When you really think about it, 30-0 isn’t all that bad. Though the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team was on the losing end of that score in last Friday’s regular-season opener against the host Churchill Bulldogs, they haven’t let the loss discourage them from seeing the bigger picture. “You know what? […]
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Season tickets for the Borderland Thunder will be on sale tomorrow (Saturday) from noon-4 p.m. in the lobby of the Ice for Kids Arena. Packages include reserved seating for 24 action-packed games. Tickets will cost $168 for adults, seniors, and students and $156 for children aged 12 and under. If […]
Expectations are high this year for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, who will get a first taste of action at the Super 8 Volleyball Classic in Kenora this weekend. The 10-team tournament, which gets underway Friday and wraps up Saturday, will be a good opportunity for the coaches to […]
It’s not a sprint, but a marathon. This outlook brought to you by the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, which has the favourable philosophy embedded into their psyche. “Something we talk about as a coaching staff is that this is a marathon. Everyone makes the playoffs, so we want to make […]
Joey Galloway looked more like an actor for a Colgate commercial than a race car driver last Saturday night at the Emo Speedway as he walked around flashing his pearly whites. Galloway was happy, and why not? He had just come off the track as the winner of the eight-car […]
Don’t be surprised if a Muskie football player comes knocking at your door next week. The “discount cards” are in and the Muskie Touchdown Booster Club is planning to conduct its second-annual “blitz” next Thursday (Sept. 23) starting around 5:30 p.m. Players from all three teams—varsity, Bantam, and PeeWee—will go […]
For a golfer, a successful season would constitute a few top-10 finishes, maybe a couple in the top three, but a victory definitely would give cause to say you had a good year. Then there’s the kind of year “Snake” Krawchuk had out at Kitchen Creek with not one, not […]
It was suitable that the back of Wade Friesen’s sweater read “Carnival of Carnage.” Wearing a black hooded sweater that probably will fit him in two years, a pair of baggy jeans, and a toque with the heavy-metal band ICP (Insane Clown Posse) inscribed on the side, Friesen leaned up […]
The Muskie varsity football team wasn’t able to pull out a victory in their season-opener Friday against the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg. The Bulldogs—one of the better teams in the Winnipeg High School Football League’s ‘AA’ conference—blanked the black-and-gold 30-0 in a game the Muskies knew would be a tough […]
Although their regular season opened today, training camp is still in session for the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, at least according to rookie offensive co-ordinator Shane Beckett. After winning for the first time in two seasons in an exhibition game here last Thursday against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners (18-0), the […]
There was no racing this past Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, but that didn’t stop some local drivers from heading out elsewhere to compete. Here’s where and how some of them did over the Labour Day weekend: •Thursday Sept. 2 (Silver 1000—Proctor Speedway in Minnesota) Steve Arpin (fourth in […]
“Snake” Krawchuk added his name to another golf trophy on Sunday as he was crowned the overall champion of the Memorial golf tournament, which is held in remembrance of Kitchen Creek members who have passed on. The annual tournament originally was slated to be held May 30, but rain postponed […]
