Lucas Punkari The 10th edition of the Emo Walleye Classic is well underway after 52 teams headed off in all directions from the Front Street boat launch early this morning. “It looks like it’s going to be a good day,” said EWC committee chair Lincoln Dunn. “It’s not too sunny […]
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Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team has punched its ticket to the all-Ontarios next week in Windsor. Fort High advanced to the provincial showdown after blanking the host Kenora Broncos 1-0 in the NorWOSSA final yesterday afternoon. Colton Spicer notched the title-clinching goal, which gave the Muskies their first berth […]
Zoey Duncan There’s a long list of superlatives Jackie Lampi-Hughes can use to describe Saturday’s Fargo Marathon, but the two words that matter most are “personal best.” More than 60 runners from Energy Fitness here took the trip to Fargo for the annual event. “There were quite a few personal […]
Lucas Punkari The competitive season for the Fort Frances Aquanauts is coming to an end this weekend as members will be heading to the 39th-annual May International Invitational in Thunder Bay. “It should be a lot of fun,” enthused Aquanauts’ head coach Dawnn Taylor. “It’s the final meet of the […]
Staff Racers will have to wait an extra week to get the 2011 season underway at the Emo Speedway as last Saturday’s opener was postponed due to intermittent rain showers during the day. The first night of racing now is set for this Saturday (May 28), with hot laps starting […]
Staff After the opening week of play in the Rainy River District Fastball League, four teams remained unbeaten heading into action last night. The Stratton Eagles, Barwick Knights, Big Grassy Lightning, and Big Grassy Braves topped the standings at 2-0. The number of unbeaten teams was due to be sliced […]
Lucas Punkari It was a successful debut into the world of triathlon for 38-year old local resident Jason Kabel as he finished 20th overall out of 130 participants in the 27th-annual Thief River Falls Triathlon on Saturday. Kabel completed a 500-metre swim, a 20-km bike ride, and a five-km run […]
Lucas Punkari Despite finishing at the bottom of the NorWOSSA regular-season standings with a 1-1-4 mark, the Muskie girls’ soccer squad feels confident heading into today’s playoff action in Kenora. Fort High kicked things off this morning with a semi-final showdown against Dryden. “We’ve been working on our skills a […]
Lucas Punkari Despite finishing at the bottom of the NorWOSSA regular-season standings with a 1-1-4 mark, the Muskie girls’ soccer squad feels confident heading into today’s playoff action in Kenora. Fort High kicked things off this morning with a semi-final showdown against Dryden. “We’ve been working on our skills a […]
Lucas Punkari They don’t have the bye into the final but that doesn’t seem to matter to the Muskie boys’ soccer team heading into today’s NorWOSSA playoff action in Kenora, especially for returning Grade 12 player Brendan Cawston. “We would have liked to have gotten that first seed, but last […]
Lucas Punkari It may have looked like an easy day in the pool for local teen Donovan Taylor as he medalled in all six of his events at the Eastern Canadian Tri Meet in Halifax on Saturday. It was anything but easy for the 16-year-old, however, as he and the […]
Staff After the opening week of play in the Rainy River District Fastball League, four teams remained unbeaten heading into action last night. The Stratton Eagles, Barwick Knights, Big Grassy Lightning, and Big Grassy Braves topped the standings at 2-0. The number of unbeaten teams was due to be sliced […]
