Brent Tookenay admits he’ll probably spend a few minutes at work this week checking hockey scores on the Internet. But unlike many Canadian hockey fans caught in the grips of NHL playoff fever, the Fort High vice-principal and former Borderland Thunder general manager won’t be checking for the latest news […]
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The Muskie girls’ soccer team enjoyed mixed results weekend at a tournament here last weekend, managing two wins, a loss, and a draw in their four games. Muskie co-head coach Adam Craig was happy to come away with a winning record, but believes the team has a lot of work […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team gave it their all but ultimately came away from the all-Ontario championship in Dryden earlier this week winless in four tries. Their final loss was a 25-18 and 25-13 sweep at the hands of Penetanguishene on Wednesday morning. “The girls did play a very […]
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 […]
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 […]
