Six Sunset Country Squash Club members travelled to Winnipeg over the weekend to participate in the 2007 Manitoba Open pro-am tournament. Mark Faragher fought hard, playing five-set marathons in three of his four matches en route to winning the ‘C’ division title. He picked up wins over Toth (3-0), Fontaine […]
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Swimmers from both the Fort Frances Aquanauts and Cyclone swim clubs performed well at the annual Groundhog Invitational swim meet here over the weekend, including a number who were new to competitive swimming. “We had some first-timers that had never competed before. They did great,” Cyclone coach Debbie Murray said […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team finished fourth at the junior Kenora Invitational Tournament over the weekend. Afterwards, head coach Gord McCabe had mixed feelings concerning his team’s performance. On the one hand, he was pleased with his team’s continued progress this season and has been encouraged by the emergence […]
Figure skaters from both the Border and Emo clubs performed their jumps, spins, and routines during the Sunset Country Regional Interclub Competition hosted by Fort Frances over the weekend. Many brought home medals while others had very good placings. “I thought the kids skated well,” said Emo Figure Skating Club […]
The head coach of the Muskie boys’ hockey team had to be experiencing déja vu of the worst kind over the weekend at the Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. Shane Bliss watched as his team stormed out of the gates, dominating the competition during the round-robin portion of the four-day […]
Local skip Raymond Roy finished atop the eight-team field at the Northwestern Ontario senior men’s playdowns over the weekend in Kakabeka Falls. Roy’s rink, which also includes third Don DeBenedet, second Dave Bondett, and lead Paul Fraser, went a perfect 7-0 to earn one of the two berths up for […]
Fort Frances resident Lorne Jackson earned a thrilling 9-7 win over Brian Adams Jr. (Port Arthur) in his opening match at the Dominion Canada Northern Ontario men’s curling championships last night in Sudbury. Jackson got off to a quick start against Adams Jr., building a 6-0 lead through five ends […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team couldn’t finish what they started over the weekend at the Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. After going undefeated in round-robin play, the black-and-gold lost 5-4 to Stonewall in the semi-finals on Saturday and were eliminated from title contention. Matt Hebert led the Muskies offensively against […]
The Muskie curling program is one step closer to the all-Ontario championships after once again dominating the competition at the second NorWOSSA qualifying bonspiel yesterday in Rainy River. All three Muskie rinks—the boys’, girls’, and mixed—finished first in their respective divisions and advanced to the NorWOSSA championships Fed. 19-20 in […]
There will be a strong mix of veterans and new blood representing Sunset Country at the Northern Ontario five-pin bowling championships coming up Easter weekend in Timmins. The Sunset Country men’s, women’s and mixed teams were determined at the 20-game zone roll-offs held Saturday and Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. […]
Lorne Jackson had something to prove when he stepped onto the ice at the Northwestern Ontario Curling Association’s men’s district playdowns last week in Red Lake. The veteran curler was eager to earn a berth at the provincial championships, coming up Feb. 5-11 in Sudbury, and, in the process, prove […]
The Muskie hockey program earned a split in the latest instalment of their rivalry with International Falls on Monday night at Bronco Arena. The evening got off to a promising start with the Muskie girls’ earning a 4-2 win over their Bronco counterparts. But a rash of undisciplined penalties, coupled […]
