Staff When the Muskie boys’ soccer team heads to Stratford tomorrow, they already will know what lies ahead of them at this year’s OFSAA ‘AA’ championship. Seeded as the fifth and final team in Group ‘C’ as the result of a blind draw, the black-and-gold will begin their quest for […]
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Staff Three members of the Muskie track-and-field team turned in OFSAA-qualifying showings at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay this week. Leading the way yesterday was Grade 10 student Jenny Hammond, who won the gold medal in the junior girls’ 800m race. That victory earned her a direct entry into […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ soccer team is headed to the all-Ontarios for the third-straight year after beating the Kenora Broncos 2-1 in the NorWOSSA final yesterday afternoon in Dryden. “This just shows you the dedication that the kids have,” Muskie head coach Shane Beckett said afterwards. “They get involved […]
Lucas Punkari While the rest of the Fort Frances Aquanauts were in Thunder Bay for the annual May Invitational meet, Donovan Taylor was on his own in Winnipeg over the weekend competing in the Golden Plains Invitational. Though he was by himself, Taylor was very impressive over the course of […]
Lucas Punkari As 23-year-old Tyler Brown prepared to start his fourth season of racing at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night, the Rainy River driver had yet to earn a checkered flag in his career. That goose egg became a thing of the past once the season-opener concluded, however, as […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time in a number of years, a case can be made for any of the three teams in the NorWOSSA girls’ soccer circuit to win the league title today in Dryden. With her team preparing for a semi-final tilt with the host Eagles this morning, […]
Lucas Punkari Although he had won the Emo Walleye Classic in its first year of existence in 2002 with Harvey Cochrane, it had been a decade since Morson’s Oliver Gibbins had tried to win a second crown after finishing in 29th place back in 2003. However, when long-time contender Les […]
Lucas Punkari It’s starting to become bit of a familiar road for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. After finishing atop the regular-season standings for a second-straight year, the black-and-gold can win their third-straight NorWOSSA title this afternoon in Dryden when they face either the host Eagles or Kenora Broncos in […]
Lucas Punkari While this weekend marked the first time they had fished as a tandem in the Emo Walleye Classic, Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbins were able to use their years of experience on the Rainy River to their advantage. Thanks to a two-day weight of 20.16 pounds, the pair […]
Staff Organizers are looking to co-ordinate a race here in September that will combine swimming and running. Council tonight will be receiving a written request from organizer Jeff Tilbury for approval an the “aquathlon” event to be held at Pither’s Point Park on Sept. 8. In a letter to council, […]
Lucas Punkari A total of 38 teams headed in all directions on the Rainy River this morning as the 12th edition of the Emo Walleye Classic got underway at 8 a.m. “We’ve got some great weather for the start of the tournament and we’re looking forward to it,” Denis Barnard […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team are a win away from their third-straight NorWOSSA crown after clinching the top seed in the playoffs in their regular-season finale yesterday in Kenora. With a 3-2 win over the host Broncos in the final game of the day, the black-and-gold wrapped up the […]
