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 […]
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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 […]
Jamie Mountain The coaching staff for the Muskie boys’ hockey team looks vastly different as the black-and-gold prepares to head into a new NorWOSSA season. After spending last year at the helm of the Muskie girls’ squad, Chris Sinclair will be taking the reins from Jordan Sinclair to lead the […]
Jamie Mountain For the second year in a row the Muskie girls’ hockey team will have a new head coach. Chris Sinclair has moved over to head the Muskie boys’ squad, giving Nicole Clarke the opportunity to step into the role for the girls. Clarke will be joined behind the […]
Jamie Mountain They were determined to get the win and did everything in their power to secure it. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team held the visiting Dryden Eagles to just four points in the fourth quarter en route to a convincing 53-35 win last Wednesday afternoon at Fort High. […]
Staff It was a great start to the 2019/2020 Fort Frances Men’s League Basketball Season on Thursday at Fort High, with lots of returning players and a number of new faces. The early game featured the Muskies squaring off against the RBC Lions, which turned out to be a tight […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers showed off some of their patented early-season resilience by splitting a pair of games over the weekend. After rallying for a 4-3 shootout win over the host Red Lake Miners on Friday night, the Lakers followed that up with a hard-fought 3-2 road loss to […]
Staff A bye to the Winnipeg High School Football League playoff semifinals just wasn’t to be for the Muskie football team. The Maples Marauders scored four touchdowns en route to a 29-6 win over the black-and-gold last Wednesday afternoon in Winnipeg. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the […]
Staff It was a clean sweep for the Muskie court sport teams yesterday against the visiting Dryden Eagles at Fort High. In girls’ basketball action, the juniors improved to 7-1 with a 47-26 romp over the Eagles (6-2). Tatum Glowasky led the way with a 17-point performance while Ayiana Gagne […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country team had a superb showing at the NWOSSAA championships held at the Kamview Ski Trails in Thunder Bay yesterday. Fort High had 19 runners qualify for the all-Ontarios, which is slated for Nov. 2 in Sudbury. Alexia Gate and Leah Seguin finished 1-2 in the Midget […]
Staff The tough times unfortunately continued for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team last week. The Voyageurs, which includes former Muskies Hailee Barnard and Alex Spuzak, dropped their seventh straight match with a 3-0 decision to the host Central Lakes Raiders last Tuesday. The set scores were […]
