A fourth-place finish in a six-team tournament would have most pondering what went wrong. But Muskie senior boys’ basketball coach Paul Noonan prefers the route of positivism over pessimism. “I think it was a good tournament overall,” Noonan said after his squad posted a 1-2 record, with an exhibition win […]
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Everybody crossing their fingers for Fort Frances to win the right to host the 2005 all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey championships, relax—for about four months. Fort High principal Ian Simpson, who is spearheading the bid to bring the event back here for the first time since the Muskies won it […]
For being the first step on the way to possible high school curling glory, there was a noticeable absence of tension in the air yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club during the first of two NorWOSSA qualifying ’spiels. That’s most likely because—with only three teams in the boys’, […]
Justin Larson, Greg Flewelling, and David Pierce each scored twice as the hometown Muskies throttled the Blue Streaks 10-2 in exhibition action at the Ice for Kids Arena last night. Kurtis Wepruk, Tyler Miller, Lucas Romaniuk, and Steven Sus had the other Muskie tallies. James Bardgett and Ben Argir replied […]
Their regular coach was unavoidably pre-occupied, but members of the Fort Frances Badminton Club didn’t let that throw them off their medal-winning course. Six of the club’s best youth players took part in the Winnipeg City Junior Open badminton championships in Winnipeg last weekend, with the contingent making several finals […]
Greg Ross isn’t about to let the Kitchen Creek Golf Club shrivel away to nothing, come Hell or high water—although more of the latter certainly would help matters. “I’ll find a way to get it done,” vowed Ross, the club’s course superintendent, in reference to coming up with a plan […]
Like a parked Ferrari in the dead of winter, the Fort Frances Cyclones needed a little while to get up to speed. But once they did, it was fifth gear all the way! The Cyclones, along with a contingent of Fort Frances Aquanauts, descended upon Atikokan last weekend for the […]
The Dolphin Invitational has a nice ring to it, but the Dutton Invitational may have been more fitting. Heather Dutton rocketed her way to six first-place finishes out of the six events she competed in last weekend to become the highlight performer for the Fort Frances Aquanauts at the Selkirk, […]
The offensive juggernaut that is the Muskie boys’ hockey team will have to contend with some southern invaders here tonight. The black-and-gold—coming off a four-game sweep of NorWOSSA opponents Nov. 28-30—will take on the Chisholm Blue Streaks in exhibition action at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The […]
The Wildcats are proving to be mighty feisty felines. The Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League saw its first change atop the standings this season after last Thursday night’s action, with the Wildcats (15 points) moving one ahead of 10-time defending champion Gillons’ (14). The Die Hards are right behind in […]
The Borderland Thunder may not have been very busy on the ice lately, but the team’s front office has been a beehive of activity. The defending SIJHL champs—mired in a 1-8-1 slump and saddled with a roster depleted by injuries and suspensions, signed four new players in the past week. […]
A rough beginning, a memorable middle, and a bitter ending. That was life for the Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey squad at their nine-team home tournament last weekend as the locals ended play with a disappointing 3-1 loss to the North End Flames (Thunder Bay) in the ‘B’ final […]
