Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team took their border rivals to school on Saturday afternoon. Issy Taylor scored twice and assisted on two others to pace the Muskies to a 5-1 win over the International Falls Broncos in the opener of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series at Bronco […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have been putting in a more committed effort lately are reaping the rewards of it. Ben Hoefler’s goal just over eight minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers skated to their third win in a row with a 5-3 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams both did a great job of protecting home ice on Tuesday night against the visiting Dryden Eagles. Both squads came away with wins in their home-openers to stay unbeaten in NorWOSSA play. Captain Jill Calder scored twice and added an assist while […]
Staff Tyler Malpass seems to be finding his offensive groove lately. The Sault. Ste. Marie native scored twice to pace the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-4 win over the Thief River Falls Norskies last night in SIJHL action at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. It was the second victory in […]
Staff With a successful season officially in the books and a championship trophy in hand, the Muskie football team needed to hand out some more hardware. The gridiron gang held their annual awards banquet on Monday night at the Copper River Inn. Lane Sargent took home the rookie-of-the-year award. The […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team is looking like the team to beat so far this season. The black-and-gold got off to a fantastic start to the NorWOSSA regular season with a 13-0 rout of the host Kenora Broncos last Tuesday and followed that up by going undefeated and […]
Jamie Mountain With the team recently caught in a tailspin, the Fort Frances Lakers’ management has begun to make some moves to improve the team. In the first of three transactions, Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan announced on Thursday that the team had acquired the playing rights […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 21-27: •Nov. 21–7:31 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 22–7:32 a.m. and 4:27 p.m. •Nov. 23–7:34 a.m. and 4:26 p.m. •Nov. 24–7:35 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. •Nov. 25–7:37 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 26–7:38 a.m. and 4:24 p.m. •Nov. 27–7:39 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain If their first game is any indication, the Muskie girls’ hockey team should fare just fine in league play this season. The Muskies used a pair of first-period goals to nab a 3-0 shutout win over the Broncos in Kenora in the NorWOSSA regular season-opener for both teams […]
Jamie Mountain A championship was the goal right from Day 1 and it was a job well done for the Muskie football team on Saturday afternoon. The third-ranked Muskies used a dynamic and electrifying offence to soar to their first-ever WHSFL crown with a spectacular 65-49 win over the fourth-place […]
Jamie Mountain A new face was able to help the Fort Frances Lakers snap out of their funk over the weekend. Kyle Uzelman, who was acquired from the Red Lake Miners for a player development fee last Wednesday, had a debut to remember as he scored the overtime winner and […]
Staff A promising start to their annual home tournament unfortunately didn’t end with a championship for the Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians over the weekend. After compiling a perfect 4-0 record through round robin play, the Canadians were dealt a 3-1 loss by the Norwest Stars (Thunder Bay) in the […]
