Staff Locally-connected fitness athlete Joyce Wiedeman was unable to take home a top prize in either of her divisions at the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg Provincial Championships in Winnipeg on Saturday night. Wiedeman, whose boyfriend is Fort Frances Lakers’ assistant coach Jon Cooper, finished third out of four competitors in the […]
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Anthony Leek Another beautiful Saturday emerged at the Emo Speedway as the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, and WISSOTA Modifieds took to the high-banked oval for the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series. The evening started off with the traditional driver introductions, which took place in front of the grandstand, with […]
Dan Falloon A trio of local figure athletes are going to be showing off their physiques at a provincial qualifier this Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie. Alana Pierce, who attended last year’s qualifier in Sudbury, will lead rookies Andrea Turgeon and Kailey Curtis into action this weekend. Pierce said deciding […]
Staff It’s never too early to dust off the helmet and pads, and to dig the caked dirt out of those cleats. The Muskie football team will be hosting its annual spring camp next week (June 7-11), with workouts slated from 6-8 p.m. at Muskie Field. Then on June 12, […]
Dan Falloon The hot seat at the Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday only must have been set to “simmer” for anglers Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha. The duo weighed in their Day 2 catch without much fanfare, bringing up their fish before the top 11 teams from Day 1 entered […]
Dan Falloon With such a short NorWOSSA soccer season, the balance of power can change quickly. The Muskie boys’ team found that out the hard way at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden last Wednesday as the host Eagles shot from a distant third place heading into the day to being […]
Dan Falloon Muskie shot put thrower Garnet Paxson kidded that he joined the track-and-field team just to get out of one day of school. However, he did so well that he earned his way out of a couple more. The rookie’s throw of more than 12 metres at the NWOSSAA […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie girls’ soccer team certainly picked an opportune time to record its first NorWOSSA win of the season. The black-and-gold, who went 0-4-2 during the regular season, blanked host Dryden 1-0 in the NorWOSSA semi-final last Wednesday. Unfortunately, they weren’t unable to pull off another upset in […]
Dan Falloon It’s never too early to dust off the helmet and pads, and to dig the caked dirt out of those cleats. The Muskie football team will be hosting its annual spring camp next week (June 7-11), with workouts slated from 6-8 p.m. at Muskie Field. Then on June […]
Dan Falloon A trio of local figure athletes are going to be showing off their physiques at a provincial qualifier this Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie. Alana Pierce, who attended last year’s qualifier in Sudbury, will lead rookies Andrea Turgeon and Kailey Curtis into action this weekend. Pierce said deciding […]
Staff Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha were on the hot seat at the Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday when the top 11 competitors from Day 1 were towed into the arena for the final weigh-in. The pair must have been burning up by the end of it all as they […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves again showed some resiliency, bouncing back after a loss to improve their Rainy River District Fastball League record to 3-2. The Wolves continued their pattern of alternating wins and losses with a 4-1 victory over visiting Stratton at VanJura Park here last night. Bob […]
