Jamie Mountain While the weather may have been nasty on Friday, Christian Armstrong and Mark Nault were crafting their own perfect storm out on the waters of Rainy River over the weekend. Nault, who is originally from Rainy River but now lives in Dryden, and Armstrong teamed up for an […]
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Jamie Mountain The defending champs looked every bit like their dominant selves from a year ago in their first match last Tuesday. The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team dispatched the host Kenora Broncos with a 3-0 sweep in the NorWOSSA season-opener for both teams. “Overall I was impressed by our […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team played a ton of basketball last week and have been impressive to start the season. After defeating the host Kenora Broncos 26-14 in the NorWOSSA season-opener last Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Muskies compiled a 2-2 record at a one-day tournament hosted by […]
Press Release As Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in May in Portage la Prairie, Man., Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, has announced that Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship will return to its original name–the Centennial Cup–starting in 2020. The […]
Jamie Mountain Lloyd Stansell has had a long and distinguished career as an ice-maker and recently was in Fort Frances to lend his wealth of knowledge at the local curling club as they prepare to get the ice ready for another great season. Widely considered a legend and innovator in […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers lost a valued member of their hockey family this spring and it was almost as if her spirit was shining down on the team over the weekend. On the same night they honoured the memory of Karen Angus in a touching pre-game ceremony ahead […]
Jamie Mountain You couldn’t ask for a better start to the season. The defending NorWOSSA champion Muskie senior girls’ basketball team made an emphatic early statement as they cruised to a 52-17 rout of the Broncos in the season-opener last Tuesday in Kenora. Muskie coach Gord McCabe said that the […]
Jamie Mountain With the return of fall comes the return of the high school cross-country running season. This year’s edition of the Muskies has been hard work in preparation for the NorWOSSA season, which officially kicks off today with the SSSAA Time Trials in Thunder Bay. Members of the black-and-gold […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers couldn’t have asked for much of a better start to the SIJHL season. The Lakers routed the Thief River Falls Norskies 8-2 in their home-opener on Friday night before following that up the next night with a comeback 3-2 overtime victory on the road to […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team played well and came away with a 2-2 record at a one-day tournament hosted by the Dryden Eagles on Friday. After winning their NorWOSSA season-opener against the host Kenora Broncos by a 26-14 count last Tuesday, the Muskies again dispatched them in the […]
Staff The second time was the charm for the Muskie football team. Fort High was able to pull away in the second half as they cruised to a 50-25 romp over the Neelin Spartans in Winnipeg High School Football League action last Thursday afternoon in Winnipeg. It was the first […]
Staff Another NorWOSSA season officially is underway and it was an impressive start for the Muskie court sport teams. Three of the four squads came away with wins in the season-opener on Tuesday against the host Kenora Broncos. In girls’ basketball action, the juniors dumped the Broncos 26-14. Tatum Glowasky […]
