Jamie Mountain Muskie boys’ skip Chris Silver watched his shot intently as Owen Riches and Jason Bazylewski started to sweep during the rink’s 5-2 win over the Atikokan Voyageurs on Sunday afternoon in the opener of the NWOSSAA championships at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The squad went a perfect […]

Staff Members of the Borderland Judo Club had an impressive day on the mat back on Feb. 24. Five competitors earned gold-medal finishes in their respective divisions at the local organization’s third-annual home meet held at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Top honours went to Mia Woolsey (U12/U14 39 kg combined), […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie Avery Cates was all tied up by Dryden Eagles’ forward Lauryn Loyer during the second period of Fort High’s 4-1 victory in the NorWOSSA girls’ hockey final opener last Wednesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fort High then beat the Eagles 5-1 on Friday night […]

Jamie Mountain Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Jayden Marshall made an emphatic glove save on Muskie forward Jon Busch during his team’s 5-4 overtime win Thursday night in the opener of the NorWOSSA boys’ hockey final at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold bounced back with a huge 6-0 shutout […]

Jamie Mountain Dryden Eagles’ defender Lindy Leclerc tripped up Muskie captain Annalise (CC) Hayes on her attempt to cut towards the Dryden goal during Fort High’s 4-1 victory in the NorWOSSA girls’ hockey final opener last Wednesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold then skated to a […]

Jamie Mountain Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling rinks will be heading into OFSAA here on a positive note. Skipped by Chris Silver, the boys went 4-0 en route to capturing gold at the NWOSSAA championships held Sunday and Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. They opened with […]

Jamie Mountain It’s becoming a regular theme for the Muskies to be the best there is in NorWOSSA girls’ hockey play. That was evident last week in Fort High’s impressive two-game sweep of the Dryden Eagles in the league final. Captain Annalise (CC) Hayes and Siobhan Mackintosh each notched a […]

Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team came out a little flat in their 5-4 overtime loss to the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena–much to the chagrin of head coach Jordan Sinclair. Cortez Favot scored four […]

Jamie Mountain Katrina Slomke and Ashley Payne were ready to sweep as Andrea Schram released a shot during the Muskies’ 11-8 loss to Mackenzie Jolicouer and the Rainy River Owls on Sunday afternoon in the opener of the NWOSSAA finals at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The black-and-gold rebounded with […]

Submitted Jeff Gustafson with his personal best spotted bass he caught this past week in Georgia. They will be the main target of most anglers on Lake Lanier this week.

Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association held its annual IP Jamboree on Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena. A total of 11 teams took part in the event, which places all the emphasis on having fun and none on the scoreboard.

Jamie Mountain With their first-round playoff showdown looming, the English River Miners exacted some revenge against the Fort Frances Lakers with a 5-2 victory Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. This came after the Lakers had beaten the Miners by scores of 6-1 and 5-1 in their previous […]