The Muskies will be gunning for their first win of the Winnipeg High School Football League season tomorrow when they host the 0-3 Dryden Eagles in the annual Homecoming game. Kick-off is slated for 1:30 p.m. Blake Wepruk, the black-and-gold’s 14-year-old quarterback, guaranteed a Muskie victory after last Friday’s 19-4 […]
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“As luck would have it . . . we didn’t have much.” That’s how John Gibson described the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s showing in their semi-final match at a tournament in Thunder Bay on the weekend. They lost two close sets by scores of 26-24 and 25-23 to St. […]
An ad for a job opening in this week’s Classifieds section of the Fort Frances Times is sure to raise some eyebrows. The position is for facility manager and the employer is the Kitchen Creek Golf Club, which means one of two things—either they are hiring another manager at the […]
When Joe Namath said it back in 1969, he was while laying poolside at a Miami hotel. His N.Y. Jets were set to face the heavily-favoured Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl III and “Broadway Joe” was relaxing in the shade when he made a proclamation that seemed wildly far-fetched—“We’re going […]
It’s believed that luck is the intersection between preparation and opportunity. As in there’s no such thing as dumb luck. You put yourself in a position to be lucky, thus, if you are lucky, you are good. And to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, a person […]
“There is no try—it’s do or do not,” said Muskie football head coach Bob Swing, sounding like Yoda. Yoda actually said, “Try not. Do or do not, there is no try,” but the message was clear after the Muskies’ 19-4 loss to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday to drop […]
In fishing circles, they’re now considered royalty. After winning the Rainy River Walleye Tournament yesterday, to go along with their Emo Walleye Classic crown this past spring, Doug McBride and Steve Ballan have been crowned “Kings of the River.” “It’s incredible,” said a beaming Ballan. “Just incredible, and I can’t […]
Although the regular season doesn’t start until tomorrow in Dryden, the Muskie court teams already are in full swing. The senior teams anyway. The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, in Thunder Bay over the weekend for the Thunderwolves tournament, won three of their four round-robin matches to take first place […]
Like Botox treatments for Joan Collins, today’s game against the Broncos is an important one for the Muskies. They are looking for their first win of a season that is in its third game and seeking their first victory in 364 days, with their last being a thrilling 18-13 win […]
Kitchen Creek Golf Club is looking for a new facility manager after Steve Wood opted not to return for a seventh season as the course professional. “I’m not coming back next year,” Wood said yesterday afternoon. The birth of his daughter five months ago, and not being able to spend […]
Heading into the 2005 Titleist & Footjoy Canadian PGA Assistants’ Championship, the goal for Kitchen Creek assistant pro Glenn Mills was to finish in the top 10. Well, neither Mills nor fellow assistant pro Johnny Lundon could do so in the two-day event that brought 126 players to The Briars […]
You know, for a math teacher, John Gibson has a way with words. That’s apparent with his letter to the parents of students, who are part of the four Muskie court teams, in which he opened with a statement of emphasis: “Congratulations! Your son/daughter has recently been chosen as a […]
