Last weekend Winnipeg, this weekend London for local gymnastics coach Mirela Bica. Bica travelled to Winnipeg with three Visserettes who competed in the 2004 Premier Flight 4 event as part of their qualifiers for then provincials. Then tomorrow, she’ll head off to London to be a judge for the Ontario […]
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The Muskie cheerleaders practised Tuesday evening while their coaches and parents held a meeting. The squad earned a berth to the provincial championships back on Feb. 29 but now has to come up with the money to send all 21 of them and their coaches to Mississauga at the end […]
Costly turnovers and bad shooting by the Muskies helped the Port Arthur Collegiate Redmen (Thunder Bay) sweep the best-of-three NWOSSAA boys’ basketball final here last weekend. The Muskies dropped the opener 57-39 on Friday evening, then fell 70-42 in the second game Saturday morning to allow the Redmen to advance […]
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 […]
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 […]
