Jamie Mountain Steady improvement and a desire to succeed is what any coach hopes to see from their team over the course of the season. The Muskie track-and-field team has done that in spades so far this season and took another giant leap in their development at the Last Chance […]
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Staff You could say the Big Grassy Lynx bit a chunk out of the Fort Frances Mud Dogs. The Lynx jumped all over Mud Dogs’ starter Jodie Hood en-route to a 12-run first inning and never looked back in a 21-12 romp in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ soccer team set two goals for themselves heading into this season. The first was to clinch a first-place bye to the NorWOSSA final and the second was to advance to OFSAA. Fort High has already accomplished the former, dispatching both the Kenora Broncos and host […]
Staff Another meet led to another plethora of excellent finishes for the Muskie track-and-field team last week. The black-and-gold competed hard and made its mark at the Last Chance Invite varsity meet held in Baudette, Mn. on Thursday. The Muskies finished 1-2 in the boys’ 100m dash, with Carson Noga […]
Staff It was another near perfect day for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer team at the second slate of NorWOSSA games in Dryden yesterday. The boys’ squad won both of their games against the Kenora Broncos and host Eagles to improve their league-best record to 4-0. The Muskies have […]
Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL, in partnership with Hockey Northwestern Ontario, wrapped up the initial staging of the HNO U15 development camp held in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Close to 80 participants from across northwestern Ontario took part with the players placed on four teams, named after the […]
Jamie Mountain Having a chance to medal is right where the Muskie girls’ soccer team wanted to be over the weekend. They fell just short of that goal, falling 2-0 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the bronze-medal game of the Broncos Challenge Cup tournament on Saturday afternoon in […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been another great start to the season for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. After defeating both the visiting Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos by a combined 7-0 total in the NorWOSSA season-opening games last Wednesday, the black-and-gold kept that momentum rolling as they battled to a third-place […]
Staff It started out as a promising night offensively for the Manitou T-Birdies. One half-inning changed all of that. Manitou scored two runs in the top of the first inning but were shut out over the next six as the Fort Frances Her-icanes powered their way to a comeback 19-2 […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a good start to the season for the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams and they’ll be looking to keep that momentum going heading into today’s and tomorrow’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ games in Red Lake. After starting the season with a pair of home wins […]
Jamie Mountain It was another excellent outing for the Muskie track-and-field team at a dual meet in Dryden last Thursday. The black-and-gold were able to rack up a plethora of medals and gain some valuable experience before the season heads into the NWOSSAA championships. “Our dual meet with Dryden on […]
Jamie Mountain Full bellies and lighter wallets, all in the name of conservation. The 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited (DU) banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club was an enjoyable endeavour for all once again. About 200 people packed the local rink to help raise roughly $32,000 […]
