Staff Donovan Taylor held his own against a contingent of swimmers in Winnipeg, including some members of the University of Manitoba swim team. The 15-year-old Aquanaut came away from the Golden Plains Invitational with five medals—a silver and four bronze—out of his nine events. Over the course of the weekend, […]
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Dan Falloon A year after winning the East St. Paul Summer Soccer Classic’s ‘B’ flight in the first year of the program, the Emo under-13 boys’ squad is looking to expand its roster and gear up for another run. Tryouts for the team, coached by Martin Williams, are slated for […]
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 […]
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 […]
