With the chips on the table, the Grant Park Pirates let it ride—and came through with an ace up their sleeve. Running back Garret Gamble rambled 40 yards for the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter here Friday afternoon as the Pirates edged the Muskies 21-17 victory in Winnipeg […]
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The Borderland Thunder net became much less crowded this morning. Head coach Dave Allison announced goalies Tom Iwaniec and Kyle Rogers have been released, which comes on the heels of the SIJHL team letting go netminder Chris Cain two weeks ago. “They’re all competent goalies,” said Allison. “We just had […]
The Dryden Eagles made themselves right at home here yesterday—and only one of four Muskie court squads could do anything about it. The junior boys’ volleyball team (3-2) battled to a 3-2 win in their best-of-five match against the visiting Eagles. The scores were 28-26, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, and 15-11. […]
Justin Bodnarchuk’s moving plans have been put on the backburner. The continuing saga involving the Borderland Thunder forward and the Superior International Junior Hockey League team took another twist last night when head coach Dave Allison announced Bodnarchuk would be back in action for the Thunder this weekend against the […]
Being on the short end of the scoreboard was less painful this time around for the Muskie ‘B’ football team. While victims of a 28-6 defeat against the visiting Warroad Warriors yesterday afternoon, Muskie coach Tony Geense said his squad took some noticeable strides from their 40-6 loss in Warroad […]
Playing dead can sometimes fool bears—unless they’re wearing football helmets. Muskie head coach Mike Gurski sensed the energy level of his ‘C’ squad wasn’t where it should have been the minute his players disembarked from the bus Tuesday afternoon in Baudette. His instincts proved correct as the host Bears clawed […]
It will be home sweet home after all for the Muskie ‘A’ football team Friday afternoon. With the game against the visiting Grant Park Pirates in jeopardy earlier this week because of a shortage of qualified officials, Fort High athletic director Darren Johnson confirmed Thursday morning that tomorrow’s 3 p.m. […]
They may be green, but they dream in black and gold. The Muskie ‘C’ football squad experienced a rebirth this season after two years on hiatus due to not having a coach. Under the tutelage of head coach Mike Gurski and assistants Steve Caul and Jimmy Shapiro, the 38-man roster […]
To serve and protect. It’s a good motto not only for police officers but volleyball teams, too. After failing to safeguard a 20-9 lead two days earlier in the fourth set at home against Dryden, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team used an almost-perfect serving performance to catapult them to […]
Many hands make light work, and having many coaches works just fine for the local Border Skating Club. Another season of recreational and competitive figure skating got underway at the Ice for Kids Arena here recently, with nearly 135 youngsters carving a place for themselves in the popular sport. “Our […]
Everyone reaches a crossroads at some point in their life. But when the fastest runners from Rainy River District converged on Crossroads School in Devlin last Wednesday, the home squad already had made the decision for them. The hosts won four of the 10 team categories, and finished second in […]
University athletic programs normally suffer growing pains in their infancy, with success only coming in later years after numerous early failures lay the groundwork for an eventually solid foundation. But Christin Thomson and the St. John’s University Red Storm women’s golf team have no time for the waiting game. In […]
