tomorrow without their normal coaches, but with […]
