Jamie Mountain They played all season to earn this shot and they were hoping to make the most of it. Both the Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams capped off impressive regular seasons with wins last Tuesday against the visiting Kenora Broncos–and were excited at the prospect of winning […]
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Jamie Mountain The first game action of the season can be unnerving for any team–and the Muskie girls’ hockey squad isn’t exempt from those feelings. But any bouts of nervousness quickly faded away over the weekend as the black-and-gold compiled a 2-1 record at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase […]
Jamie Mountain Things appeared to be going well for the Fort Frances Lakers heading into Saturday night’s showdown against the Thief River Falls Norskies at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers had snapped a three-game losing streak last Wednesday with a 4-3 shootout win over the host Norskies, then […]
Jamie Mountain A season’s worth of hard work and dedication paid off for eight members of the Muskie cross-country team as they took part in the OFSAA championships in Hamilton on Saturday. Although none of them were able to add a provincial title to their already-impressive season, head coach John […]
Staff The local Cyclone swim club racked up 53 medals at the season-opening meet hosted by the Dryden Dolphins over the weekend. On the boys’ side, Gabe Gunderson took home five medals in the age 13-and-up division. That included gold in the 25m back (21.84) and bronze in each of […]
Staff They had a great season but a championship just wasn’t to be in the end. The Muskie football team battled hard but ultimately fell just short in a 31-30 semi-final loss to the Elmwood Giants in WHSFL playoff action Thursday in Winnipeg. After the top-ranked Giants had built a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to snap a three-game losing skid last week but couldn’t turn that into an extended winning streak over the weekend. The Lakers blanked the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-0 on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena to win their second in a […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country team capped a banner season with a good showing at the OFSAA championships in Hamilton on Saturday. As a team, the junior girls’ squad finished 25th out of 38 schools with a combined time of 1:36:34–good enough for a score of 655. Glebe CI (Ottawa) finished […]
Staff The Muskie court teams did a pretty good job of defending home court Tuesday afternoon as they closed out their NorWOSSA regular-season action against the Kenora Broncos. The junior girls’ basketball squad cruised to a 29-19 win over the Broncos (3-4) to finish the season in first place with […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers blew a three-goal lead before hanging on to edge the Thief River Falls Norskies 4-3 in a shootout last night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The victory avenged a 4-1 loss to the Norskies there Saturday night as the fourth-place Lakers improved their SIJHL record […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 1-7: •Nov. 1–8:01 a.m. and 5:53 p.m. •Nov. 2–8:02 a.m. and 5:51 p.m. •Nov. 3–8:04 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. •Nov. 4–7:05 a.m. and 4:48 p.m. •Nov. 5–7:07 a.m. and 4:47 p.m. •Nov. 6–7:09 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. •Nov. 7–7:10 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain With the way they’ve played this season, NorWOSSA gold more than likely is in the near future for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team. The Muskies dumped the host Dryden Eagles 46-26 on Thursday afternoon to improve their league record to 6-1. “I was happy that we got […]
