Staff No Diggity racked up the maximum nine points available in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last Tuesday night. They claimed straight-set wins over Calm Yo Tips twice before ending the night with a sweep of Bumping Uglies. Serves You Right was also perfect with straight-sets wins over both […]
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Staff It’s always nice to come away with some hardware, which both Muskie girls’ basketball teams were able to do over the weekend at the annual Tiger Fall Classic tournament in Thunder Bay. Both the juniors and seniors claimed bronze at the tourney, battling hard and representing Fort High well […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country team has served notice that they are a huge threat this NorWOSSA season. The 30-member contingent that Fort High sent to the annual Evergreen Classic meet in Kenora on Thursday ran strongly and each athlete finished within the top 20 of their respective race. For the […]
Staff Jack Lane had a pair of power-play goals while Nick Swain and MacKenzie Flett both had three-point nights as the Fort Frances Lakers dumped the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 6-2 Friday night in SIJHL action at Dryden’s Memorial Arena. Jaxon Krupa knocked in his first SIJHL goal on a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers rode a spectacular 62-save performance from goalie Alex Bugeja to a 3-1 win over the expansion Wisconsin Lumberjacks last night at the Spooner Civic Center. Although they were outshot 18-12 in the first period, it was the Lakers (3-2) who picked up the first three […]
Staff Tanner Foust became the new Americas Rallycross (ARX) Championship leader after a thrilling victory in the ARX of Austin at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on Saturday afternoon. Loenbro Motorsports’ Steve Arpin, who is from Fort Frances, started on the third row of the final after a […]
Staff It was nearly another sweep for the Muskie court sport teams yesterday against the visiting Kenora Broncos. In girls’ basketball action, the Muskie juniors improved to 4-0 with a 33-16 win over the Broncos (1-3). Grace Smith led all scorers with 10 points while Ayiana Gagne chipped in with […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team was on the wrong end of the scoresheet once again in their lone match last week. RRCC (3-14 overall, 1-7 in the conference) lost its second match in a row with a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the visiting […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Birch Point Camp help its annual one-day bass tournament. Forty six teams competed this year. Placing first place was the team of Dan Tucker and Jason Cain, who took home $3,000. Second place was won by by the father-son duo of Leroy and Mike Wilson, who pocketed […]
Staff Hockey is a sport for everyone and the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association is hosting an Esso Fun Days program this Saturday. Esso Fun Days will run from 9-11 a.m. at the ’52 Canadians Arena is a free program for girls interested in trying out the sport for the […]
Jamie Mountain The black-and-gold could be seeing a lot more gold this season if its first race of the NorWOSSA season was any indication of what’s to come. The Muskie cross-country running team shone brightly with many great performances at the season-opening SSSAA Time Trials in Thunder Bay last Wednesday. […]
Jamie Mountain Much like the other three Muskie court sport teams, the senior boys’ volleyball squad had a busy week last week with a pair of NorWOSSA games but they also travelled and played at the annual Kenora Invitational Tournament over the weekend. The Muskies played hard and ultimately came […]
