Both matches went down to the wire. And unfortunately for the Muskies, both ended with the black-and-gold having to settle for NorWOSSA silver medals last Thursday in Kenora. The seniors opened the best-of-five match against the host Broncos with a 25-22 win. Then after losing the second game 25-21, the […]
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The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team is hoping to strike gold again this weekend. The black-and-gold are squaring off against St. Ignatius here for the NWOSSAA crown this weekend–with a berth to the all-Ontarios in Chatham later this month at stake. The best-of-three showdown gets underway Friday at 2 p.m., […]
The Muskies saw their hopes for a fifth-straight NorWOSSA title dashed here Saturday afternoon when a last-minute drive for the potential winning score ended with an interception near the Kenora goal line. The Broncos then ran out the clock to preserve an exciting 20-18 victory in front of a large […]
The first meeting of the inaugural Fort Frances Youth Indoor Soccer Program last Wednesday was somewhat of a success–depending on who you ask. “It went fine,” noted Jim Curr, who will be a coach involved with the program. “I wasn’t surprised with the turnout. Actually, I was a little underwhelmed. […]
The inaugural Muskie girls’ hockey team will play their home-opener this Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the “Ice for Kids” arena against the Kenora Broncos. “For sure they are excited,” enthused co-coach Mark Lafleur. “I think they are getting nervous but it will be a good showing.” Lafleur noted the […]
The fitness centre at the Memorial Sports Centre here will be getting a nearly $23,000 facelift–hopefully by month’s end. “We will be getting [the equipment] shortly,” noted Megan Ross. “It wasn’t supposed to be here until Christmas but [now] it should be here in the next couple of weeks, by […]
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee team finished with a 1-1-2 record to skate away with a third-place showing at a five-team hockey tournament in Atikokan over the weekend. The KCs opened action Saturday morning with a 5-3 loss to the Elk 82s. The Elks grabbed an early lead […]
Both Muskie girls’ basketball teams beat the Atikokan Voyageurs here last Thursday afternoon. The senior team had to battle a stubborn Atikokan squad in the early going before pulling away with a 44-22 victory. “The senior team had a slow, tough start but they caught on,” noted Mike Busch, who […]
For Erin McIvor, a former Fort Frances resident, hockey isn’t everything but it is a big part of her life–and she doesn’t want to see it end anytime soon. “I would love to go all the way to the Olympics but, realistically, that is not going to happen for me,” […]
The Muskies will be gunning for another NorWOSSA title here this Saturday when they square off against the Kenora Broncos in the league final. Kick-off tentatively is slated for 2 p.m. at Westfort field. “We are going to do quite well. They have proved all year that they are winners,” […]
Both matches went to the fifth and deciding game here last Thursday afternoon but unfortunately for the Muskies, the end result was not the same. The senior boys’ volleyball team pulled out an exciting 3-2 win over the visiting Atikokan Voyageurs, icing the seesaw battle with a 15-11 win in […]
The local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs Atom ‘AA’ shellacked Kenora 10-4 here last weekend. The Mustangs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Brian Glavish and Kevin Bobczynski (assisted by Andrew Easton). Then in the second, Ben Drazenovich (assisted by Tyler Harris) made it […]
