Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team was hoping to finish off the regular season strong. Mission accomplished. The Owls won two of their three matches last week to finish the NorWOSSA ‘A’ season with a 6-2 record and earn a playoff berth–the lone RRHS squad to […]
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Jamie Mountain A two-week exam break may be just what the doctor ordered for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. It’s been a rough go of late for the black-and-gold, who lost 6-2 to the host Dryden Eagles on Thursday night and then were dumped 7-1 by the host International Falls […]
Jamie Mountain Being on the same page with your teammates is critical for any team’s success–and it’s something the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad prides itself on. The Muskies used excellent teamwork to snag a pair of victories over the visiting Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos last week that improved […]
Staff The Gillons’ Sharks had the best showing among the local teams playing in the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament. They wound up claiming the bronze medal after doubling the Dryden Leafs 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. Kale Henttonen opened the […]
Staff Local figure skaters with the Northern Lights School of Skating put in great performances at the annual “Ice Box Competition” held Sunday in International Falls. In the PRE-STARSKATE level, Emilie Jewell participated in her very first competition and earned third place in Basic Elements 2 Group ‘B’ and second […]
Jamie Mountain The end of the regular season quickly is approaching and the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team has made it clear they are the squad to beat in NorWOSSA. Fort High earned a pair of four-set home wins over the Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos last week that improved […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team has played plenty of games since returning from the Christmas break–and overcome many of the challenges thrown its way. The black-and-gold won all three games they played last week, which included a narrow road victory in Dryden on Thursday night before romping over […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers haven’t made it tough enough on their opponents in many of their games this season–and that’s something that will have to change with the SIJHL playoffs just a few months away. Despite a solid effort in thumping the last-place Minnesota Iron Rangers by an […]
Jamie Mountain Team Beaudry was all business last week. The rink–comprised of Kim Beaudry (skip), Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead)–went a perfect 5-0 en route to claiming the title at the senior men’s and women’s provincials held last Wednesday through Sunday in Thunder Bay. They […]
Staff Grace Bragg, Emma Erickson, and Taylor Sears each scored twice to pace the host International Falls Broncos to a 7-1 rout of the Muskie girls’ hockey team last night to earn a split of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series. Fort High had claimed the opener with a […]
Staff It was a tale of two very different games for the Fort Frances Lakers over the weekend here. The squad rolled to a 8-1 rout of the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers on Friday night but then fell 5-2 to the Thief River Falls Norskies the following night at the […]
Staff Three of the four Muskie court teams came away with wins here Thursday afternoon against the Kenora Broncos. Both the junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams earned four-set victories to improve their league-best records to an identical 7-0 and clinch top spot heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs. The juniors […]
