Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team proved its mettle against some tough competition here over the weekend. Fort High got its first taste of game action as it hosted the Thunder Bay Midget ‘AAA’ Kings in a three-game exhibition series, coming away from it with a 1-2 record. In the […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were taken to school over the weekend by the defending SIJHL champs. After dropping a 5-1 decision to the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday at the Ice For Kids Arena, the Lakers didn’t fare much better the following night as they fell 4-1 […]
Staff A Spencer Milne goal with two-and-a-half minutes left in the first period held up as the winner as the visiting Red Lake Miners downed the Fort Frances Lakers 3-1 in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the second loss in a row […]
Staff It was an excellent end to the NorWOSSA ‘AA’ regular season for the Muskie court sport teams on Tuesday afternoon against the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors. Three of the four squads came away with wins at Fort High. In girls’ basketball action, the seniors got at least a basket […]
Jamie Mountain That rumbling you feel is from the collective footsteps of the Muskie cross-country team. The 26-member contingent that Fort High sent to the NWOSSAA championships last Wednesday at the Kamview Ski Trails in Thunder Bay served notice to all of Ontario that they are a force to be […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers may get down at some point in games so far this season, but you can certainly never count them out. The team showed some resilience once again over the weekend in a pair of road games and are steadily learning what it takes to […]
Staff The No.15/20 Florida State Seminoles’ swimming and diving teams secured a pair of wins against NR/RV Georgia Tech on the road at the McAuley Aquatic Center on Saturday. The 20th-ranked women’s team (2-2, 1-2 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (0-1, 0-1 ACC) 177-123, while the No. 15 men (3-1, 2-1 […]
Jamie Mountain Despite not finishing the Winnipeg High School Football League regular season on the most positive of notes, the Muskie football team is aiming to rectify that in the playoffs. A 29-6 loss to the Maples Mauraders last Wednesday in Winnipeg left the Muskies with a 4-2 record and […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was able to halt a frustrating five-match losing skid last week and now are planning to build off that momentum as they gear up for the stretch drive towards the NorWOSSA playoffs. Fort High played well and saw its league record improve […]
Jamie Mountain The teams that can put it all together and execute at the right time are usually the ones who end the year on top. That’s the way the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team is trending and its confidence is starting to rise after dispatching the visiting Dryden Eagles […]
Staff The Ladies’ “Toothpick” squash tournament made its triumphant return to Fort Frances over the weekend. The tournament has been revived with the resurgence of new and past female players, where a total of 10 women participated in two round robins of ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions. Veteran Mary-Beth Tkachuk won […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owl junior boys’ volleyball team accomplished its goal of making the playoffs and is hoping to end the regular season strong this week. The Owls were strong on Monday afternoon as they dispatched the visiting Ignace Falcons 3-0 to see their NorWOSSA ‘A’ record improve […]
