After experiencing the thrill of capturing the girls’ and boys’ NorWOSSA curling titles in Kenora last month, both Muskie rinks suffered disappointment at NWOSSAA last week in Thunder Bay. “The girls achieved their goal to make it to NWOSSAA,” said coach Tom Fry. “They boys were somewhat disappointed, they wanted […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team has two weeks to plan and prepare before their trip to the all-Ontarios on March 24-27 in London. The black-and-gold earned a berth at OFSAA after sweeping the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final last weekend—winning the opener 2-1 here Friday and then taking […]
The fifth-annual Canadian Kitty Cat Championships will take place on Sand Bay in front of Rusty Myers Flying Service this Saturday and Sunday (March 13-14). “It’s one of the larger events in the youth snowmobile racing market,” noted Al Boivin, who is organizing the event. Competitors are youngsters aged four-12 […]
This year’s “Curl for Cancer” here Saturday raised almost $16,000 for cancer research. The day-long event included curling, a dinner, and social. The 24 rinks involved raised $15,862—the majority from pledges alone. The total is up by more than $1,500 from last year. All the money will be donated to […]
District resident Austin Zin competed in two individual events and a pair of team ones at the National Cadets Biathlon Championship on March 1-6 at Valcartier, Que. He was one of 138 cadets participating in the biathlon showdown. In the senior boys’ six-km sprint, Zin placed 29th in the field […]
The Borderland Thunder had a busy weekend, hosting two games against the KC Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday before celebrating the end of the regular season with their annual awards banquet Sunday. The Thunder won both games— 5-4 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday— to finish in third place with […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team beat the Dryden Eagles 5-2 there yesterday to sweep the best-ofthree NorWOSSA final and advance to the all-Ontarios later this month in London. “We’re pretty excited,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “The boys really deserve this after the season they had.”^Mike Niskala (Greg Flewelling) […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was optimistic about their chances against the Port Arthur Collegiate Redmen during the best-of-three NWOSSAA final this past weekend, but one player proved to be too much for them. Guard Alex Myros led the Redmen to the all-Ontarios as the Thunder Bay squad dumped […]
The Fort High Muskies are calling for lots of support as both the boys’ basketball and hockey teams continue their playoff runs tonight. The hockey team will start at Ice For Kids arena at 4 p.m. in their first game against the Dryden Eagles in the second round. “We’re looking […]
The Borderland Thunder will head into their final regular-season series on a losing note after falling to the Dryden Ice Dogs 3-0 there last night. In fact, no matter what happens here this weekend against the KC Bulldogs (Thunder Bay), the Thunder will finish in third place and have to […]
Due to the previously scheduled Borderland Thunder game at the Ice for Kids Arena tomorrow night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will open their best-ofthree NorWOSSA final against the Dryden Eagles at 4 p.m. on Friday. “Otherwise, we’d have to go at the same time as the Thunder and I […]
The Eagles had the brooms ready, but the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team prevented the sweep at the NorWOSSA playoffs last Friday in Dryden. After watching the junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams go down to the host Eagles, and the junior boys’ basketball squad also have to settle for […]
