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 […]
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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 […]
Jamie Mountain A wave of new changes has swept over the Muskie girls’ hockey team heading into this season. The roster features just four returning players while the team also has a new coaching staff, which will be led by Chris Sinclair. Todd Hamilton decided to step down as head […]
Staff The first instalment of the Northern Cup Squash Challenge is now in the books between Sioux Lookout and the local Sunset Country Squash Club. The challenge features ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ and ‘D’ players facing off for five total games each, with total points being the winning decision–much like golf’s […]
Ryan PyetteLondon Free Press Nobody is shocked Cole Tymkin is leading the London Knights in penalty minutes one month into the OHL season. But scoring? The rough-and-tumble forward didn’t realize it himself until a bunch of his teammates pointed it out to him in the dressing room this week. His […]
Jamie Mountain If you’ve never been to a high school basketball game, or haven’t been to one in a while, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team has played in some very entertaining ones so far and would love more support from the community. That’s the message head coach Gord McCabe […]
Jamie Mountain There are ups and downs to every hockey season, with the Fort Frances Lakers having experienced the latter recently. The squad is in the midst of a three-game losing skid after dropping a pair of games over the weekend. The Thief River Falls Norskies used a big third […]
Jamie Mountain It was an admittedly tough day for both the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams last Thursday in Dryden. Both squads lost their matches against the host Eagles and will be aiming to regroup as quickly as possible before the NorWOSSA playoffs set for next Tuesday (Nov. […]
Jamie Mountain A new curling season is upon us and the Team Bonot rink is more than ready to roll. 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 Thunder Bay (second), the squad is representing […]
Jamie Mountain The four Rainy River Owls’ court teams saw some mixed results in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action at RRHS on Monday afternoon. The senior boys’ volleyball squad lost 3-1 to the Atikokan Voyageurs to see their league record fall to 4-3. After dropping the first set 17-25, the Owls fought […]
Jamie Mountain Fresh off an impressive 39-0 quarter-final victory over the Maples Marauders here Thursday afternoon, the Muskie football team now is ready for its next challenge. That comes tomorrow when the fourth-seeded black-and-gold are slated to battle the top-ranked Elmwood Giants in a WHSFL semi-final showdown at 5 p.m. […]
