A walleye can cover five km pretty quickly, but there was nothing fishy about some local pavement-pounders going that distance themselves Saturday in Baudette. Four of five Fort Frances participants finished in the top three of their respective age groups at the “Willie the Walleye Day” 5K road race. Don […]
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Here is a complete list of the award winners from the Muskie athletic banquet last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous: Individual awards •Douglas Morrow Memorial Award (Grade 12 boy for academic and athletic achievement)—Eric Mosbeck •Brent Ogden Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and perseverance)—Amanda Allan/Vern Pham •Female rookie of the year—Katie […]
Watch out, world, here comes Raymond Bedard. The Fort Frances resident will be one of 58 athletes sporting Canada’s colours when he leaves this Friday for Dublin, Ireland to compete in the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games on June 20-29. Bedard qualified at last year’s national championships in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
