The Muskie boys’ hockey team made sure they would not be the first of their storied program to miss the playoffs. They outworked Dryden 3-2 in their season-finale here last night to earn the fourth-and-final Nor-WOSSA playoff berth—and a date against the first-place Eagles in the opener of their best-of-three […]
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This year’s Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing definitely had a family feel to it for longtime local curler Rob Sinclair. Sinclair found himself watching his son, Rob, who played third with Ron Rosengren’s Fort William rink, and son-in-law Lorne Jackson, skip of the Fort Frances entry, vying for […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ team faced their toughest challenge to date last weekend in Brandon—and responded by fighting fire with fire. Taggs battled among seven of their top peers in Western Canada at the annual Tournament of Champions to finish with a 2-2 record, missing a playoff berth by […]
Tonight’s regular-season finale between the Muskie boys’ hockey team and the Dryden Eagles at the ’52 Canadians Arena may be a NorWOSSA playoff preview. First and foremost, the Muskies (3-10-2) need a win or a tie tonight to clinch the fourth-and-final playoff spot over the Sioux Lookout Warriors, who trail […]
The Borderland Thunder used strong defence against the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs’ top guns to earn 3-2 and 5-3 wins in Superior International Junior Hockey League action here over the weekend. The Bulldogs’ top line of Tyler Bruno, Brian Dzijak, and Trevor Karasiewicz combined for only four points against the […]
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 […]
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) […]
