Staff The local Sight & Sound Wolves kicked off the Rainy River District Fastball League season by edging the visiting Big Grassy Lightning 10-9 at VanJura Stadium last night. Bob Andy and Duane Carlson homered for the Wolves while Jeff Morrison, Ryan Kirkrude, and Billy Copenace went deep for the […]
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Staff The three Muskie badminton players competing at the all-Ontarios in Stratford were trimmed in tight opening matches yesterday, but were on the other side of close wins this morning. Rory Bagacki fell 25-23 and 21-19 to Francis Lau in his opening match in the boys’ singles division, but pulled […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team kicked off the NorWOSSA campaign here yesterday with a 1-0-1 record, although a 2-0-0 start was well within their reach. The black-and-gold nipped the Dryden Eagles 2-1 in their morning match, with Colton Spicer and Jameson Shortreed providing the offence. Then in the afternoon […]
Staff Local badminton player Anika Alexander wrapped up her trip to the 2010 Yonex Junior & U23 national badminton championships in Toronto with losses to some tough competition. In the under-14 girls’ singles competition, Alexander fell 21-15/21-19 to Chantel Lui to finish 1-2 in that division. In the girls’ doubles […]
Press Release The 2010 Borderland Racing Association season is quickly approaching. The season will start on Saturday, May 15 (weather permitting) and runs until Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Emo Speedway. Three classes of cars will be competing again in 2010—the WISSOTA Street Stocks, the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, and the […]
Staff Thirteen Fort Frances products will be playing in the Northland Hockey Group summer program. Twelve will be donning the colours of the Minnesota Fighting Loons while one, Courtney Bethune, will be pulling on a Great Lakes Gulls jersey for the under-16 squad. Claire Sandelovich cracked one of the Loons’ […]
Staff Local businessman Randy Hogan has been happy to know his cut-resistant hockey gear is on the ice for several different levels of playoff action this spring. Headlining the list are three Vancouver Canucks, including Art Ross Trophy winner Henrik Sedin, his twin brother, Daniel, and defenceman Kevin Bieksa, who […]
Press Release During the 2009-10 school year, St. Francis School had a cheerleading team for the first time in its history. The team is made of mostly Grade 7 and 8 girls who signed up last spring. The cheerleading season began last summer with a week-long clinic at the Seven […]
Dan Bird The Muskie junior girls’ basketball squad captured the ‘B’ Division Provincial Manitoba Club Championship in Winnipeg over the weekend, beating the Dorian Junior Bisons 35-17 for the championship. Alanna Walsh scored 12 points in the final while Adriane Gurski led the team in scoring over the weekend. The […]
Mitch Calvert Wayne Strachan again will head up the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association for the 2010/11 season. Strachan retained the presidency at the FFMHA’s annual general meeting last Tuesday (April 27). Kelly Jolicoeur, meanwhile, takes over the role of vice-president, Todd Hamilton will be the treasurer, Yvonne Noonan will […]
Staff Jon Carlson is heading to the nation’s capital. The local defenceman, who spent last season with the Thunder Bay Kings at the Minor Midget level, was drafted in the eighth round (156th overall) by the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey League draft held Saturday. Carlson racked up four […]
