Staff There will be one more local rink competing at the U18 curling provincials here next month. The Ashley Payne rink of Fort Frances went 3-1 at the last-chance West Qualifier in Kakabeka Falls on Friday and Saturday to earn a berth to the provincials that will be hosted by […]
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Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team knows it will have to be a lot more disciplined moving forward. For now, though, the squad is going to enjoy advancing to another league final. Matt Spence scored twice to pace the Muskies to a narrow 5-4 win over the fourth-place Saint […]
Jamie Mountain After not winning a single game against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) during the regular season, the Muskie girls’ hockey team was the author of a new story in its best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series last week. The third-seeded Muskies claimed the series 2-1 with a 6-4 road […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team had the “Fish Tank” rocking over the weekend. The black-and-gold swept the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship against the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) held at Fort High and now advance to the all-Ontarios slated for March 4-6 in Amherstburg. Fort High beat the Falcons […]
Staff Alex Gartzke netted a hat trick to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 6-4 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in Kenora yesterday afternoon in the third-and-deciding game of the NorWOSSA semi-final series. The third-ranked Muskies now advance to the best-of-three NorWOSSA final against the top-ranked […]
Staff Matt Spence scored twice to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a narrow 5-4 win over the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints in Kenora in Game 2 of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series Thursday afternoon. With with win, the top-ranked Muskies swept the series and now advance to face […]
Staff Defenceman Ryan Brandt had a season-high four assists, while forward Cameron Coutre tallied twice and set up two others, to pace the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs to an 8-2 romp over the Fort Frances Lakers last night. The fourth-place Ice Dogs (24-17-4-2) stormed out to a 4-0 lead […]
Staff For the first time all season, there were three lopsided wins in the regular-season finale of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League on Tuesday night at Fort High. Some of those weren’t really wins, however, as the trend of low turnouts and forfeit games continued. That being said, there […]
Staff Jill Calder scored the winner with 17.7 seconds left in overtime to lift a determined Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 4-3 win over the host Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints in Kenora on Tuesday afternoon in the opener of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final. The third-seeded Muskies had lost all […]
Staff The league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars used a six-goal barrage in second period to roll to a 8-1 romp over the Fort Frances Lakers on Tuesday night at the Fort William Gardens. Fort Frances, which only had 13 skaters in its lineup, opened the scoring near the four-minute mark […]
Staff Sheldon Kelly scored the eventual winner with 3:40 left in the third period to send the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 6-3 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the opener of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Mikel […]
Jamie Mountain It will be all systems go for the Muskie boys’ hockey team as they open the NorWOSSA playoffs tonight. The black-and-gold head into the post-season as the top seed after finishing the regular season with a 12-3 record. The Muskies were slated to host the fifth-place Dryden Eagles […]
