The Muskies girls’ soccer team is getting set to host the NWOSSAA playoffs this Saturday after winning the NorWOSSA crown last Thursday in Kenora. The girls, who only had played four competitive games going into the two-day NorWOSSA showdown, also were missing coach Struchan Gilson for the tournament. But that […]
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When it comes to scoring goals Muskie style, two heads are better than one. Riding a pair of clutch headers by strikers Chris Plett and Matt Basaraba, the Muskie boys’ soccer team built a quick 2-0 lead en route to a 4-1 victory over the Rainy River Owls in the […]
Five hit batters, two ejections, winds gusting at 48 km/h, and one of the most bizarre endings to a ballgame you’re likely to see. It sure wasn’t easy, or pretty, but the Toronto Blue Jays’ four-game losing streak is over. Chris Gomez scored the winning run in the 10th inning […]
Run ’N’ Gun versus Crash ’N’ Bang. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames meet in a Stanley Cup final that has the potential to be the most entertaining in several years, undoubtedly more than last year’s mind-numbing trap festival between the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. “These […]
The Muskie soccer squads are NWOSSAA bound once again. Both won their NorWOSSA finals Thursday afternoon in Kenora, with the girls routing St. Thomas Aquinas 9-0 while the boys upended Rainy River by a 4-1 score. The Muskie girls will host NWOSSAA next Saturday (May 29) while the boys will […]
Both Muskie soccer teams are geared up for the NorWOSSA tournament today and tomorrow in Kenora despite not having played a real game in weeks. The boys attended an exhibition tournament in Winnipeg at the end of April, but the girls only have played against the boys’ rookies and their […]
The SIJHL has discussed league expansion next season with an undisclosed town, but nothing has been formalized yet. Formal meaning no town has given the league an application and a cheque for its fees, said SIJHL president J.P. Heino, though they are hoping to hear from all those interested in […]
Ask them to show you what they can do and they’ll eagerly comply. Ask them to show you their scars and the pant legs come up, sleeves get rolled, and proud stories are shared of which bones were broken when and which scars came from a fall after trying a […]
After competing in the all-Ontario cross-country championship last fall, Heather Dutton approached her coach about starting a Fort High track team. The idea came after talking to some of the Thunder Bay athletes from St. Ignatius that she had travelled to OFSAA with who ran track as well as cross-country. […]
Professional hockey is coming to Fort Frances this fall. The Manitoba Moose and Hamilton Bulldogs will meet for a pre-season game Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. “We’re in the process of having tickets printed up,” said Darren Johnson, athletic director at Fort High, who […]
A combination of warm weather, a wide variety of new products, and a serious case of cabin fever made the annual “demo day” at Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Saturday a huge success, club officials said. “It’s definitely one of the best days we’ve ever had weather-wise,” club pro Glen […]
Twenty-two swimmers from the Fort Frances Aquanauts competed at the MM Crocus Classic in Winnipeg last weekend. The locals, including eight competing for the first time in a 50m pool, did well, said Aquanauts coach Roman Ramirez. “They did really well, the meet was not easy,” he said. “I’m really […]
