Lucas Punkari Following a two-year stint between the pipes for the Fort Frances Lakers, Emo goalie Jameson Shortreed headed south this past season in his continuing quest to play Division I college hockey in the NCAA. The 19-year-old Shortreed spent the winter plying his trade with the Alexandria Blizzard of […]
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Lucas Punkari It has been 60 years since the Fort Frances Canadians hoisted the Allan Cup trophy as national senior men’s hockey champs after defeating the Stratford Indians in six games in the final. But the memories of that experience will never fade away for Canadians’ blueliner Alex Kurceba. “We […]
Lucas Punkari This past week in Charlottetown, P.E.I. was a memorable experience in more ways than one for former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry. Not only was the 17-year-old Fort Frances native a key contributor to the Thunder Bay Queens’ silver-medal showing at the Esso Cup women’s Midget national championship, but […]
Staff The Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team, which includes former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry, fell just short of their quest to capture the Esso Cup national championship. The squad fell 4-2 to the Pembina Valley Hawks (Morden, Man.) in the final Saturday afternoon in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Despite out-shooting […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team had a successful weekend at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold came home with the ‘B’-side crown after a 2-1 victory over the Glenlawn Lions (Winnipeg) yesterday afternoon. Brandon Sinclair and Gavin Moorhouse netted second-half goals for Fort High, which gave […]
Staff Former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry scored the eventual game-winning goal yesterday as the Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team prevailed 5-4 over the Pembina Winter Hawks (Morden, Man.) at the Esso Cup national championship in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The Queens finished round-robin play at 5-0, assuring them first place […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams proved to be too much for the Rainy River Owls to handle here Tuesday afternoon as the black-and-gold cruised to a pair of shutout wins in exhibition play. The Muskie boys ran roughshod over their opponents right from the opening whistle, […]
Staff The Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team, which includes former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry, have dominated so far at the Esso Cup national championship in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The squad was a perfect 4-0 heading into its final round-robin game this afternoon against the Pembina Valley Hawks from Morden, […]
Novice •Most Valuable Goaltender—Jaden Cooper •Most Valuable Player—Jaden Cooper/Matt Spence •Most Valuable Defenceman—Darnell Kempf Atom •Most Improved Player—Cameron Bowels •Most Valuable Player—Adam George •Most Valuable Defenceman—Colten Allen •Most Valuable Goaltender—Caleb Hayward •Most Sportsmanlike Player—Thomas Jourdain PeeWee •Rookie of the Year—Connor Schofield •Most Valuable Goaltender—Jesse Quesnel Bantam •Most Valuable Goaltender—Joey Onichuck […]
Staff The Tuesday and Thursday night bowling leagues wrapped up their respective seasons last week at Plaza Lanes here. Awards were presented after the last ball was rolled. Tuesday Night League champs—Bombay & Co. Playoff champs—WWD Section winners—Bombay & Co., Gutt-Er-Done, and WWD Team high single (flat)—Thirsty Boys (1126) Team […]
Press Release In an effort to ensure more individuals with an intellectual disability have access to sport programs, Special Olympics has teamed up with Canada Safeway in a one-month in-store campaign designed to raise support for its programs. The campaign runs through to May 1. Special Olympics awareness promotion ran […]
•Men’s ‘A’ League—Don DeBenedet, Ian McLennan, Brian Beers, and Rod Newman •Women’s ‘A’ League—Kathie Jackson, Chris Jean, Jacquee Loerzel, Joanne Spence, and Jeannie Sheppard •Men’s ‘B’ League—Dan McFayden, Kevin Busch, Wayne Roy, Adam Esselink, and Terry Dolk •Women’s ‘B’ League—Bonnie Mueller, Laurie Moxham, Carley Busch, and Joan Hebert •Men’s ‘C’ […]
