Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team continued their fine play this season with a second-place showing at their home tournament, which wrapped up Saturday. The black-and-gold won their opening two games—30-19 over St. Patrick’s and then a 45-5 romp versus Superior—but then fell 22-19 to Hammarskjold in the final. […]
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the MNR Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers, including the canine unit, conducted an eight-hour joint enforcement road check on Oct. 16 with Ministry of Transportation and OPP officers. Officers checked 1,518 residents, most from southern Ontario travelling on Highway 11/17 in Nipigon District, for compliance with the Fish and […]
Staff Fort High sent a contingent to the Northwestern Ontario Cross-Country Running Championship last Wednesday at the Kamview Nordic Centre in Thunder Bay. Hailey Clendenning had the school’s best finish, placing 14th out of a field of 51 runners in the Midget girls’ division. The Hammarskjold Vikings captured the overall […]
Staff The Fort Frances ‘AA’ Midget Canadians made a statement in their season-opener Saturday—thrashing the Mitchell Mohawks of Mitchell, Man. by a 9-2 score. Ryan Lundy led the way with a hat trick while Brett Bodnarchuk added two goals. Chipping in with singles were Chris Bobczynski, Dylan Grinsell, Cody Bodnar, […]
Staff Junior pair compete in Winnipeg Two junior players from the Fort Frances Badminton Club participated in the Winnipeg Under-14 Badminton Open at the Wildewood Club over the weekend. Anika Alexander won her first match in the girls’ singles event against E. Gillespie (Wildewood Club) by scores of 21-9 and […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers achieved a minor victory of sorts last Thursday with a 6-3 pounding of the K&A Wolverines in Thunder Bay, but still were looking to get their first home-ice win of the season when they welcomed the Dryden Ice Dogs to the Ice For Kids […]
Mitch Calvert One look at the WHSFL’s Kas Vidruk East Conference standings paints a pretty clear picture of the Muskie football team’s 2009 season. An 0-7 record and lopsided point differential is tough to look at, to be sure, but considering the program was salvaged after a Week 3 forfeit […]
Mitch Calvert A new face was behind the Muskie girls’ bench during the team’s annual home tournament this past weekend—and she’s there to stay. Michelle Veldhuisen officially has joined fellow coaches Mel Langtry and Rudy Anderson, making her the first female coach in the program’s history. “I have been a […]
Mitch Calvert The Olympic flame soon will be embarking on its 106-day, 45,000-km cross-country trek ahead of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver in February. The torch relay is scheduled to begin this Friday (Oct. 30) on Vancouver Island and culminate at BC Place on Feb. 12 with the lighting […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team earned more than just a passing grade en route to a silver-medal win at their home tournament over the weekend. “We’re a young team so it takes time to establish ourselves, but we had five games to see where we’re at and it […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers welcome one of the SIJHL’s best to the Ice For Kids Arena tonight. Dryden comes into the game with a 10-1 record—second only to the league-leading Fort William North Stars (11-1)—while the Lakers currently sit in fourth place at 3-7-2. Despite losing their previous […]
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.—Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. won the World Cup of Curling yesterday with a 6-4 victory over Edmonton’s Kevin Koe. With the win, Howard has captured the Grand Slam of Curling event for the fourth year in a row. He’s beaten Koe in each of the […]
