There’s no substitute for experience. The Muskie ‘B’ football squad gave a preview of the joys and pains expected from a young club learning the basics of the game in its season-opening 30-7 loss to the Roseau Rams here Thursday afternoon. The lopsided score didn’t have Muskie coach Lou Gauthier […]
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Golf commonly is referred to as a good walk ruined. But there will be plenty of good times shared at this weekend’s Kitchen Creek club championship. While the competitive spirit won’t be completely absent from the annual event, Kitchen Creek head pro Steve Wood said the two-day tournament is geared […]
The Muskie hockey team has been finalized after a series of intense try-outs that saw a record number of hopefuls strap on the blades. And the variety of options in selecting the team has left head coach Glen Edwards optimistic about his team’s chances this season. “We’re a lot stronger […]
There’s no place to go but up. The Muskie football team hit the practice field yesterday afternoon for the first time since enduring a 40-0 rout at the hands of the International Falls Broncos over their Friday night in the teams’ annual exhibition showdown. Second-year guard Mike Allan, who suffered […]
Steve Arpin had all cylinders firing—and the result was a spot in the winner’s circle. The Fort Frances racer took the checkered flag in the modified division at the 30th-annual Silver 1000 competition in Proctor, Mn. last Thursday. “It was a big win in a pretty important race,” said Al […]
A local resort owner and fishing derby organizer is upset that an annual International Falls bass tournament is moving into Canadian waters this year. Dale LaBelle of LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Northwest Bay said Edina, Mn. resident Denny Nelson, organizer of Denny’s Super 30 Rainy Lake Invitational coming up […]
As she crossed the finish line of the “Ironman” triathlon in Penticton, B.C. back on Aug. 25, with her husband and mother on either side and a throng of cheering fans welcoming her and the other triathletes, Cathy Kowal thought, “My dad would have been proud.” Upon first deciding to […]
Some days, it’s just not worth it to leave the locker room. After one player stumbled and fell during the pre-game charge out onto the field, the rest of the Muskie football team soon followed as they was whitewashed 40-0 on Friday night during their annual exhibition clash with the […]
Sports and television have been inextricably linked since the days of Willie Mays and Stan Musial and now, thanks to a new mobile studio, Fort Frances will have an increased capability to explore this connection. “I think the community has come to expect that events should be televised when possible,” […]
The Muskie football team knows they have their work cut out for them when they cross the border Friday night to face the International Falls Broncos in their annual exhibition showdown. But the game is anything but a write-off. “I firmly believe if we play our style of game, we […]
Steve Arpin (#00) won a pair of feature races Saturday night at the Emo Speedway to close the gap between front-runner Gavin Paull in the Modified points standings. First, Arpin won the feature from Aug. 16 (Emo Fair), which had been postponed a week due to rain. Then he also […]
Several local runners made the trip to Embarrass, Mn. over the weekend to participate in the 22nd-annual “Flying Finn” 10-km run. Don DeBenedet and Megan Ross came in first in their respective age divisions. DeBenedet completed the race in a time of 42 minutes, 43 minutes while Ross crossed the […]
