Joey Payeur Raising one’s game to the monumental heights of OFSAA champion is tough enough in its own right. Now try doing it as a massive underdog—and throw in an undiagnosed concussion for good measure. That mind-boggling combination is exactly what Grade 9 Muskie athlete Sekina Scheibler encountered on his […]
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Joey Payeur Bill Godin had noted last week the obvious difficulty of winning the Emo Walleye Classic in consecutive years since nobody had done it. Then he and partner Ralph Galusha went and did just that. The Devlin duo became the first repeat champs—and now have twice as many EWC […]
Joey Payeur Knowing one gave their all can be a reward unto itself. Sometimes it’s the only one to be had. The Muskie girls’ soccer team left their hearts on the field but had to take heart in their effort rather than their 0-4 record, which left them in last […]
Joey Payeur Four years ago, Tyler Ruppenstein and Kirk Johnson were fresh-faced rookies. The tandem watched helplessly in their first OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ soccer tournament as the host Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute Clippers (Windsor) ran over, around, and through them and the rest of the black-and-gold. The fifth-year duo […]
Staff For the first time, talk of golden moments in Muskie sports now can be about something other than hockey. Grade 9 student Sekina Scheibler powered his way to a gold medal in the Midget boys’ discus event at the OFSAA track-and-field championships Saturday in Toronto. According to all research […]
Joey Payeur It was going to take exactly four pounds to win a fourth title. Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha didn’t get much more than that—but they didn’t need to. The Devlin duo became the first team in the history of the Emo Walleye Classic to repeat as champions after […]
Joey Payeur Every coach hopes their team wins the last game of the season. That usually means a championship has been won. But for the five-time defending NorWOSSA champion Muskie boys’ soccer team, this victory was special in its own right. Isaac Firth netted the only goal of the game […]
Staff Almost exactly three years and many close calls later, the Muskie boys’ soccer team finally has a much sought-after win. Tyler Ruppenstein’s goal was the difference as Fort High blanked the Simcoe Composite School Sabres (Simcoe) 1-0 yesterday afternoon in its second game at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in […]
Joey Payeur One year later and hunting Jaguars still proved frustrating for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. The black-and-gold were blanked 1-0 by the Jean Vanier Catholic High School Jaguars (Richmond Hill) earlier today in their opening game at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay. The Jaguars, who rallied […]
Joey Payeur They are a year older, a year wiser, and—they hope—a gear faster than everybody else they’ll face. The sister and brother duo of Marie-Mai and Yannick Langevin of Fort Frances are heading back to Valley City, N.D. this weekend for the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby national qualifier. […]
Joey Payeur Muskies, party of five? Yes, your OFSAA banquet table is ready for you. Coach Ilka Milne and four members of Fort High’s track-and-field team are off to Toronto for the provincial championships, which begin tomorrow and run through Sunday. The group was part of a Muskie contingent that […]
Joey Payeur Every minute off the clock was one minute closer to the NorWOSSA girls’ soccer title being pulled from the grasp of the black-and-gold. But just when the Dryden Eagles looked to have driven a stake through their hearts, the Muskies pulled together and responded. Myla Angus tied the […]
