Multi-sport athlete Natalie Desjardins was recognized for her long list of achievements during Fort High’s annual athletic awards banquet at La Place Rendez-Vous last Thursday night. The prolific Muskie athlete took home three awards, including female MVP of the badminton team, female athlete of the year, and the prestigious Hall […]
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The Fort Frances Cubs finished with a hard-fought 2-1 record at the Fort William Nationals junior baseball tournament over the weekend in Thunder Bay. The Cubs were one of 16 squads, made up of players aged 13-14, to compete in the four-day event. Cubs’ manager Clint Barton said he was […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team was blanked 2-0 by the Cardinal Carter Cougars this morning in their opening game at the all-Ontarios in St. Catharines. Fort High was back in action at 11 a.m. (CDT) today against the Nicholson Crusaders of Belleville (the outcome wasn’t available by press time). The […]
Sight & Sound (5-1) lost their first game of the Rainy River District Fastball League season last night, dropping a 6-5 decision to Rainy River at VanJura Stadium here. The loss created a two-team tie atop the RRDFL standings between Sight & Sound and Rainy River (both 5-1). Sight & […]
Standing on-stage at the final weigh-in of the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, Todd Grennier and Eric Lessman didn’t think their total was going to be enough. As the basket containing their day’s catch was brought on-stage, Grennier and Lessman greeted fellow anglers and tournament leaders Jody Shypit and Gary Noga. […]
Normally the team that finishes the Emo Walleye Classic in 13th spot doesn’t generate a great deal of interest among the spectators on hand for the final weigh-in. Thirteen certainly is a very respectable accomplishment, but the fans tend to reserve their loudest cheers for the teams that finish in […]
Local swimmer Alex Parent should be entirely focused on his training in the pool this summer. The 17-year-old, a prospect for Team Canada’s junior national Paralympic swim team, should be working closely with his longtime coach, Roman Ramirez, to ensure he’s in the best shape possible. He should be, but […]
Local swimmer Alex Parent should be entirely focused on his training in the pool this summer. The 17-year-old, a prospect for Team Canada’s junior national Paralympic swim team, should be working closely with his longtime coach, Roman Ramirez, to ensure he’s in the best shape possible. He should be, but […]
Sight & Sound will look to remain perfect in Rainy River District Fastball League action when they visit Sabaskong tonight. The Fort Frances-based team currently boasts a 4-0 record thanks, in large part, to its potent offence. A veritable run-scoring machine, Sight & Sound scored a combined 17 runs in […]
Greg Ferris didn’t think it was going to be his night during the opener of the ‘A’ modified season at the Emo Speedway this past Saturday night. “We started out in eighth and it looked like we had a chance, but right away there was a jam up, which sent […]
Sight & Sound’s bats remained hot last night in their home-opener against Big Island at VanJura Stadium here, earning a 10-8 victory to improve to 2-0 in Rainy River District Fastball League action. Sight & Sound has posted some impressive offensive numbers early in the season, scoring a combined 22 […]
The boys of summer are back. Sight & Sound got the Rainy River District Fastball League season off to a strong start Tuesday night with a 12-3 romp over host International Falls. Bob Andy put in a strong performance on the mound for the Fort Frances-based team, picking up the […]
