The Borderland Thunder are supporters of cleanliness and fans of Michael Jackson. Sitting on top of the dryer in their empty locker room Tuesday morning was a bulk-sized version of a Purex bleach product, and adjacent to that was a copy of Michael Jackson’s “Number Ones,” which the team frequently […]
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Here are the top 18 finishers from last weekend’s LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic: 1. Scott Ourada and John Allen—39.80 pounds ($5,000) 2. Alex Keszler and Darrell Keszler—38.52 ($2,500) 3. Jeff Gustafson and Chip Leer—38.52 ($1,400) 4. Wayne Howard and Dean Howard—37.68 ($1,000) 5. Paul Jewiss and Mike Graham—37.20 […]
They stared at the scoreboard; they had to before they did anything else. The Muskie varsity team had to make sure the feeling they had was beautifully true, and not a cruel deception. With the wind howling and the setting sun beating down on their brows, they stood at the […]
So long, farewell, sayonara, thanks for coming out. The Emo Speedway said goodbye Saturday night to yet another season of racing and when some of the drivers were asked about their favourite moments from the summer, there was no shortage of responses. “Winning three features in a row was pretty […]
With less than two minutes to play and down by one point to the Kelvin Clippers here Friday afternoon, the Muskie varsity football team drove 90 yards for the winning score to earn their first WHSFL victory in more than two seasons. “I don’t want to be like a told-you-so, […]
The Borderland Thunder opened a new SIJHL season over the weekend by taking three of four points on the road. The squad battled to a 1-1 tie against the defending champion Fort William First Nation North Stars on Saturday night, then hung on to beat the K&A Variety Golden Hawks […]
The Muskies will try to finally put one into the win column today when they square off against the visiting Kelvin Clippers. Kick-off is at 4 p.m. Both teams head into the game with 0-2 records in WHSFL play. The black-and-gold have been steadily improving their play, but still are […]
All four Muskie court teams began their NorWOSSA seasons with losses at the hands of the host Dryden Eagles yesterday. The junior boys’ volleyball team sent their best-of-five match the distance before coming out on the short end of a 3-2 decision. But head coach Greg Ste. Croix drew some […]
“Have you ever just lost it on someone?” I asked Chris Bazinet, a fourth-degree black belt in the martial art form of Wado Kai. “I’ve never abused my martial arts,” Bazinet responded. “Oh, come on, not even once?” he was asked again. “Never,” he sternly repeated. “Have you ever come […]
Jim McMahon and the rest of the coaches for the Muskie girls’ hockey team had to do something last week they haven’t done for quite a while. Make cuts. That statement may sound like a negative, and of course it is, but positives also can be drawn from it. In […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team went winless in four matches at the 10-team Super 8 Volleyball Classic in Kenora last weekend. The black-and-gold went 0-3 in round-robin play, then lost to Dryden in the first round of the playoffs. All four Muskie court teams open the NorWOSSA season tomorrow […]
On Oct. 3, at the clubhouse of the Kitchen Creek Golf Course, a meeting will be held to decide on the future corporate structure of these entities. The meeting is open to all shareholders of these entities and the present Kitchen Creek Golf Course board of directors. Shareholders do not […]
