Lucas Punkari After being on teams that went to the Memorial Cup and the OHL’s Eastern Conference final in his first two campaigns, Belleville Bulls’ captain and Emo native Luke Judson then endured a rough couple of seasons as the Bulls missed the playoffs two years ago and were knocked […]
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Staff A spot in the Northern Ontario men’s curling championship will be up for grabs here this weekend, with two local rinks vying for the lone berth. Trevor Bonot’s rink from Stratton and Adam Bolen’s foursome from the host Fort Frances Curling Club will go up against John Cummine (Sioux […]
Lucas Punkari The 2011 portion of the SIJHL season concluded just as it started for the Fort Frances Lakers—with a win over the Thunder Bay North Stars. After enjoying a lengthy layoff following a 6-1 win over the visiting Iron Range Ironheads on Dec. 19, the Lakers returned from the […]
Lucas Punkari There was little time for rest and relaxation for both Muskie hockey teams last week as they travelled across the border for tournaments. The Muskie girls made the trek to Minneapolis to take part in the Schwan Cup, where they reached the Red division consolation final on Friday—falling […]
January •The Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ team captures their home tournament Jan. 9, edging the Dryden Paper Kings 4-3 in overtime in the final. •The Gillons’ Sharks took home their Atom ‘A’ tournament title Jan. 23 with a 7-2 thumping of the West End Bruins in the final. •Steve […]
Lucas Punkari So far so good for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team in their quest to repeat as NorWOSSA champs. The black-and-gold opened their 2011/12 campaign last week with a pair of victories, edging the host Dryden Eagles 46-40 on Wednesday before thumping the Kenora Broncos 56-19 here a […]
Lucas Punkari Senior squad still winless The first week of the season will be one that both the Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads will use as a building block for the rest of the NorWOSSA campaign. The juniors went 1-1 in their opening two matches last week—losing a […]
Press Release The 24th-annual men’s Boxing Day tournament here saw its largest field of 22 players partake in the one-day “turkey burn.” Play always starts off slow in the morning, then heats up by the end of the day. In the ‘A’ division, a very focused junior, Anniss Seid, blasted […]
Staff The four Muskie court teams concluded their opening week of NorWOSSA play yesterday afternoon at Fort High, where the black-and-gold once again came away with a split. The senior boys’ basketball squad improved to 2-0 on the young season with a convincing 56-19 thumping of the Kenora Broncos. Will […]
Staff Both Muskie hockey teams are going into the holidays on a victorious note after notching wins in dramatic fashion Tuesday night in NorWOSSA play. In a game held at the Ice For Kids Arena, the Muskie girls earned a 3-2 win in a shootout over the visiting St. Thomas […]
Staff The four Muskie court teams kicked off their NorWOSSA seasons yesterday in Dryden, where both boys’ basketball teams came away victorious. The seniors opened defence of their league crown with a hard-fought 46-40 victory over the Eagles, with Will Anderson’s 15 points leading the way. Meanwhile, the junior boys […]
Press Release The Voyageur Lions are putting the final preparations in place for the club’s annual “Polar Plunge!” Jumpers should get their pledges counted and their costumes ready. Once again, there is a challenge between the Emo and District Lions and the Voyageur Lions. Emo has three jumpers: Kent and […]
