Jamie Mountain It appeared as though the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was close to putting a disappointing regular season behind them early in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday. But after claiming the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-15 against the top-ranked Kenora Broncos, things started […]

Press Release The provincial government is planning to honour past and present members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who have sacrificed so much for the people of Ontario and Canada. Work is underway to amend fishing regulations so veterans and active Canadian Armed Forces members can enjoy free recreational fishing […]

Jamie Mountain Acquired from the Red Lake Miners for a player development fee last Thursday, Owen Lee wasted little time in shining with his new squad. The 19-year-old scored twice and added two assists to help the Fort Frances Lakers earn a pair of victories over the weekend. “I think […]

Jamie Mountain Their head coach had the utmost confidence in them all season and they came through in the clutch. The second-seeded Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 victory over the top-ranked Dryden Eagles to claim NorWOSSA gold last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold dropped […]

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Nick Lucas looked to fire a shot from a sharp angle upstairs on Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Fletcher Bolda during his squad’s 6-4 win here Saturday night. Lucas ended up registering a goal and an assist in that one after having notched a […]

Jamie Mountain They were the best team in the regular season and rightfully earned the bye to the NorWOSSA ‘A’ junior girls’ basketball final. And as it turns out, they were the best team between them and the host St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last week in Kenora. The Rainy River […]

Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team may have lost three of four games to the top-ranked Dryden Eagles during the regular season but it wrote a new script in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday night. The second-seeded Muskies used a nine-point performance from Grace Petsnick to upset […]

Jamie Mountain They knew the target was squarely on their backs and that a talented Kenora Broncos’ team would be hungry to try to snatch the crown from them at the “Fish Tank.” But the top-ranked Muskie junior girls’ basketball team displayed the skills that had made them the top […]

Jamie Mountain Joe Hardy (#6) and Jaxon Gartzke (#17) looked to combine to form a stellar wall on a block during the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team’s 3-1 win over the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA final last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. That good defence was key after the […]

Jamie Mountain Team Jackson is ready to show what it can do on a national stage. The rink–which includes locals Kathie Jackson (skip), Michelle McFayden (lead), Jacquee Loerzel (second), Leanne Eluik (third), and Teresa McFayden (fifth)–went 6-0 en route to nabbing the title with a 9-4 triumph over Lisa Wilson […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 15-21: •Nov. 15–7:23 a.m. and 4:34 p.m. •Nov. 16–7:24 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:27 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:29 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:30 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 21–7:32 a.m. and […]

Jamie Mountain Kobi Ward and Caleb Allan were prepared to do whatever it took to keep the ball from creeping over the net during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 3-2 loss to the top-ranked Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final last Tuesday at Fort High.