Lucas Punkari As the NorWOSSA regular-season enters its final weeks of play, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was looking to fine-tune a few things in an exhibition showdown with the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) on Sunday afternoon in Emo. Skating away with a decisive 12-2 drubbing, it certainly seems […]
Local Sports
Joey Payeur If Northern Ontario’s junior men’s curling rink had its own Facebook page, it may have changed its status last night from “playoff hopefuls” to “playoffs unlikely.” The Cody Johnston rink, from the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, which includes Devlin native Mike Badiuk at third, split […]
Lucas Punkari Tonight’s scheduled game between the Fort Frances Thunderhawks and Kenora Thistles has been postponed after the Thistles were unable to field enough players to make the trip. However, both teams are discussing ways to make up the game, which may include a five-game series between the two rivals […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team outclassed their opponents yesterday afternoon at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, cruising to a 12-2 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in exhibition action. “We kind of knew what we were getting into here,” Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain after the […]
Joey Payeur If Mike Badiuk doesn’t want to fall short on his bold predictions, he and his curling mates need to start rocking the house in a big hurry. The Devlin resident is playing third for skip Cody Johnston’s rink at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors curling championships, which […]
Joey Payeur One shot away from a gold medal, the Fort Frances Snipers ended up absorbing the last bullet. Luke Krause stunned the home crowd with the game-winner at 4:53 of overtime to give the Baudette Bears a 3-2 victory over the host Snipers in the gold-medal game of a […]
Joey Payeur Three games, three nights, three losses? There was nothing charming about that concept to the Fort Frances Lakers. Coming off a pair of bitter losses to the league-leading Wisconsin Wilderness the previous two night, the Lakers hit early and often to subdue the host Duluth Clydesdales 4-2 in […]
Joey Payeur In many annals of sports strategy, logic holds that to be the man, you have to beat the man—or woman, as the case may be. That proved to be too much for ask for the Tracy Horgan rink from the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, which […]
Joey Payeur A former Muskie curler is in good position to see some weekend action at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts while a Stratton native is going to have to win twice today—and get some help—in order to have the same chance. Tracy Horgan and her rink from the […]
Joey Payeur With two days of round-robin play remaining, a pair of local curlers still are in the hunt for a playoff spot at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thornhill. The work of Devlin native Jenna Enge at second has helped Tracy Horgan’s rink from the Idylwylde Gold […]
Joey Payeur It was pretty much the definition of the complete game. The Fort Frances Lakers dominated from start to finish here Tuesday night as they roughed up the Sioux Lookout Flyers 6-1. The Lakers (28-13-3), who won their second-straight game and now are an impressive 16-4-2 at the Ice […]
Joey Payeur It’s their time in the spotlight—and the majority of those in attendance will be firmly in their corner. Members of the Border Skating Club will be looking to feed off the support of an adoring home crowd at the Ice For Kids Arena this weekend during the Sunset […]
