The season had been over for less than three hours but Bob Swing’s eyes already focused were on the road ahead. “Bigger, faster, stronger—that has to be the motto of this team for next year,” Swing emphatically pronounced to his Muskie ‘A’ football squad on the bus ride home late […]
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Another quick start by the Oak Park Raiders meant another playoff disappointment for the Muskie ‘A’ football team. The Raiders found the end zone the first three times they touched the football, and jumped out to a 24-0 lead, en route to a 35-8 victory over the Muskies in WHSFL […]
The Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs ended two Borderland Thunder streaks with a pair of weekend wins there. Jamie Silverson’s goal with 3:42 to play gave the Bulldogs a 3-2 victory Friday before they came back from a two-goal deficit in a 6-3 win Saturday. Not only was the Thunder’s seven-game […]
It was a warm-up game for the locals, but they barely broke a sweat. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad tuned up for its annual home tournament this weekend by whipping the Rainy River Owls 43-13 in exhibition action at the “Fish Tank” (Fort High gym) yesterday afternoon. Stephanie Mattson […]
Home is where the hoops are for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad this weekend. Coach Darren Johnson and his team are hosting their annual invitational tournament this weekend, which will include NorWOSSA rivals Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos, as well as the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints from Kenora. The […]
A new swimming season bursts out of the blocks this weekend. The well-established Fort Frances Aquanauts will be joined by the new kid in town, the Cyclone Swim Club, as the two squads prepare for a sprint meet in Thunder Bay on Saturday and Sunday. Aquanauts head coach Roman Ramirez […]
It’s one sunny day after another right now for Sarah Noonan. The 19-year-old Fort Frances native and her University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women’s soccer team are kicking up a storm in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. “We’ve set our standards high,” said Noonan, an exercise science major in her freshman […]
For some, marathons are about finishing first. For Megan Ross, the 25th Chicago Marathon was about finishing—period. Ross and fellow Fort Frances running enthusiast Bob Tkachuk both placed in the top half of the field in the Oct. 16 race through the streets of the Windy City. But for Ross, […]
Leanne Beck cringes when she brings up the subject of her equine pastime to her high school friends. “Someone always asks, ‘So, you’re going to go run around the barrels?’” sighed Beck, 16, who has carved an impressive niche on the competitive quarter horse circuit along with her 14-year-old sister […]
The state of the area’s fishery and other issues will be discussed over two days next week at the Fort Frances Curling Club, and everyone’s invited to attend. “We hope people can come out and participate,” said Tom Pearson, president of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association, which is organizing […]
It’s time to get the ball rolling in preparation for one of the highest profile amateur hockey tournaments in the province. The Borderland Thunder will host the Dudley Hewitt Cup on April 20-27 but the initial planning session is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Elks Hall. The […]
Some teams get into the playoffs through the back door. The Muskie ‘A’ football squad decided to sneak in through the basement. Despite a 23-10 loss to the Sisler Spartans on Friday at Winnipeg Stadium, the Muskies (0-7) still qualified for the WHSFL post-season after the Kelvin Clippers (0-7) lost […]
