Mitch Calvert If the Muskie boys’ soccer team hopes to advance to the all-Ontarios this year, they are going to have to do it the hard way. The black-and-gold (1-3) can finish no better than second in the NorWOSSA standings no matter how they fare in their final regular-season action […]
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Staff Three Aquanauts represented the local club at the Island Long Course Invitational in Victoria, B.C. over the weekend. Donovan Taylor, Jillian Gustafson, and Katja Sutherland all competed in a variety of events, with their results as follows (* denotes personal best time): •Donovan Taylor (14)—50m back (31:04, 2nd), 50m […]
Staff Calling all aspiring sailors: the Rendezvous Yacht Club wants you! The RYC will try again to host a two-day new crew program on June 20-21 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., which is aimed at giving interested participants hands-on training aboard sailboats and in the classroom. The cost is $40 ($35 […]
Staff Weather has wreaked havoc on the Borderland Racing Association’s season-opener. According to www.borderlandracing.com, the planned season-opener for this Saturday (May 16) has been cancelled due to wet weather this week and wet, cold weather in the forecast over the next few days. The first race of the season at […]
Staff Despite little co-operation from Mother Nature, NorWOSSA soccer avoided a rain-out and completed Week 2 action yesterday in Dryden. Both Muskie teams split a pair of games with their league rivals. The boys trounced the host Eagles 6-1 on the strength of two goals from Mitch Cain, along with […]
Mitch Calvert Winnipeg teams offer great game experience After opening NorWOSSA play with two wins on home turf last Wednesday, the Muskie girls’ soccer team hit the road for the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. The black-and-gold opened play against Winnipeg powerhouse Oak Park and dropped […]
Mitch Calvert It’s not too late to sign up for the Borderland Soccer Association’s men’s and ladies’ leagues for the upcoming season. The league held registration yesterday evening, but a late registration date is set for next Wednesday (May 20) from 6-8 p.m. in the atrium at Fort Frances High […]
Mitch Calvert The Kenora Broncos look to have a leg up on the Muskie boys’ soccer team—and the black-and-gold have less than a month to figure out how to solve the riddle. The Broncos blanked the Muskies 2-0 in the semi-final of a tournament up there over the weekend, giving […]
Mitch Calvert It’s been nearly 55 years since the opening of the Emo Speedway, and the Borderland Racing Association is going to celebrate the special occasion in style. Circle July 25 on your calendars as that’s the date set for the anniversary celebrations. But the wait to see racing is […]
Mitch Calvert The title of the race provided a little foreshadowing for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin at Saturday’s ARCA RE/MAX Drive Smart Buckle Up Kentucky 150 at the Kentucky Speedway. Arpin was rear-ended on Lap 79—putting his seat belt to work and ending his race prematurely. He wound up […]
Mitch Calvert With the walleye season opening this Saturday (May 16), Darryl McLeod, area biologist with the local Ministry of Natural Resources office, is predicting another good year of fishing. He did warn, however, that the cool weather this spring should decrease walleye feeding in the early going. “Water temperatures […]
Staff It was a familiar story for Fort High’s badminton contingent at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury. Running into some of the best competition the province has to offer, the senior boys’ duo of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki made a valiant effort before being eliminated in the ‘B’ flight Friday […]
