Joey Payeur According to Mapquest, using the quickest route, 1,553.57 km separate Fort Frances from Collingwood. Yet the lengthy distance cannot impact what seems to be an unbreakable bond between the Muskie girls’ soccer program and the southern Ontario community located on the shores of Georgian Bay. Fort High nabbed […]
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Joey Payeur High water levels on the Rainy River, fewer teams participating than in previous years, and less-than-ideal weather conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of Lincoln Dunn. One of the two chairmen of the organizing committee for the 13th-annual Emo Walleye Classic found plenty to be positive about […]
Joey Payeur Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha took the lead after Day 1 of the 13th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. They weren’t about to give it back. The Devlin-based anglers maintained a consistency over two days of fishing that carried them to the EWC championship with a total weight of 17.84 […]
Joey Payeur So what if Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound or move faster than a speeding bullet? Jacob Empey was able to jump all the way from Thunder Bay to Mississauga while Jenny Hammond will join him there after leaving a vapour trail behind her. The […]
Staff Devlin’s dynamic duo did it again and now are unquestionably the masters of the Emo Walleye Classic. Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha captured an unprecedented third EWC title Saturday after finishing the two-day event with a total of 17.84 pounds. “This means more to me than anything,” said Godin, […]
Staff Who they will face at the OFSAA ‘AA’ provincial soccer championships this week no longer is a mystery for the NorWOSSA champion Muskies. How good their opponents are remains to be seen. The draw for the girls’ and boys’ tournaments in Collingwood and Leamington, respectively, was released over the […]
Staff The ranks of perfection in the Rainy River District Fastball League has been whittled down to two. The Fort Frances-based Sight & Sound Wolves improved to 4-0 with an 11-6 win over the visiting Sabaskong Lakers last night. Marcel Pagee not only pitched his team to victory but tacked […]
Joey Payeur It was old hat for one team and the best new feeling for the other. The celebratory mob scenes were strikingly similar, though. The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams will be heading to southern Ontario next week after capturing gold at the NorWOSSA championships yesterday afternoon in […]
Staff A pair of Muskies will be bringing black-and-gold pride to the OFSAA track-and-field championships next week in Mississauga. Jacob Empey and Jenny Hammond combined for three gold medals at yesterday’s NWOSSAA showdown in Thunder Bay. Empey took to the air to capture first place in the junior men’s long […]
Staff Two of Fort Frances’ fastball teams are having no problem bringing runners home so far. The Fort Frances Herricanes poured on the offence in winning a 43-27 slugfest against the host Big Island Wildcats in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. Dana Ward got the win […]
Joey Payeur Anyone betting against the Muskie boys’ soccer team bringing home a fourth-straight NorWOSSA crown likely has money to burn. It looks as though anything short of a titanic upset won’t be enough to bring down the high-flying Muskies, who put a pair of exclamation points on an unbeaten […]
Joey Payeur Kenora almost assuredly can feel its reign as NorWOSSA girls’ soccer champs careening toward an unpleasant ending—with the Muskies more than willing to author the Broncos’ demise. Fort High is in the catbird’s seat after completing a 4-0-2 regular season with a 3-2 win over the Dryden Eagles […]
