Anniss Seid swept Mike Brady in three-straight sets to win the ‘A’ championship of the Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual junior tournament yesterday at the Memorial Sports Complex. The tourney title was a fitting reward for Seid given he didn’t lose a match in either the first or second round […]
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Any questions as to the identity of the best male squash player in Fort Frances were quickly answered Tuesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Colin Drombolis made short work of each of his four opponents—losing just one of the 13 sets he played en route to the ‘A’ championship of […]
Revised recreational fishing regulations are simpler, easier to understand, and provide better service and opportunities to anglers, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay said last week. “Based on extensive consultation and our knowledge of these fisheries, we feel it’s important to change these regulations as soon as possible,” said Ramsay. “These […]
The Muskie boys’ basketball program earned two separate and distinct victories in their exhibition games against the Lake of the Woods Bears last Thursday in Baudette. The first win came on the scoreboard while the second was of the moral variety. The junior Muskies defeated the Bears’ junior varsity squad […]
At first glance, it would appear to be an all-too-familiar story. The Muskie boys’ hockey team took to the ice Friday night in front of the hometown fans and promptly dispatched the Dryden Eagles 4-1 to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play this season (8-0). However, looks can sometimes be deceiving. […]
FORT FRANCES—Steven Krag is a pioneer of sorts. The year-old Fort Frances native is the first member of the Sunset Country Squash Club to compete in the sport at the university level, taking the courts for the Waterloo Warriors—one of the top teams in Ontario. Krag’s ascension to the upper […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 3-2 to the Hudson Raiders (Wisconsin) yesterday in their opening game at the Marshall Hilltoppers’ tournament in Duluth. Zach McCool and Joe Basaraba tallied for the black-and-gold while goalie David Moen was saddled with the loss. The Muskies were looking to pick up their […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 7-1 win over the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play. The black-and-gold currently sit atop the league standings with a perfect 7-0 record—one point clear of the second-place Dryden Eagles, with two games in hand. Ryan […]
Alex Parent now knows what it’s like to swim with the big fish. The Fort Frances Aquanaut returned home last week after competing as a member of Team Canada at the International Paralympic Committee’s world championships in Durban, South Africa. The meet marked the first time the 17-year-old had the […]
You can’t teach size. The Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay) exploited their size advantage in the low post to beat the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team 43-32 in Saturday’s final of the black-and-gold’s home tournament. The Muskies’ chances of taking the tourney title were dealt a serious blow before the opening […]
Sometimes the box score can be deceiving. Despite dominating the majority of play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team skated to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears in exhibition action last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. “The girls passed quite well,” coach Chris Hill […]
There currently are two classes of volleyball in Northwestern Ontario: Dryden and everybody else. The Eagles and Dryden’s club team—the Whiskey Jacks—re-staked their city’s claim to the region’s volleyball crown by winning both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ titles at the junior volleyball tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos over the […]
