Jamie Mountain The Muskie football team hasn’t forgotten its last loss to the Maples Marauders and are out to exact revenge this week. The third-ranked Muskies scored early and often as they rolled to a 47-9 rout of the last-place Neelin Spartans in WHSFL Currie Division (‘A’) quarterfinal playoff action […]
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Special to the TimesTammy Kinnear On Oct. 18, seven of our local stock car drivers made the trip to Ogilvie, Mn. to take part in the 10th-annual Topless Nationals. The event helps support and raise money for breast cancer in the state of Minnesota. The cars removed their tops and […]
Jamie Mountain The NorWOSSA regular season is now in the rear-view mirror and both Muskie boys’ volleyball teams are eager to get the playoffs underway. Fort High won’t have to wait long as the Dryden Eagles will play host this Friday, with NorWOSSA gold up for grabs. The Muskie seniors […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owl senior and junior girls’ basketball teams were both able to qualify for the NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs and they’re looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead of them this week. The St. Thomas Aquinas Saints of Kenora seniors finished in first place and as […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams capped off the NorWOSSA regular season strong with blowout wins against the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors last Tuesday and now have their sights set on the playoffs. The Dryden Eagles are playing host this Friday and both Muskie squads will […]
Jamie Mountain The Thunder Bay Midget ‘AAA’ Kings may have been crowned in the end but the Muskie boys’ hockey team gave them all they could handle. Thunder Bay came away with a 2-1 edge in a three-game exhibition series between the two sides over the weekend here but the […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers’ organization wants the team to be championship-calibre by the time the season is over. But it’s going to take a complete buy-in from every player and the level of play needs to dramatically improve if they are to get to that stage as a […]
Jamie Mountain Finishing the regular season on a winning note was top priority for the Rainy River Owl junior boys’ volleyball team last week. It was mission accomplished as the Owls downed the visiting Atikokan Voyageurs 2-0 to finish the NorWOSSA ‘A’ season with a 6-4 record. That puts Rainy […]
Staff It was the Sunset Country Squash Club’s turn to see what defeat tastes like. The second-annual Northern Cup Squash Challenge is now history between Sioux Lookout and Fort Frances, with Sioux Lookout claiming the title this year with a slim 29-28 win on Saturday here. This year instead of […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie cross-country team has been battle tested all year and came through with some more impressive performances at the OFSAA championships in Sudbury on Saturday. Capping the year in style, and adding more to a lengthy list of accomplishments for the team, 10 of the 17 athletes […]
Staff Fort High was represented well by the 17 athletes who made the trip to Sudbury for the OFSAA cross-country championships on Saturday. After winning every NorWOSSA race this season, Trent Wilson again was a star for the Muskies at the all-Ontarios as he ran to a fifth-place finish in […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team played well in its first tournament game action of the season over the weekend. After finishing round robin play with a 3-1 record, a title just wasn’t to be for the Muskies as they dropped a 4-0 decision to the Lakehead University Thunderwolves in […]
