Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ soccer team made some strides to start their season at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg, but still lost to a familiar nemesis in the consolation final. The black-and-gold were blanked 2-0 by the Kenora Broncos in the ‘B’-side championship. “I wasn’t happy with […]
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Mitch Calvert The wait is over. After wrapping up berths to the all-Ontarios two weeks ago, the two Muskie badminton pairs finally will hit the court for real tomorrow in Sudbury. The senior boys’ duo of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki went undefeated in five matches at the NWOSSAA final […]
Mitch Calvert A sold-out crowd flocked to La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday evening for the local Ducks Unlimited 26th-annual banquet to support wetland conservation. Gross totals raised from the event was in excess of $30,000, but DU treasurer Pam Munn said the net donation to DU should come in right […]
Mitch Calvert Pearson back as president of NWOTA The North Western Ontario Tourism Association and the Ontario Sunset Country Tourism Association will continue to serve their membership base with or without the help of the provincial government. That was the message delivered to members at NWOTA’s annual spring meeting last […]
Ken Johnston Rainy River High School alumnus Angela Lee of Stratton is being inducted into the Ontario College Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame today (April 29). “She is being recognized for curling,” Lee’s mother told the Rainy River Record on Monday. Lee, the daughter of Terry and Jan Lee of […]
Staff Nine members of the local Northwest Taekwondo team had quite the medal haul at the 33rd-annual Can-Am Games in Winnipeg over the weekend. Corey Fehr (black belt) led the charge with a gold medal in the men’s full-contact heavyweight fighting division while Lindsay Bourre of Rainy River nabbed a […]
Mitch Calvert A third-straight trip to the OHL’s Eastern Conference final didn’t result in a second-straight shot at the league title for Emo native Luke Judson and the Belleville Bulls. The Bulls made another good run through the regular season and two rounds of the playoffs, but dropped a 7-4 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association had its year-end meeting last week, with a mix of existing and new board members taking positions for next season. Wayne Strachan will stay on as president, Milt Strachan continues as vice-president, Yvonne Noonan holds the post as secretary, and Kelly Jolicoeur remains […]
Staff The Kingston Voyageurs are off to the RBC Cup after a 4-1 win over the Fort William North Stars in the final of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup on Saturday night in Schreiber. The North Stars held destiny in their own hands—needing a win over the host Diesels in their final […]
Staff The Northwest Storm Bantam girls’ hockey team certainly made a lasting impression in its first trip to the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Bantam ‘BB’ provincial championships. The team—made up of players from Thunder Bay to Kenora, including Jillian Langtry and Danielle Jean of Fort Frances—claimed gold after a 2-1 […]
Staff The Fort High athletic department is accepting applications for coaching positions for the next school year. “I don’t think we have to make any changes based on people wanting out or who we need to remove, but you never know if someone decides not to continue later on,” FFHS […]
Mitch Calvert The snow is all but melted and that only can mean one thing: Muskie soccer season has arrived. Actually, the boys’ team has been practising on the pitch for several weeks now (even when a layer of snow still remained) and are hoping to improve on last season’s […]
