Simone Desjardins, the lone Muskie competing at the all-Ontario badminton tournament in Sudbury over the weekend, started slowly but finished strong in earning a medal. Desjardins went 2-3 overall to take home the bronze medal in the senior girls’ singles ‘C’ flight after beating Melissa Hopkinson of Thunder Bay on […]
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Both Muskie soccer teams remained unbeaten in NorWOSSA play over the weekend in Dryden to earn the top seedings heading into the league finals this week. The boys (5-0-1) blew out the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 7-0 and then edged the defending champion Kenora Broncos 2-1. Meanwhile, the girls (6-0) […]
International Falls will have a little more pomp this weekend as Rainy Lake hosts the “Governor’s Fishing Opener.” Gov. Jesse Ventura is in town to kick off the walleye season on behalf of the Minnesota Office of Tourism. After taking part in a round of golf this morning, the wrestler-turned-politician […]
A tough opening day at the all-Ontario badminton championships has put Simone Desjardins in a series of must-win situations. The lone Muskie competing at Sudbury lost her first two matches yesterday to drop down to the ‘C’ flight of the senior girls’ singles event, where she’ll need a win in […]
Muskie badminton player Simone Desjardins is pretty quiet off the court. But this year, she has made a lot of noise on it in her first season as a high school player. The 15-year-old is the lone Muskie who qualified for the all-Ontarios in Sudbury later this week after going […]
After a successful trip to Winnipeg, both Muskie soccer squads are gearing up for the second NorWOSSA tournament this weekend in Dryden. They both will play the Kenora Broncos, Dryden Eagles, Sioux Lookout Warriors, and Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) starting Friday. The Muskie girls—the four-time defending NorWOSSA champions—are 4-0 in […]
A lot of new faces from the local judo club got a taste of tournament action at the Lake of the Woods Judo Invitational in Kenora on April 27. And while veteran judoka took home most of the medals, those coming home empty-handed still put in solid performances. “There were […]
Karli McKinnon was the most decorated of the Aquanuats after the Manitoba Marlins’ Crocus Invitational last weekend. The 13-year-old St. Francis student won seven medals, including gold in the 400m freestyle and 50m butterfly events. She also captured medals in the 200m IM, 100m and 50m back, 100m free, 100m […]
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 […]
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 […]
