The inaugural Emo Walleye Classic went down to the wire Saturday to decide the champions. Harvey Cochrane and Oliver Gibbons were crowned the winners—and presented the $9,500 first prize—with a two-day total weight of 15 pounds even. Jody Shypit and Mike Graham, the leaders after Day One on Friday, wound […]
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If the Muskie girls’ soccer team hopes to win NWOSSAA gold this weekend, they’ll have to do it without their head coach. Struchan Gilson badly cut the end of his left index finger Wednesday while doing house chores, forcing the longtime coach to stay behind Friday morning as the team […]
“Not enough boats and not enough boats” Those were longtime local sailor Jack Bartlett’s two reasons on why the Rendezvous Yacht Club held its season-opener yesterday evening one week later than first planned. “It usually takes a while for the boats to dock,” said the International Falls resident, who oversaw […]
Ironically, the dominance of their Thunder Bay opponents last year has made the Muskie boys’ soccer team’s route to the all-Ontarios a little easier. Sort of. Due to St. Ignatius’ silver medal win at OFSAA last year, NWOSSAA can send two of the three teams competing this Saturday in Thunder […]
Lindsay Roy isn’t asking for much—just one more week of high school soccer. The OAC student and co-captain of the Muskie girls’ soccer team is looking for her team to claim NWOSSAA gold this weekend in Manitouwadge to send them back to the all-Ontarios. But it won’t be easy. Despite […]
The Bulldogs are returning to the elite circle of the North American Fastball Association. After a year away from the competitive diamonds, the Bulldogs earned a berth to the NAFA Division II World Series after posting a 2-3 record at a qualifier tournament in Fargo, N.D. last weekend. Last participating […]
A new swim club is looking to get its feet wet here next week. That’s when they’ll hold an information meeting to seek input from any interested parents. “It’s just another alternative,” said club co-organizer Dawnn Taylor. “For younger, developing swimmers, both competitive and non-competitive. “We’re looking for inner growth—being […]
Greg Ward started the golf season the way he has the past three years—by winning the Memorial golf tournament at Kitchen Creek. The local 24-year-old carded a one-over par 74 on Sunday to claim his fourth-straight Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque (awarded to the winner of the championship flight) over 56 […]
The Borderland Racing Assoc-iation waved the green flag to another season of racing Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Despite a moderate turnout of drivers in all three divisions, the crowd was treated to near-perfect race conditions thanks to newly-laid clay. “The racing was excellent. Everyone was working in the […]
As host team, the Borderland Thunder will have an automatic berth in the Dudley Hewitt Cup next season. The four-team, round-robin also will feature the champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, Northern Junior Hockey Association, and Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League vying for the provincial Junior ‘A’ crown. […]
The Bulldogs of the Rainy River District Fastball League earned a trip to the Division II World Series this summer after a qualifier tournament in Fargo, N.D. over the weekend. The Bulldogs went 2-3 to grab sixth-place overall among the 13 teams competing. They’ll play at another tournament against a […]
Luke Prokopec pitched well enough to win. Bartolo Colon pitched better. Colon threw a complete-game four hitter, and Jim Thome hit his 11th homer, as the visiting Cleveland Indians finished off a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-1 win yesterday. “He was outstanding,” Toronto manager Buck Martinez […]
