Muskie Taylor Croswell had no issue of getting in between a goalie and her defenceman as Alex Morin (33) and Ceaira McKay found out during Fort High’s 3-1 victory over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in NorWOSSA play last Wednesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
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Joey Payeur Canada gets bragging rights for another year–at least when it comes to boys’ high school hockey in this neck of the woods. Eric Pitkanen tallied twice while captain Mike Drouin had three points as the Muskie boys’ squad beat the International Falls Broncos 5-3 on Monday night at […]
Staff It was about as crazy a swing in momentum as seen in a short curling series–and it happened twice. A best-of-three final ended up going the way of Tory Beaudry and her Fort Frances rink of third Ashley Payne, second Katrina Slomke, and lead Andrea Schram as they edged […]
Staff If one is going to take part in the “Festival of Stars,” then they should shine as brightly as possible. Such was the case for Border Skating Club members Greta Fedoruk and Montana Plasky, who topped their respective divisions at the event in Sault Ste. Marie to qualify for […]
Staff Claire Sandelovich certainly has a flair for the dramatic. The Fort Frances native and former Muskie girls’ forward scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Northern Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Titans in the championship game of the Lieutenant Governor’s senior women’s hockey […]
Staff Ayiana Gagne was investing heavily in precious medals over the weekend. She racked up six top-three finishes out of eight events to account for the majority of the Fort Frances Aquanauts’ total of 10 medals from its five-member team that competed at the TbayTel Thunderbolts Northwestern Ontario Long Course […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team saw its river of offence reduced to a trickle when they couldn’t throw the ball into the ocean while standing on the edge of the championship beach. A 44-20 loss to the Churchill Bulldogs (Thunder Bay) left Fort High with a silver […]
Joey Payeur Savannah Marchuk of the Fort Frances Dynamite was a towering presence in this crease pileup as Fort Frances Black Panthers’ goalie Madison Bliss tried to protect her territory during the Dynamite’s 3-1 victory in the final of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Atom tournament Sunday at the […]
Staff “Piper the Sniper” found the bull’s-eye when it mattered most. Fort Frances Dynamite ace scorer Piper Miller was in on all three of her team’s goals in a 3-1 victory over the Fort Frances Black Panthers in the final of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Atom division tournament […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Queen Elizabeth II marked her Sapphire Jubilee yesterday–becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. It’s just one of many milestones the queen has marked in her nine decades. Elizabeth assumed the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on Feb. 6, […]
Joey Payeur Take a breath, get a goal, take control. That’s all the Muskie boys’ hockey team had to do last night after shrugging off a shaky opening five minutes and a 2-0 deficit to rally for a 5-3 win over the visiting International Falls Broncos to sweep this season’s […]
Staff Council has taken a first go at its 2017 capital budget and has green-lit some much-needed renovations at several town facilities. The Memorial Sports Centre auditorium, which has seen plenty of use with wedding socials and other gatherings over the years, will get new flooring (at a cost of […]
