Staff The Muskie court teams did a great job of defending home court Tuesday afternoon against the Dryden Eagles. Both the junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads came away victorious to improve to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play. The juniors won in straight sets (25-8, 25-12, and 25-22) while the seniors […]
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Jamie Mountain The more you work at something, the more you get better at it. At least, that’s what the Muskie girls’ hockey team is hoping. The black-and-gold came out on the wrong side of a 5-4 shootout loss to the host Dryden Eagles on Thursday night that saw their […]
Staff It was a weekend full of impressive performances by local swimmers at the Northwest Narwhal’s Massaro Construction LTD Invitational swim meet held Dec. 1-2 at the Lakehead University pool in Thunder Bay. Sarah Rittau, a member of the local Cyclone Swim Club, medalled in all nine of her events […]
Jamie Mountain Former NHL star Theoren Fleury was in Rainy River District on Thursday to host a workshop entitled “Reflections on Healing and Trauma, a One-Day Conversation with Theo Fleury” held at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Fleury perhaps is best-known for his time on the ice. But away from the […]
Jamie Mountain They did not get off to the start they wanted but there still is a lot of season left for the Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams. Both squads lost their NorWOSSA season-openers last Tuesday against the host Kenora Broncos and were looking to rebound this week. […]
Jamie Mountain What a way to kick off the season. The Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams came away with impressive wins in their NorWOSSA regular-season openers last Tuesday against the host Kenora Broncos. The juniors swept the Broncos in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-17, and 28-26. […]
Jamie Mountain Losing streaks can test the morale of any team and the Fort Frances Lakers are happy to put their most recent one behind them. A Chase Robideau goal 13:40 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers beat the visiting Red Lake Miners 5-3 […]
Jamie Mountain Getting to showcase his talents among some of the best youth football players across the country is an experience Jaykob Ryll will never forget. The Grade 12 student at Fort High, who played centre for the Muskie football team this past season, was chosen as one of 70 […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team definitely has nothing to hang its head about. Fort High went 3-0-1 before falling 3-1 to the Morris Mavericks in the ‘B’-side final at the annual Victoria Inns tournament in Brandon, Man. held Friday through Sunday. Carson Noga opened the scoring early in […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Dec. 13-19: •Dec. 13–7:58 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 14–7:59 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 15–8 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 16–8 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 17–8:01 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 18–8:02 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 19–8:02 a.m. and […]
Lillian Pearson (Fort Frances) and Colette Cameron (Noelville, Ont.) won the $100 up for grabs for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River Distrit Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Nov. 25-Dec. 1 were Judi Jarvis (Atikokan), Bryan Kelly (Devlin), Betty Leitner (Atikokan), […]
Staff Their comeback attempt fell short in the end but the Muskie girls’ hockey team showed great resilience in a 5-4 shootout loss to the host Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action Thursday night. After Dryden (4-1) had taken a 2-0 lead early in the first period, Savannah McGinnis fired home […]
