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Joe Basaraba will need to get his mail forwarded several thousand miles to the southeast.
The 25-year-old Fort Frances native was dealt to the Greenville (S.C.) Swamp Rabbits from the Idaho Steelheads in an ECHL transaction last week.
Basaraba spent the last two seasons with the Steelheads, notching 46 points in 72 games in the regular season last year and adding one goal in five playoff games.
The forward was a third-round selection (69th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHL entry draft.
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Muskie hockey tryouts for both the girls’ and boys’ teams begin in earnest next week.
The females hit the ice at the Ice For Kids Arena on Tuesday (Sept. 5) from 5:45-7:15 p.m. after signing up in the lobby of the Memorial Sports Centre starting at 4:30 p.m.
Then the time changes to 3:45-5:15 p.m. from Sept. 6-8.
As for the boys, their registration will be in the atrium of Fort High on Tuesday (Sept. 5) during the lunch hour.
The first on-ice session goes at 3:45 p.m., with the Sept. 6-7 sessions beginning at 5:15 p.m.
The schedule then reverts back to a 3:45 p.m. start time from Sept. 11-13.
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Fort Frances Fire and Fort Frances HOOPS will be holding registrations for its respective club volleyball and basketball programs shortly.
Those wanting to sign up for either program can do so next Wednesday (Sept. 6) from 7-8 p.m. in the lobby of the Memorial Sports Centre, with both programs set to take place in the large gym at Fort High.
Volunteers are needed to help with the program and are requested to contact Amy Wilson-Hands at fortfrancesvolleyball@gmail.com
Indigenous athletes (i.e., status, Métis, or Inuit) aged 11-12 may be asked to play in the Ontario Native Invitational in October.
Extra practices for that event will be mandatory, with details to follow in the coming weeks.
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Chelsea Kabatay’s first venture into the college volleyball world was a good news/bad news scenario.
The former Muskie helped the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs to a 2-2 record in their first action of the year at a pre-season event in Fergus Falls, Mn.
RRCC started with a 3-0 defeat of the Anoka-Ramsey Golden Rams and a 3-2 nail-biter over the Itasca Vikings on Friday.
But on Saturday, the Voyageurs were beaten 3-0 by the Bismarck State Mystics, then were swept again by the Minnesota State-Fergus Falls Spartans.
RRCC begins its regular season tonight in Virginia against the Mesabi Range Lady Norse.
Their first home game is next Wednesday (Sept. 6) against the Fond du Lac Thunder.
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Keeping your eye on the ball might be a little tougher this Friday at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, when a night golf event is being held to help raise money for paying off its new beer cart.
Dinner is at 6:30 p.m., with the first tee-off taking place around 8:30.
It will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start on the front nine.
Prizes will be given for best dressed, closest to the hole, and top three teams in a best-ball format, with one drive required to be counted from each player.
The entry fee is $30 for each player, which includes nine holes of golf and one glow ball.
No carts will be allowed due to it being dark.
All levels of golfers are welcome as the goal is for everyone to have fun and raise some money.
Call the golf course at 274-4653 to sign up.
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It took an extra week but the Rainy River First Nations’ Youth 4 Sobriety 3-on-3 basketball tournament finally went ahead.
The tournament was postponed from Aug. 19 when only one team had signed up for it, but six teams took to the court at the RRFN gymnasium Saturday.
In the end, In Grind We Trust captured the championship, with Bujold Brothers placing second.
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Gabe Mastromatteo of Kenora helped Canada win gold in the mixed 4×100 medley relay at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis last week.
Mastromatteo joined four-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck, and Rusian Gaziev to post a time of 3:46.36 to finish ahead of the U.S. (3:46.80) and Russia (3:48.32).
