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. […]
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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 […]
The battle for first place in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League remains a two-horse race. Vianets (8-1) remain alone atop the league standings courtesy of their 72-61 win over Taggs (0-9) on Monday night at Fort Frances High School. Adrian Chapman led all scorers pouring in 30 points for […]
Rarely do championship games produce such exciting results. The BDO Stars PeeWee girls’ hockey team edged Fort Frances Esso 5-4 in the ‘A’ final of the Fort Frances Atom ‘A’ tournament Sunday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena. The championship tilt featured every aspect of a classic hockey game—early […]
The Muskie girls’ volleyball program currently features two teams heading in opposite directions. The junior squad won their second-straight match with a victory yesterday afternoon over the host Kenora Broncos to improve to 3-2 in NorWOSSA action. The seniors, though, fell to 1-4 on the season after suffering their fourth-straight […]
Despite a rash of injuries, and a busy schedule that saw the team play its fourth game in five nights, the Muskie boys’ hockey team edged the Dryden Eagles 3-2 in NorWOSSA action at the Ice for Kids Arena last night. The Muskies (13-0-1) opened the scoring just 35 seconds […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team went winless at the St. Boniface Jr. Varsity tournament over the weekend in Winnipeg. Despite going winless at the eight-team competition, Muskie head coach Gord McCabe was pleased with his squad’s performance. “Overall it was a good tournament for us,” he remarked. “Although we […]
The Fort Frances Canadians regrouped after a tough weekend and beat the host Baudette Bears 5-2 last night. “The effort was a lot better,” said Gary Beck, the team’s director of hockey operations. “The boys were really moving.” The Canadians jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Matthew Beck […]
The Muskie boys’ basketball program hasn’t missed a beat. Despite not having played a league game in more than a month, both the junior and senior squads continued their NorWOSSA dominance yesterday afternoon in Kenora. The senior Muskies trailed the host Broncos by two points with five seconds to go […]
The Muskie hockey teams met with mixed results in their exhibition showdowns against International Falls last night at Bronco Arena. The girls’ squad got the evening off to a positive start with a 4-2 victory over their Bronco counterparts. The celebration proved to be short-lived, though, as the Muskie boys […]
Six bowlers from Plaza Lanes advanced to the provincial round of the Open roll-offs after the zone round was held here over the weekend. Qualifying for the men’s team were Ken Dick, who finished the two-day, 20-game roll-off in fourth place with a 242 average, and Jamie McKenny, who was […]
