Staff The Muskie football team was able to cap an impressive season with a championship. An electrified offence scored early and often and the defence got stops when it need to as the third-ranked Muskies snared their first-ever WHSFL title with a 65-49 win over the fourth-place Churchill Bulldogs in […]
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Staff You couldn’t have drawn up a better start to the year. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams came away with shutout wins over the host Kenora Broncos in their NorWOSSA regular season-openers on Tuesday. The girls’ squad rolled to a 3-0 decision while the boys routed the […]
Jamie Mountain There are ups and downs to every season but lately it feels like anything that could go wrong does for the Fort Frances Lakers. The Lakers lost a pair of home games over the weekend, starting with a narrow 2-1 defeat to the rival Dryden GM Ice Dogs […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 14-20: •Nov. 14–7:20 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. •Nov. 15–7:22 a.m. and 4:34 p.m. •Nov. 16–7:23 a.m. and 4:33 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:25 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:28 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:29 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain They just were unable to find consistency when it mattered most. A solid season came to an end earlier that it had hoped as the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team was swept 3-0 by the host Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA semifinal on Friday morning. “It’s disappointing because […]
Staff The Emo Express White unfortunately ran out of steam. The Volunteer Pool Bearcats (Thunder Bay) scored a pair of second-period goals that made the difference in a 7-4 win in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday at the Ice For Kids […]
Jamie Mountain They were the best all season and now they also have the hardware to prove it. The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is the cream of the crop once again as the black-and-gold claimed its third straight league title with a decisive 42-23 win over the second-place host […]
Jamie Mountain They prided themselves on being a good defensive team all year but it was their defence that let them down when they needed it the most. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team allowed a season-high in points against as they dropped a 55-45 decision to the host Dryden […]
Jamie Mountain Any hopes of gold were quickly snuffed out for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team in the NorWOSSA final on Friday in Dryden. After advancing with a 3-1 win over the host second-place Eagles in the morning semifinal, the Muskies were overmatched by the powerhouse defending champion Kenora […]
Jamie Mountain They are one win away from their ultimate goal and are ready for the challenge ahead. The third-ranked Muskie football team is set to clash with the fourth-place Churchill Bulldogs in the WHSFL’s CanadInns Bowl this Saturday in Winnipeg after downing the second-ranked Maples Marauders 28-22 in the […]
Jamie Mountain A gold medal just wasn’t in the cards for the Owl court sport teams in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs last Wednesday in Kenora. All three teams failed to advance past their respective semifinal. The third-ranked senior girls’ basketball team battled the second-place Atikokan Voyageurs tough, but just didn’t […]
Staff The local Cyclone Swim Club had some stellar results at the annual Dryden Dolphins Splash meet held Saturday and Sunday in Dryden. On the girls’ side, both Paige McFayden and Madison LeBlanc came away with six medals each. Competing in the age 13-and-older division, McFayden snared bronze in the […]
