The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is hosting an eight-team tomorrow and Saturday at Fort High. The home squad has been split into a “white” team and “black” team in order to maximize playing time for everyone on the roster. Also competing here will be the Kenora Broncos, Dryden Eagles, […]
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The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship held its annual random entry draw last Wednesday. Forty-eight lucky anglers won this year’s lottery—an increase of two teams from years past. The increased number of available spots was due to the withdrawal of two teams that had finished in top 90 this past […]
Northwestern Ontario hunters are being asked to help the Ministry of Natural Resources conduct a monitoring program for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) this fall. In exchange for donating the head of adult harvested deer, hunters will receive a crest as thanks for their assistance. CWD is a degenerative, fatal brain […]
Head coach Dan Bird is hoping his junior girls’ basketball team has played their worst game of the season. The Muskies’ bench boss was less than impressed with the black-and-gold’s performance against the Dryden Eagles here last Thursday despite coming out on the winning end of the 34-23 score. “I […]
At the end of the season, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team may well point to an abysmal set versus the Dryden Eagles as the turning point. The black-and-gold were awful during the opening set of their best-of-five match against the visiting Eagles last Thursday afternoon—losing by a score of […]
It’s the most dangerous game on any team’s schedule—the game a team is supposed to win. Coaches dread them because their team has very little to gain and everything to lose. A win is almost anti-climatic while a loss can destroy a team’s confidence—and send the season into a tailspin. […]
FORT FRANCES—Lorie Kane, Dawn Coe-Jones, Gail Graham, Nancy Harvey, A.J. Eathorne, and Alena Sharp. The above names represent some of the top Canadian golfers currently playing on the LPGA Tour—the biggest stage for women’s golf. And soon another name may be joining their ranks, that of Fort Frances native Christin […]
The Muskie football team earned a berth in the Winnipeg High School Football League playoffs courtesy of Friday afternoon’s 43-7 road rout over Daniel Mac. Running back Terry Carmody led the offensive onslaught, rushing the ball 21 times for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Adding to the lustre of his […]
The Muskie court sports teams squared off against the Dryden Eagles yesterday at Fort High. Both the junior and senior girls’ basketball teams won their matches while the two boys’ volleyball teams were beaten. The senior girls’ basketball team kicked off the afternoon with a 31-20 victory—their first of the […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Canadians begin their hockey season this weekend with a three-game exhibition series against the Shattock St. Mary’s Sabres’ Midget ‘AA’ squad at the Ice for Kids Arena. The series opens Friday (Oct. 6) at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday’s game slated for 2:15 p.m. Sunday’s finale starts […]
The Muskies’ four court teams have invoked almost every emotion possible thus far. Despite the fact the black-and-gold only have been competing for two weeks, the various coaches have felt everything from elation to disappointment to frustration. The following is a breakdown of how each of the four squads has […]
The Kitchen Creek ladies held their annual wind-up banquet last Tuesday (Sept. 26), enjoying a great turkey dinner put on by Chef Ryan and his staff. Along with year-end reports from executive members, Dana Kosowick announced winners for the 18- and nine-hole ringer boards: •1st flight—1. Donna Gustafson and Joyce […]
