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 […]
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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 […]
Jamie Mountain With a league title under its belt, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team now is looking to prove its mettle against the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) at the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship, which runs this Friday and Saturday at Fort High. The winner advances to the all-Ontarios, which […]
Jamie Mountain To be the best, you have to beat the best–and that’s what the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team is focused on. The black-and-gold capped a wonderful season in NorWOSSA play with a championship crown as they beat the second-place Dryden Eagles 67-53 in the final Friday night in […]
Jamie Mountain The St. Thomas Aquinas Saints of Kenora took all four regular-season meetings against the Muskie girls’ hockey team but the black-and-gold are hoping the post-season proves to be a much different story. The third-place Muskies (8-7-0-1) opened their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series against the second-place Saints (14-2) yesterday […]
Staff The Northern Lights School of Skating had some of its skaters participate at the Kenora Futures STAR 1-4 event over the weekend, with great results. Rachel Ste Croix earned gold in STAR 2 Free Skate while also nabbing bronze in STAR 2 Elements. Lyla Moen nabbed silver in STAR […]
Jamie Mountain It truly is the “dog days” of the SIJHL regular season and it has had its effect on the Fort Frances Lakers. The undermanned Lakers weren’t able to keep up with the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars in a 5-0 loss here Friday night but rebounded with a […]
Staff Benton Ashworth scored twice to pace the Fort Frances DC Giants to a 6-4 win over the Fort Frances Armstrong Crushers on Sunday morning in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Novice tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena. Kolton Joyce opened the scoring for […]
Staff The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program from International Falls had a number of its members compete in another state qualifier in Bemidji, Mn. on Sunday. Placings there included Pre-Kindergarten wrestlers Brantley Herbert and Victor Schermerhorn in third while Jace Krueger took fourth. First-grader George Boe took third while Jenika […]
Jamie Mountain At this rate, the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team is starting to look like a dynasty. The black-and-gold capped an undefeated season with a 3-0 sweep of the second-place Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final Friday afternoon in Kenora. It also was the second-straight league title for the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to earn a split in their home games over the weekend. The undermanned Lakers weren’t able to keep up with the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars in a 5-0 loss Friday night but then rebounded with a big 6-2 win over the visiting […]
