Jamie Mountain After a successful weekend, the Muskie girls’ hockey team is aiming to hit the holiday break at the top of its game. The Muskies went a perfect 4-0 en route to claiming the title at the annual K-Town Classic tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos on Friday and […]
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Jamie Mountain It’s been a solid start to the season for the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team. The squad was split into four separate teams, called Gold, White, Black and 4, with the Gold team snaring bronze at the Dryden Eagles’ annual home tournament held Friday and Saturday. “The result […]
Jamie Mountain While the Muskie junior and senior boys’ basketball teams didn’t come away with many wins at the Brandon Sun Spartan Invitational tournament over the weekend, they’re hoping the experience will pay dividends moving forward this season. The senior squad compiled an 0-3 record to finish fourth out of […]
Jamie Mountain The goal is to improve each time out and the good thing for the Rainy River Owls’ senior girls’ volleyball team is that there still is a lot of season left. Rainy River saw its league record fall to 0-2 with a 3-0 loss the Atikokan Voyageurs in […]
Jamie Mountain They may have taken their fair share of lumps early on in the season, but the Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior boys’ basketball teams don’t plan on feeling sorry for themselves. Both squads were handed lopsided losses by the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) last Monday […]
Staff A berth to the senior men’s provincials just wasn’t in the cards for the Lorne Jackson rink. Team Jackson compiled a 1-3 record and fell short of advancing at the west qualifier held on Friday and Saturday in Terrace Bay. The local squad, which features Lorne’s father, Jim, at […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team battled hard and came away with a well-deserved silver medal at the annual Westgate Tigers’ “Spike-Off” tournament held Friday and Saturday. Fort High compiled a 3-0 record in Orange Division play to head into the playoff rounds as the second-ranked team. “We […]
Staff It was a busy weekend for the Muskie and Rainy River Owls’ court sports teams at various tournaments. The Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team had the best showing in claiming the title at the Dryden Eagles’ home tournament held Friday and Saturday. Rainy River compiled a 5-0-1 record to […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team compiled a perfect 4-0 record en route to snaring the title at the annual K-Town Classic tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos over the weekend. Fort High opened play on Friday afternoon with a 6-0 romp over the host Broncos. Issy Taylor and Piper […]
Staff It was a tough road swing for the Fort Frances Lakers last week. The Lakers lost back-to-back games against the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars to finish their three-game road trip with an 0-3 record. Thunder Bay claimed Friday night’s game by a 4-2 count before following that up […]
Staff A Morgan Venne goal four-and-a-half minutes into the third period proved to the game-winner as the Red Lake Miners dumped the Fort Frances Lakers 5-3 in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Cochenour Arena. The Miners (14-8-2-1) were quick to welcome recently acquired Fort Frances goalie Dean Buchholz […]
Staff It was a perfect start to the year for the Muskie court sports teams in Kenora on Tuesday afternoon. All four squads came away with wins over the host Broncos in their NorWOSSA regular-season openers. The junior boys’ basketball team dumped the Broncos by a 49-27 count. Emerson Evans […]
