Jamie Mountain Team Jackson is ready to show what it can do on a national stage. The rink–which includes locals Kathie Jackson (skip), Michelle McFayden (lead), Jacquee Loerzel (second), Leanne Eluik (third), and Teresa McFayden (fifth)–went 6-0 en route to nabbing the title with a 9-4 triumph over Lisa Wilson […]
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Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 15-21: •Nov. 15–7:23 a.m. and 4:34 p.m. •Nov. 16–7:24 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:27 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:29 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:30 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 21–7:32 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain A new season brings new hope for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. The black-and-gold were denied an 11th-straight trip to OFSAA last season when they lost 4-3 in double-overtime to the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the third-and-deciding game of the NorWOSSA final here back in March. It was […]
Jamie Mountain They almost played the role of underdogs to perfection but came up just short in the end. The third-seeded Rainy River Owls’ senior boys’ volleyball team battled hard but just couldn’t muster up enough to take down the second-ranked Atikokan Voyageurs in a heart-breaking five-set loss in the […]
Staff Talk about capping a successful weekend in style. Callum McCormick’s hat trick helped the Emo Express Green roll to a 4-1 win over the West End Bruins in the gold-medal game of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
Jamie Mountain A return trip to the worlds just wasn’t in the cards for Team Bonot at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship last week in Winnipeg. The squad–comprised of Stratton-born siblings Trevor Bonot (skip) and Jackie McCormick (third), along with fellow Stratton native Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk (lead) and Mike McCarville of […]
Staff A new face helped the Fort Frances Lakers secure four valuable points in the SIJHL standings as they won both of their games over the weekend. After being acquired from the Red Lake Miners on Thursday for a player development fee, forward Owen Lee played a key role in […]
Staff Talk about a banner day for the Muskie court sports teams. The junior and senior girls’ basketball teams, as well as the junior boys’ volleyball squad, all came away with NorWOSSA gold on Tuesday at Fort High. The top-ranked junior hoopsters rolled to a 39-25 win over the second-seeded […]
Jamie Mountain They may have finished with the same record but the Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams had much different conclusions in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular-season finale last Wednesday afternoon at RRHS. Both squads wound up at 5-3 after defeating the visiting Red Lake Rams but […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior girls’ basketball teams have battled hard and shown good resilience so far this season. That was exemplified even further in their wins over the visiting Red Lake Rams in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular-season finale last Wednesday afternoon. The juniors romped to […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie football team showed all season a never-say-die, never-give-up attitude–and that was much the same in their semi-final loss to the top-ranked Elmwood Giants last Thursday in Winnipeg. A fourth-quarter touchdown proved to be the difference as the Giants outlasted the Muskies by a narrow 31-30 margin. […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a tale of two different seasons for the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams, but the latter was hoping that anything could happen in the playoffs. Both squads hosted NorWOSSA semi-final matches yesterday, with the juniors downing the Kenora Broncos 3-1 while the seniors earned […]
