Jamie Mountain A new season has brought with it a new experience for a local wrestler. Hudson Mann, who was born in Fort Frances but lived in International Falls, has moved to Annandale/Maple Lake, Mn. to fill out a heavyweight spot on the wrestling team there. Most recently, Mann competed […]
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Jamie Mountain With their original NorWOSSA regular-season opener against the Kenora Broncos rescheduled to Dec. 15, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was able to fine-tune its skills ahead of the season with a trio of scrimmage games Saturday in Warroad, Mn. Although the black-and-gold went 0-3 record, head coach Jordan […]
Staff A berth to the all-Ontarios just wasn’t to be for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team. The black-and-gold were swept by the Hammarskjold Vikings at the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship held Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay. It was dominant weekend for the hosts as they routed the Muskies 58-21 […]
Staff It’s going to be quite the test if the Fort Frances Lakers are to stay at or above the .500 mark over the next while. The Lakers found that out first-hand Friday night as the Red Lake Miners used a three-goal third period to earn a 5-1 win in […]
Press Release The SIJHL has announced the rosters for its upcoming all-star game and skills competition, which is slated for Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Ice For Kids Arena. The game once again will feature a Canada vs. U.S.A. format made up of players from both countries from the six […]
Staff Talk about opening with a bang. The Muskie girls’ hockey team used a four-goal performance from Issy Taylor to rout the Kenora Broncos 14-1 in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Jill Calder added a hat trick in the lopsided victory. It was […]
Jamie Mountain It appeared as though the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was close to putting a disappointing regular season behind them early in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday. But after claiming the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-15 against the top-ranked Kenora Broncos, things started […]
Jamie Mountain Acquired from the Red Lake Miners for a player development fee last Thursday, Owen Lee wasted little time in shining with his new squad. The 19-year-old scored twice and added two assists to help the Fort Frances Lakers earn a pair of victories over the weekend. “I think […]
Jamie Mountain Their head coach had the utmost confidence in them all season and they came through in the clutch. The second-seeded Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 victory over the top-ranked Dryden Eagles to claim NorWOSSA gold last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold dropped […]
Jamie Mountain They were the best team in the regular season and rightfully earned the bye to the NorWOSSA ‘A’ junior girls’ basketball final. And as it turns out, they were the best team between them and the host St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last week in Kenora. The Rainy River […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team may have lost three of four games to the top-ranked Dryden Eagles during the regular season but it wrote a new script in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday night. The second-seeded Muskies used a nine-point performance from Grace Petsnick to upset […]
Jamie Mountain They knew the target was squarely on their backs and that a talented Kenora Broncos’ team would be hungry to try to snatch the crown from them at the “Fish Tank.” But the top-ranked Muskie junior girls’ basketball team displayed the skills that had made them the top […]
