The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors’ record run at home came to an end last night. And in the minutes after their 113-107 loss to the Houston Rockets, Toronto’s first defeat at the Air Canada Centre in 13 games, the players talked about a lesson learned. “Defence” was the […]
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Joey Payeur An undefeated record and a ninth-straight NorWOSSA crown can go a long way towards getting a team recognized. In the case of the Muskie boys’ hockey team, it translated into the No. 5 seed in the 20-team field at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship, which gets underway Monday in […]
Staff Both Muskie curling rinks are getting some serious respect ahead of their biggest challenge of the season. The girls’ foursome of skip Erin Tomalty, third Tory Beaudry, second Anika Beaudry, and lead Andrea Schram landed the top seed in the 20-team field at the OFSAA championships, which get underway […]
Staff What seemed like a foregone conclusion for quite a while is now official. How I Set Your Mother officially clinched first place in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League last night with a five-point outing to improve to 112 points on the season. With a 13-point lead over second-place […]
Joey Payeur The path back to the podium has been laid out for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. Fort High is seeded fourth—and will be the top-rated squad in Pool ‘D’—at the 16-team OFSAA ‘A/AA’ provincial championships that begins Tuesday in Stratford. The three-time defending NorWOSSA champs will look to […]
Staff It was a night for superstars and super rookies alike. Mary Waghorn tallied twice as the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes edged the Shear Serenity Strykers 4-3 in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night at Fort High. Waghorn scored back-to-back in the first half for the first-place Rockettes (6-1) […]
Joey Payeur The snowmobile riding demographic alone isn’t going to keep the luggage industry in business. “All we really need to travel with is a credit card and an extra pair of underwear,” laughed North Western Ontario Snowmobile Trails Association vice-president Adrian Tessier during a stopover at Couchiching last Thursday […]
Joey Payeur Ken Christiansen undertook his usual late-February task—collecting sticks in the hallway while the team he’s been associated with for decades sat in the dressing room and high-fived its way through another round of league champion celebrations. Hey, Ken-O, how does a ninth-straight NorWOSSA title feel? “It never gets […]
Joey Payeur The smile on the captain’s face, the satisfaction in the coach and best friend’s eye, the quivering of the leading scorer’s lip. And, most certainly, the pride in the daughter’s heart. They were all signs Scott Clendenning was there in spirit—and the main reason the NorWOSSA girls’ hockey […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers went up in the rankings, then went down in flames. Jesse Talakoski had a hat trick, and Riley Corbin turned aside 47 shots, as the host Thunder Bay North Stars beat the Lakers 6-4 last night in the first of a two-game set. It was […]
Staff The St. Ignatius Falcons used a combination of inside power and outside marksmanship to sweep the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team in the best-of-three NWOSSAA final here over the weekend. St. Ignatius grabbed a 66-35 win in Game 1 on Friday afternoon, then won 64-30 in Game 2 on […]
Joey Payeur Northwestern Ontario high school hockey supremacy will reside in Fort Frances for yet another year. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams retained NorWOSSA bragging rights after winning their respective league finals over the weekend to give themselves another shot at a provincial title next week. Annalise […]
