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 […]
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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 […]
Fort High will be well represented at NWOSSAA here next Wednesday with a Muskie senior mixed doubles team and a singles player all advancing from NorWOSSA. Simone Desjardins went undefeated at the league showdown in Atikokan yesterday, winning the gold medal and continuing her streak from the NorWOSSA qualifier a […]
Fort Frances’ bid to host the 2006 all-Ontario high school boys’ hockey showdown will be presented to the OFSAA committee this Friday in Toronto. And the answer may be known as soon as Monday. The bid—drawn up over the past few weeks—highlights the amenities available in Fort Frances, including the […]
After going down 3-0 in their best-of-seven SIJHL final against the Fort William First Nation North Stars, the Dryden Ice Dogs will look to keep things going tonight after staving off elimination with a 5-4 win Saturday. Nestor Falls native Marty Hanson has one assist in the win. The winner […]
The Muskie badminton teams attended the NorWOSSA qualifier in Dryden on Tuesday, with two singles and one team advancing to the league final in Atikokan next Wednesday. Junior Brittany Shine, senior Simone Desjardins, and the senior mixed team of Jason Pattison and Natalie Desjardins all will play in Atikokan for […]
Good food and good times were the order of the day as the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards banquet last Friday at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Nearly 300 people were on hand to reflect on the highs and lows of the past season as well as […]
Michael Nelson said the most important thing he learned from his first competition was that he needs to add an axel to his routine. The 11-year-old returned from the Trillium Starskate Championships in Kitchener with this knowledge—and an eighth place standing in the pre-preliminary competition. “He came home knowing what […]
Three Aquanauts swimmers attended the Pepsi Victor Davis Memorial swim meet in Guelph last week and came home with varied results. Heather Dutton, swimming in the girls’ 15 and over age category, earned her best result in the 100m butterfly, placing fourth with a time of 1:11.96. She also finished […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team played their annual “town” versus “country” game here Monday before packing up their locker room and officially declaring the season over. The team returned from the all-Ontarios in London on Saturday after failing to get out of their pool. “It’s a very long, tiring week,” […]
After battling back from a 3-1 deficit, the Borderland Thunder saw their season end in heart-breaking fashion Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime loss to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in Game 7 of their semi-final series. The Ice Dogs scored just 14 seconds into the extra frame to win […]
