Dan Falloon The Muskie boys’ soccer team came home with a title—‘C’-side champions—at a tournament in Kenora over the weekend. But coach Shane Beckett felt his troops returned with something much more valuable—a better realization of the effort it will take to repeat as NorWOSSA champs. Fort High stonewalled a […]
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Dan Falloon The opening of the 2010 season hasn’t exactly been kind to the Muskie girls’ soccer team. After five games of NorWOSSA and tournament action, the black-and-gold has yet to record a win. They were looking to change that today (May 12) as NorWOSSA regular-season action resumed in Dryden […]
Dan Falloon Three Muskie badminton players are waiting for their chance to strike. Rory Bagacki, competing in the boys’ singles division, and the girls’ doubles tandem of Chelsea Carlson and Kimika Alexander both bowed out in the ‘B’ flight at the all-Ontarios in Stratford last week. But since Bagacki and […]
Dan Falloon Bismarck Bobcats coach Byron Pool kept his word to Ryan Faragher. And the Fort Frances goalie rewarded Pool’s faith, leading the Bobcats to the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup on Sunday. Faragher turned aside all 21 shots he faced as Bismarck blanked the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-0 […]
Dan Falloon Jon Carlson wasn’t even the first member of his family to find out he had been drafted into the Ontario Hockey League. “I was just sitting at home, on my couch, watching a movie,” Carlson recalled of that May 1 afternoon. “We had it [the draft] on the […]
Press Release Fort Frances April 27, 2010 To attract more first time teams, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship has created new prizes for the 2010 tournament. Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship chairman Tom Fry today announced significant changes to the prize board of this year’s championship. The prize board […]
Press Release Mercury Marine today announced that they have renewed their support for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship held annually in Fort Frances for 2010. Since its beginnings in 1995, the Tournament and Mercury Marine have promoted this competitive tournament in North Western Ontario. This marks our 16th consecutive […]
Press Release Ryan Sproule, special events coordinator on behalf of Lund Boats Canada, announced that Lund Boats had renewed their partnership and sponsorship of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “This marks the 16th year of our partnership in the Fort Frances tournament,” noted Sproule. “Since its inception in 1995, […]
Press Release Canada Safeway announced that once again they would be sponsors of the Safeway KidPro, which kicks off the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Sunday July 18, 2010 from the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances. This marks the fourth year that Canada Safeway has been the Safeway […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team overcame a rough start to capture the ‘C’ side final at a tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Saturday’s games did not go as planned as the black-and-gold were blanked 5-0 by eventual champions Vincent Massey (Brandon, Man.) and 3-0 by ‘B’ side champs […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin continued his string of tough finishes on NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, finishing 29th in the Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. Arpin had started the race in 21st position. He was involved in bringing out the third yellow flag of the night […]
Staff Muskie badminton duo Chelsea Carlson and Kimika Alexander bowed out of the all-Ontarios in Stratford with a loss in the ‘B’ flight quarter-finals Friday. The pair were swept 21-9 and 21-18 by Johanna Roy and Alexandra Ayotte in girls’ doubles action. They had staved off elimination earlier in the […]
