The Muskie cheerleaders went to Thunder Bay on Sunday and won gold in the large (20+ members) all-girls’ competition against Dryden. The squad scored a 365.5 in the event hosted at Lakehead University and now will move on to the 2004 Ontario Cheerleading Federation championships April 23-25 in Mississauga. There, […]
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Game 2 of the best-of-three Nor- WOSSA semi-final between the Muskie boys’ hockey team and Kenora Broncos goes tonight at 7:30 p.m. An article in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin wrongly stated the game would be played Monday night. If the Muskies win tonight, they’ll advance to the best-of-three Nor- WOSSA final […]
Competition began today as two Muskie swimmers compete at the all-Ontarios for the first time. Heather Dutton, 17, and Karli McKinnon, 15, not only are the first swimmers to represent Fort High at OFSAA, they are the first from Northwestern Ontario, said Muskie coach John Dutton, who is very pleased […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team had little trouble with the Kenora Broncos here Friday night, opening their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series with a convincing 8-1 win. Game 2 was supposed to have been played yesterday, but instead that game will go tonight in Kenora. If the Muskies win, they’ll face […]
After seeing their eight-game unbeaten streak ended last week against the Dryden Ice Dogs, the Borderland Thunder started a new one over the weekend here, beating the K&A Variety Golden Hawks 8-2 on Friday night and then 5-2 on Saturday. Dan Hoehne and Mike Downer earned the wins in goal, […]
Each of four NorWOSSA finals on Friday featured the Muskies and host Dryden Eagles going head-to-head. The Eagles won gold in three of the four matches, but the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team prevented the sweep—winning 85-74 to advance to the best-of-three NWOSSAA final, which Fort High will host this […]
The Fort Frances Youth Soccer Association is preparing for the 2004 season and will meet to finalize details on Monday (March 1). One of the new initiatives this season is a regional program put together by the Ontario Soccer Association. According to the OSA, the mandate of the new program […]
The annual “Curl for Cancer” fundraiser still is looking for teams to sign up for the day-long event, which will take place next Saturday (March 6) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. It is open to curlers of all ages and skill levels for a fun day of curling. Mixed […]
Local hockey fans had the chance to see some high-quality women’s hockey here last weekend. The fact the two exhibition games—the first an 11-0 win by the Thunder Bay Queens over the local Northwest Stars on Saturday night and the second a 6-1 win by the University of Winnipeg Lady […]
The Borderland Thunder put their eight-game unbeaten streak on the line last night but lost 3-0 to the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena here last night. Thunder coach Dave Allison gave Dryden full credit for the win. “I think they came out a lot hungrier than […]
The Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ team placed eighth out of 10 teams at the Maple Leaf Tournament of Champions last week. The team had a rough weekend with one win, a tie, and two tough losses as well as losing two players to concussions. In their first game, Taggs—playing […]
The 17th-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament re-crowned two long-time champs last weekend. Bob Shine (Thunder Bay) took his 10th ‘A’ title in men’s action while Mary Beth Tkachuk (Fort Frances), who was running between the squash tournament and the local ladies’ bonspiel, won her seventh ‘B’ crown on the […]
