Staff Four local bowlers have qualified for the P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial championships next month in Thunder Bay. Rich Walton and Rob Paterson combined for a +231 total to snag top spot over 14 other duos in the Hi-Lo Doubles portion of the zone round held Saturday and Sunday […]
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Jamie Mountain It was a complete team effort by the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team over the weekend. The black-and-gold went a perfect 7-0 en route to winning gold at the “Winter Blast” tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos on Friday and Saturday. Head coach Bob Kowal lauded each of […]
Jamie Mountain Home ice suits the Muskie girls’ curling rink just fine. The squad–comprised of Ashley Payne, Andrea Schram, Jillian Cousineau, and Katrina Slomke–went 4-0 en route to finishing atop their division at the NorWOSSA qualifier held Sunday and Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. After beating the St. […]
Jamie Mountain Sometimes the best thing to do is just move one. After the weekend they had, that’s probably the best course of action for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. The black-and-gold went 1-0-1 in Pool ‘B’ play before losing both playoff games in the Boston Pizza Division at the […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s aim is to get better each and every time out on the court. So far, so good. The black-and-gold compiled a 3-1 record en route to snaring the bronze medal at the Falcon Invitational tournament over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “We […]
Jamie Mountain You can’t take any opponent lightly and the Muskie girls’ hockey team made sure not to do that over the weekend. The Muskies downed the Sioux Lookout Warriors by a combined 26-1 in a pair of road games to improve their NorWOSSA record to 4-5-0-1. Head coach Chris […]
Jamie Mountain You can’t win them all but the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team tried its best to do so. The black-and-gold claimed the silver medal at the “Winter Blast” tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos with a hard-fought, three-set loss in Saturday’s final to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints […]
Jamie Mountain If you’ve been itching to get out on the snowmobile trails, this weekend is a great time to do it. The Borderland Snowmobile Club will be holding its first “poker run” of the season on Saturday from Fort Frances to Emo. Registration is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the […]
Jamie Mountain It was another loss in the end but you can’t fault the effort. The Fort Frances Lakers played their best game after the Christmas break but ultimately came up on the short end of a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night […]
Staff It was a great day on the trails for the Muskie Nordic skiing team last Wednesday in Kenora. The nine-member contingent all clocked impressive times at the Mount Evergreen Classic, which was the first race of the NorWOSSA season. Emma Toriseva and Kayli Machura finished 1-2 in the junior […]
Jamie Mountain The end of the regular season is quickly approaching and the Rainy River Owls’ court teams will be looking to end on a high note. The junior boys’ basketball squad came up on the wrong end of a 57-47 score to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) […]
Staff It was an impressive weekend for the Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams. The juniors went undefeated en route to winning gold at the “Winter Blast” tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos on Friday and Saturday. The Muskies won each of their round-robin matches in straight sets in […]
