They began as a small group of soccer enthusiasts competing on the playgrounds at Sixth Street School back in the early 1990s. Slowly but surely, however, under the tutelage of soccer proponents like Jim Curr, Gord Witherspoon, the late Struchan Gilson, Rick and Dale Chambers, James Dobie (and many others), […]
Local Sports
It’s not often a person changes their own name. It’s likely even less often that someone changes your name for you, especially during a hockey game, when your attention is focused solely on flying pucks and hurtling bodies. Such was the case last Friday night as Sarah Trendiak started in […]
It was a battle right down to the final minutes, but the Muskie boys’ hockey team clinched its fifth-consecutive berth at the all-Ontarios yesterday afternoon, downing the host Dryden Eagles 3-1 to sweep the best-of-three NorWOSSA final. Captain Ryan Witherspoon opened the scoring with a power-play goal midway through the […]
The “Drive for Five” continues this weekend as the Muskie boys’ hockey teams look to secure a berth in the 2008 all-Ontarios in Ottawa in early April. Standing in their way are the Dryden Eagles, who will face the Muskies in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final starting tonight (Feb. 29) at […]
A new 3-on-3 spring hockey league is set to start here March 17. The brain child of local minor hockey coaches Brent Tookenay and Scott Clendenning, along with Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association vice-president and coach Milt Strachan, the league will involve boys and girls from all minor hockey age […]
Vianets continue to dominate the local men’s basketball league after a 72-63 victory over La Place Rendez-Vous on Monday night. Vianets’ John Sivonen once again was the top scorer for his team with 26 points. Brad Wardas led the Vous with 18 points. Also Monday night, the Muskies defeated Taggs […]
Several local youth bowlers will be representing Sunset Country at the provincial roll-offs March 2 in Thunder Bay. The Junior girls’ team—consisting of Caitlyn Townson, Natasha Petawanaqueb, Tori Hebert, Danielle Bois, Lena Morelli, and coach Bob Petawanaqueb—advanced after capturing the gold medal at the zone roll-offs in Dryden earlier this […]
They played with passion and every ounce of energy they possessed, and in the end the host Fort Frances Canadians were ever so close to forcing a third-and-deciding game of their Midget ‘AA’ Challenge Series. The Fort William Hurricanes had blown into town Friday night and stormed off with an […]
The weather was perfect and the fish were biting at the 11th-annual Morson Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday. People from across the district joined locals in a day of winter fishing fun. Early on it was clear that the fishing was going to be good, with fish getting weighed in […]
The first-annual Emo Inn bonspiel was a success. Twelve teams entered, which is a good number for their first effort. Curling in Emo is making a comeback and this past weekend was a good indication of how much the interest has grown. Curtis Sheloff’s rink won the ‘A’ side, with […]
The Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams took the next step on the path toward their respective 2008 provincial hockey championships over the weekend. Both squads swept their semi-final series from Kenora opposition, and in doing so served notice they’re ready to challenge for a berth at OFSAA. The girls, […]
The Dryden Ice Dogs solidified their grip on first place in the SIJHL with a pair of weekend victories against the host Fort Frances Jr. Sabres. The Sabres, who have rallied from a slow start to become a force to be reckoned with in SIJHL play, extended their losing streak […]
