An injured ankle wasn’t going to keep Jordan Shannon from saving the day for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. The rookie forward netted his second goal of the game with 90 seconds left to give the black-and-gold a 5-4 win over the host Red Lake Rams on Saturday afternoon. More […]
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Lorne Jackson’s outside chance of earning a playoff berth at the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns at Kapuskasing were dashed yesterday afternoon with a 7-5 loss to Tom Armstrong (Kirkland Lake). But the Fort Frances rink salvaged the day with a 8-7 win over Rob Gordon (Cobalt-Haileybury) in the evening draw […]
The Fort Frances Girls’/Wom-en’s Minor Hockey Association is expecting its biggest turnout yet for its fourth-annual tournament, which kicked off Friday at 12:30 p.m. Some 20 teams are competing in the Novice, Atom, PeeWee, 18-under, and ladies’/senior divisions at the Ice for Kids and ’52 Canadians arenas this weekend, with […]
Lorne Jackson had said Tuesday night that his Fort Frances rink needed to win at least two of their three draws Wednesday to have a shot at the playoff round of the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Instead, Jackson only managed to win one of his games yesterday […]
It’s a predicament Muskie boys’ hockey team captain Lorne Koski never envisioned. With just three games left in the regular season, his young team finds themselves on the outside looking in for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot with a 2-9-2 record—one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-11-1). The Warriors […]
A marking error may have cost the Muskie cheerleading team sole possession of second-place at the NorWOSSA competition here Saturday but the girls are intent on making a splash at the North regional showdown this weekend in Thunder Bay. Competing against the Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos in front of […]
Lorne Jackson’s Fort Frances rink was in an early hole after the first day of action yesterday at the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Jackson’s foursome, including third Don DeBenedet, second Derek Jackson, and lead Wayne Beacham, lost their first two draws, falling 9-3 to Dave MacInnes (Timmins) […]
Steve Arpin’s Pinewood Sports and Marine snowmobile racing crew was forced to work on the fly at their weekend stop in Freeport, Mn. as motor problems hurt them in the feature races. But Arpin still managed to earn enough points to stay atop the World Snowmobiling Association pro circuit standings […]
The Borderland Thunder will look to cement their lead atop the Superior International Junior Hockey League tonight when the struggling Dryden Ice Dogs come to town. Borderland (23-8-8) is nine points up on the second-place Ice Dogs (19-12-7) with about 10 games left in the regular season. “We’re not going […]
The Muskies (2-9-2) remain one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-10-1) for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot after splitting a pair of home games against them. The black-and-gold took the opener 5-2 on Friday night but fell 6-3 to the visiting Warriors on Saturday afternoon. “I’m not pleased with […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team, the defending all-Ontario ‘A/AA’ champs, have their backs against the wall this weekend. The last-place Muskies will host the fourth-place Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday at 7:30 and again Saturday at 1 p.m. with the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot on the line. The Warriors (2-9-1) […]
A close game quickly turned into a lay-up drill for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball squad here yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold used their quick transition game to blow open a 28-22 halftime lead en route to a 66-43 win over the Dryden Eagles to improve to 6-1 with one regular-season […]
