Once again, the local chapter of Ducks Unlimited garnered strong support for its annual fundraising banquet—to the estimated tune of more than $42,000. “That’s about the ballpark. We were shooting for $50,000 so it’s a bit down from past years,” said local DU chair Barney Maher. “But I’m quite happy […]
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While the Muskie girls’ soccer team snowed the competition in Winnipeg, the boys were simply snowed out. The ‘B’ final of the St. John’s Ravenscourt Invitational, which was to feature the Muskie boys against River East, was cancelled yesterday after the city awoke to blizzard-like conditions. “Just before our game, […]
The boys are back in town. Four years after disbanding, the Rainy River Legion fastball team made an official return to the Rainy River District Fastball League last week. “We had about 14 guys in town who wanted to play and we just wanted to be closer to home,” said […]
When it comes to bowling, Mildred Ouellette is her own biggest critic. Being the oldest bowler in town at 91 (or as she puts it, “so they tell me”) gives her that right. “I’ve been up and down this [season],” said Ouellette, who plays in the Thursday afternoon ladies coffee […]
Despite a stellar start to the season here last weekend, both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams know this weekend’s tournaments in Winnipeg will be their first real test. “It’ll be our toughest challenge. There are no weak teams in the field,” said Muskie boys’ co-coach Rick Chambers about […]
No disrespect towards their NorWOSSA counterparts but this year’s Muskie girls’ soccer team is keen on fielding a squad that can get over the hump and return to the all-Ontarios. The Muskies—who have amassed 11 NorWOSSA titles while carrying only 13 league losses in 15 years—have been knocked out of […]
It was a case of the veteran and rookie looking for an upset at the CBC provincial roll-offs Sunday at Plaza Lanes here. While neither grabbed top spot and a trip to the national roll-offs, both were pleased with their results. Plaza Lanes manager Dino Morelli rolled a 2,526 total […]
Kitchen Creek members who have been shining up their clubs in anticipation of the course’s opening should be weary of the lingering cold weather—and a few changes to the course once things get into full swing. At its annual meeting Sunday, the club announced the hole sequence will be changed […]
Both Muskie soccer teams enjoyed a strong start at the first NorWOSSA tournament of the season here over the weekend. Each squad only allowed one goal in their four games in this qualifying event, which featured all seven league teams. The girls went 4-0 while the boys went 3-0-1. “[The […]
Both Muskie boys and girls soccer teams kicked off their annual NorWOSSA tournament this morning season in strong fashion, each disposing of their Rainy River Owl counterparts. The boys won their match 7-0 while the girls earned a 5-0 win on the St. Francis Sportsfield. Striker Jeremy Wilson paced the […]
After the recent cold snap–including last night’s snow–this weekend’s annual NorWOSSA soccer tournament at the St. Francis Sportfields may not be the best first-look for the hometown Muskie boys and girls’ teams. “From what I gathered last year, this tourney isn’t a good ‘feeler’ tournament,” said Muskie boys co-coach Rick […]
The performance of 34 local athletes at the Special Olympic regional spring games in Thunder Bay last weekend was so red hot, the fire alarm went off. “We had a little incident while handing out the medals [at the Victoria Inn],” said regional co-ordinator Gaby Hanzuk, who accompanied the team […]
