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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 […]
Both Muskie soccer teams are preparing to play four games each in Dryden this weekend—the last tournament before the NorWOSSA later this month in Kenora. Both teams will play against Sioux Lookout, Beaver Brae (Kenora), St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), and host Dryden. “I think they’re ready,” boys’ coach Rick Chambers […]
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League has expressed interest in having teams from Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora join it for the 2005-06 season. “I know our league has had some negotiations, well . . . interested talks,” said Trent Ward, an MJHL governor. “We haven’t seen a formal application, there’s […]
Three Muskies have returned home from the all-Ontario badminton showdown in Ajax after impressing the competition with their skills. Natalie Desjardins and Jason Pattison got as far as the ‘B’ flight quarter-finals in mixed doubles action, falling to Megan Gereghty and Roshabh Mehta (Kapuskasing District High School) on Friday. The […]
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’ […]
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 […]
