Despite coming off a bye week, Muskie head coach Bob Swing said his team is “pretty banged up” heading into their game Saturday up in Dryden. Even though the black-and-gold haven’t seen game action since their 36-0 blowout over the visiting Kenora Broncos in their Homecoming game Sept. 5, Swing […]
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With a pair of new coaches, plenty of young players and a new system, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team faced plenty of question marks when they took to the court last week for a pre-season tournament. But in the end, the junior spikers came away with a fourth-place finish […]
Kitchen Creek reported a “significant” increase in the number of golfers using the course this year compared to last–despite the fact many of its greens and fairways suffered extensive ice damage this spring. That, coupled with a cold, wet May, left the course in poor shape, forcing the club to […]
Bill Moody and Plum Byrnes both fired 88s on Sunday to capture the men’s and women’s titles in the 21st-annual Frog Creek Open at Kitchen Creek. Both players took top spot by slim one-stroke margins. Moody won a three-night, four-day trip to Las Vegas for his efforts while Byrnes picked […]
The fourth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is still more than 10 months away but already it’s attracted two dozen teams more than it can hold. The three-day tournament, which attracted 104 two-person teams this year, has received 149 entries for next July’s event. But only 125 entries will be […]
The 1997 “Bassin’ for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows, with its unique format, was well-planned and staged by organizers, Mel Giesbrecht, Chris Bell, Lindsay Bowman and the rest of the highly-proficient volunteers. Giesbrecht and Bell, well-known on the bass tournament circuit and one-time winners of the Kenora Bass International, while […]
As the Muskie “Bees” head into their home opener tomorrow against the International Falls Broncos junior varsity squad, head coach Bob Fryer is hoping his team takes a change in direction. Coming off a 20-6 loss to the Roseau Rams in their season opener, and a 26-7 defeat to the […]
It wasn’t the $10,000 goal he was aiming for but local organizer Steve Maki wasn’t complaining after the Terry Fox Run here raised more than $9,500 on Sunday. About 120 people took part in the event, showing up early to register and eager to begin the run. Maki, a constable […]
A well-delivered neck and shoulder massage is great for limbering up those tired muscles after a hard day’s work–but it shouldn’t stop there, said Tracy Petsnick, a registered massage therapist. In fact, soft tissue therapy can have positive affects on the whole of the body, including its circulatory and nervous […]
They thought the surgery was over. But now Cindy and Carey Gosselin of Fort Frances face another uphill battle as their son, Cory, is scheduled to go back under the knife in January. And this time, the teen will have to endure two surgeries because of complications from scoliosis, a […]
Taking the negative experiences in one’s life off the crutch, and instead using them to help others deal with crisis in a positive way, is probably one of life’s greatest challenges. But for Calvin Morrisseau, 47, program manager at Weechi-it-te-win here, it is a path he continues to travel on. […]
Tuuli Harjunpaa decided to become an exchange student for two reasons–to learn English, and to play hockey. But when pressed, she did admit, in very well-versed English, that she’s here mostly to play hockey. Harjunpaa has been here since Aug. 27, and will spend the next 10 months with Debbie […]
