The Tamarack Motocross Club has changed its race dates for this season—pushing each back a day and racing on Sunday instead of Saturday. “Saturday will be the practice and the race on Sunday,” owner Mike Scheibler noted. He explained the ambulance must be at the motocross races and the stock […]
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Muskie badminton players Natalie Desjardins and Akira Kikkawa played to the best of their abilities at the all-Ontario championships last week in Timmins. Desjardins was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the “B” flight of the girls’ singles division while Kikkawa, competing in boys’ singles, brought home the fourth-place medal in […]
The Muskie Midget girls’ regional basketball squad competed in the Manitoba spring provincial championships in Winnipeg over the weekend and finished with a 1-2 record. Head coach Dan Bird said he was pleased with the results despite the losing record. Bird was forced to put a young and inexperienced team […]
Two members of the Muskie badminton team achieved mixed results on the opening day of the all-Ontario championships in Timmins yesterday. Natalie Desjardins won her opening match against Shannon Galea (Lake Ontario Secondary School Association) in the ladies’ singles division. But she then lost her second match to Carin Ho […]
The Muskies’ girls soccer team kicked off its season in fine form by winning two of three exhibition games in Winnipeg over the weekend. Rookie coaches Laura and Adam Craig were very happy with the outcome given the relatively short amount of time they’ve had to work with the squad. […]
Former Muskie football standout Gary Wager capped off a productive career with the Mount Allison Mounties by earning the team’s most valuable offensive player award last month. Wager, who starred at wide receiver for the Mounties, said the award was a gratifying end to his university playing days. “It’s nice […]
The Muskies boys’ soccer team began its season at the St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. Head coach Shane Beckett generally was pleased with his team’s performance despite the fact the black-and-gold managed only one win in four games. “Overall we played pretty well. There were […]
The Muskies badminton team got some unexpected good news Monday ahead of the all-Ontario championships being held tomorrow through Saturday in Timmins. Akira Kikkawa, who had finished third in the senior boys’ singles event at the NWOSSAA showdown last month in Thunder Bay, now will be joining teammate Natalie Desjardins […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team will kick off its season this weekend with a series of exhibition games in Winnipeg that could prove instrumental in shaping this year’s squad. Rookie coaches Adam and Laura Craig said they are looking forward to being able to evaluate their new team under game […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team kicked off what promises to be an exciting season this afternoon with an exhibition game in Rainy River. The squad then travels to Winnipeg on Friday afternoon to compete in the annual St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament over the weekend. Muskie head coach Shane Beckett […]
Three members of the Muskie badminton team excelled at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay last Wednesday, with each one bringing home a medal. Senior player Natalie Desjardins led the Muskie charge, going undefeated in the girls’ singles division en route to the gold medal and a berth at the […]
Ducks Unlimited (Fort Frances) will hold its 23rd-annual banquet, auction, and raffle on Friday, May 5 at La Place Rendez-Vous. And those who may not have gotten their tickets yet still have a chance, event chairperson Barney Maher said yesterday, noting about 20 are available at Cousineau Brokers. Tickets cost […]
