Staff It’s been some trying times of late for former Muskie Chelsea Kabatay and the rest of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team. The Voyageurs lost a tough five-set battle to the host Hibbing CC Cardinals last Wednesday night to drop their fifth-straight match. The set scores […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie golfer Mikel Ward looked to chip a shot out of the bunker and onto the green of his third hole during the NWOSSAA championships held last Tuesday at Kitchen Creek here. Ward finished in 20th place in the individual boys’ competition by carding a 93. See story […]

Jamie Mountain The Red Lake Miners have proven to be a tough challenge for the Fort Frances Lakers over the last few seasons–and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. The Miners have been one of the hottest teams in the SIJHL of late, winning three-straight to sit in third-place […]

Jamie Mountain Jamie Spencer (#10), Carmen Hebert, and Grace Petsnick teamed up to provide suffocating defence during the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s 63-29 rout over the visiting Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action Thursday afternoon. The squad next is in action this Friday and Saturday when they host their annual […]

Jamie Mountain To say the Muskie football team has been impressive this season would be a massive understatement. A 17-7 win over the Maples Marauders here Thursday afternoon gave the Muskies (4-1) their fourth-straight win and the very real possibility of finishing atop the WHSFL’s seven-team Currie Division (‘A’) by […]

Jamie Mountain Maples Marauders’ quarterback Harper Brown ran straight into the clutches of several Muskies–and had nowhere to go but down to the ground–during the fourth quarter of the black-and-gold’s 17-7 win Thursday afternoon in WHSFL action at Fort High. The Muskies’ defence held Maples to just one touchdown in […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie running back Brett Allan busted his way up the field for a big gain during the fourth quarter of his squad’s 17-7 win over the Maples Marauders in WHSFL action Thursday afternoon at Fort High. Allan rambled for 91 yards on 11 carries to help lead the […]

Staff The course in Dryden may have been more challenging but it didn’t appear to be too much of an obstacle for the Muskie cross-country team. Once again, the 21-runner contingent fared well at the annual “Turkey Trot” meet held Thursday. Greta Fedoruk ran to her second-straight first-place finish, claiming […]

The Canadian PressCraig Slater REGINA–Willie Jefferson made the big play when it mattered most. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive end soaked up spotlight as only he could in his team’s thrilling 19-12 victory yesterday over the Edmonton Eskimos after snagging a Mike Reilly pass attempt and returning it 49 yards for […]

Duane Hicks Zac Beauregard watched and listened intently as Capt. Rob Dokuchie of the Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service showed him how a fire hose nozzle works Saturday morning during the fall Fire Safety Day at Canadian Tire. Firefighters were on hand to answer the public’s questions, show them […]

The Associated PressBrett Martel NEW ORLEANS–Before Drew Brees could blow kisses to the adoring Superdome crowd, before he could embrace his wife and children on the sideline, the Saints’ 39-year-old quarterback had to shred one of the NFL’s top pass defences with ruthless efficiency. And so he did. Brees passed […]

The Associated Press ATLANTA–The L.A. Dodgers went through all the expected motions after winning a playoff series. They broke out T-shirts and caps. They posed for pictures in the middle of SunTrust Park. They doused each other with beer in the clubhouse. Then, just like that, their focus turned to […]