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 […]
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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 […]
Staff The second week of Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action featured plenty of great matchups on Thursday night at Fort High. In the early game, the BDO Ballerz squared off against the Muskies. This contest was tight from beginning to end, with BDO (2-0) relying on the post-up game […]
Staff The Muskie football team will get another crack at the Maples Marauders. The third-ranked Muskies routed the last-place Neelin Spartans 47-9 in WHSFL Currie Division (‘A’) quarterfinal playoff action on Thursday afternoon at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. With the win, the black-and-gold advance to the CanadInns Bowl semifinals, […]
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 […]
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 […]
