Muskie athletes had a welldeserved night of recognition yesterday evening at La Place Rendez- Vous—and a pair of multi-sport stars garnered the most attention. Carling Barton and Kevin Gemmell were named the top female and male athletes of 2002-03 at the first edition of the newlyrevived Fort Frances High School […]
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The concept that there’s no room in hockey for fighting isn’t flying in the land of the Falcons. Brad Both will never make the major leagues, but the Barwick native’s penchant for slugging had followers of the Fresno Falcons roaring their approval during this past season in the West Coast […]
Kevin Tysz won’t object if his potential future teammates call him Junior. He’ll just be glad to be on the team. Tysz, who suited up for the start of spring camp for the Muskie football squad Monday afternoon, is now just one good tryout weekend away from making the final […]
The Emo Walleye Classic may have left a lot of people with interesting memories, but for Paul Allan of Emo, it was an experience of a lifetime. On Friday, Allan and his partner, Jim Steele, were on their way downstream from near the dam in Fort Frances when they suddenly […]
No driver is easily going to wrest the title away from the defending series champions of the Borderland Racing Association. The three division winners from last year all rank at or near the top of their classes again after the opening two weeks of stock car racing action at Emo […]
The well-oiled Borderland Thunder machine had three of its most important parts recognized at the SIJHL’s annual general meeting and awards banquet Saturday in Thunder Bay. Dan Hoehne was named the league’s top goalie. Blueliner Jay Phillips was voted co-winner of the defenceman of the year trophy while forward A.J. […]
The directors of the Emo Walleye Classic had promised there would be much more than fishing to keep people occupied—and they came through in spades. The children’s centre at the Emo-La Vallee Arena proved to be a big hit with the younger crowd, said children’s activities co-ordinator Carrie Baker. “The […]
Rick Chambers had a distinct message for his troops after they were dealt a season-ending blow. “They were headed to a barbecue Saturday night and I told them don’t drown your sorrows, but cheer your year,” the head coach of the Muskie boys’ soccer team said after they narrowly lost […]
The event might end up in the red, but it still has its organizers feeling in the pink. Borderland Thunder president Shawn Jourdain said last Thursday that holding the Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior ‘A’ championship here in late April was a good decision despite the possibility the event […]
It wasn’t enough for Jared Catholique-Bruyere to run roughshod over the opposition in his own weight class—now he’s beating up people bigger than him. The local judoka maintained his amazing season-long undefeated streak at last weekend’s Mid-Canada Martial Arts Championship in Thunder Bay, winning gold medals in two weight classes […]
They had to wait four hours to get a bite but when they did, they got their money’s worth. The team of Todd Baker (Emo) and Greg Stahn (Devlin) took advantage of an 8.8-pound catch on Saturday—the largest fish reeled in all weekend—to capture the second-annual Emo Walleye Classic with […]
In a sport where size and quantity play such a significant role, it is sometimes nice to find the race goes not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong. The winners of the 2003 Emo Walleye Classic are a perfect example of how—if you have a good […]
