The Muskie badminton players competing at the all-Ontarios in Ajax last week all saw their action end in the ‘B’ flight. The mixed doubles team of Jason Pattison and Natalie Desjardins lost in the quarter-finals while Simone Desjardins was eliminated one round earlier in senior girls’ singles action. The ‘B’ […]
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Muskie girls’ singles competitor Simone Desjardins, along with the mixed doubles duo of Natalie Desjardins and Jason Pattison, both have dropped down to the ‘B’ event at last report from the all-Ontario badminton championship in Ajax. Simone Desjardin won her first two matches yesterday, beating R. Brown (SWOSSAA) 15-11 and […]
Hockey players from across Northwestern Ontario travelled to Thunder Bay last weekend for a tryout camp for the provincial under-17 team. Six players selected from the camp will head to Toronto in August to try out for the Ontario team, which will play in the 2005 World under-17 Hockey Challenge […]
At least one team representing Barwick and Emo will play Little League in the region for the first time this season. A Major ‘A’ team of 11- and 12-year-olds has been put together—and a junior team hopefully is on the way, said organizer Ken Wilson. Players were drawn from Emo […]
The Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs are going through the paperwork to join the Manitoba Junior Hockey League next season. “It’s still in the works, but that’s definitely what we’re pursuing,” said Thunder general manager Brent Tookenay. “We’re still trying to fill their requirements.” The MJHL currently has 12 […]
The Fort William First Nation North Stars are looking for their first win at the Dudley Hewitt Cup in North Bay. The SIJHL champs opened the provincial Junior ‘A’ championship with a 5-4 loss to the host Skyhawks on Tuesday, then were blanked 4-0 to the Aurora Tigers yesterday. The […]
Simone Desjardins has kept alive her OFSAA streak, qualifying for the all-Ontarios in badminton for the third-straight year. Desjardins will be heading to Ajax on May 6-8 after capturing gold in the senior girls’ singles event at the NWOSSAA playoffs here last Wednesday, finishing in top spot with 10 points. […]
The Brandon Wheat Kings were crowned the 2004 national Midget champions yesterday afternoon at the Kenora Recreation Centre after an exciting 2-1 overtime victory against College Charles-Lemoyne from Quebec. Brandon and College Charles-Lemoyne were very evenly matched as each time they met, the games were decided in overtime. Wheat Kings […]
A Muskie duo and singles player continued their unbeaten streaks on the badminton court here Wednesday en route to NWOSSAA gold and berths at the all-Ontarios next month. The senior mixed doubles team of Natalie Desjardins and Jason Pattison went 3-0 in the round-robin before winning gold in the playoffs […]
Plans will get rolling next week now that Fort Frances has landed its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship in 2006. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, the town’s bid was presented to a committee in Toronto that morning by Harry Curtis, the NWOSSAA boys’ rep to […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team held its annual awards night at the Adventure Inn here Monday to cap off a great season which included a trip to the all-Ontarios. “We had a bunch of great boys this year, on and off the ice,” said assistant coach Ken Christiansen. “It’s hard […]
Plans will get rolling next week now that Fort Frances has landed its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship in 2006. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, the town’s bid was presented to a committee in Toronto that morning by Harry Curtis, the NWOSSAA boys’ rep to […]
