Staff It was a tough weekend for the Fort Frances Lakers as they lost a pair of games. The Thief River Falls Norskies used a three-goal third period to pull out a 4-1 win Saturday night while the Thunder Bay North Stars rallied for a 6-4 victory here the previous […]
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Staff It was a tough outing for three of the four Muskie court teams in NorWOSSA action Thursday afternoon in Dryden. Only the junior girls’ basketball squad managed to come home victorious after dumping the Eagles 46-26 to improve their league record to 6-1. Tatum Glowasky and Keisha DeBungie each […]
Staff Leaving points off of the board wasn’t an issue for the Muskie football team this time around. The fourth-ranked Muskies scored six touchdowns as they routed the fifth-ranked Maples Marauders 39-0 in their WHSFL quarter-final showdown Thursday afternoon at Fort High. After being intercepted early in the first quarter, […]
Jamie Mountain Getting better each and every time they take to the court still is the goal for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team. The Muskies saw some mixed results last week, including a hard-fought, five-set comeback win against the visiting Dryden Eagles last Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 16) before losing […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie cross-country team was spectacular yet again at the NWOSSAA championships held last Wednesday at the Kamview Ski Trails in Thunder Bay. Fort High qualified eight runners for the all-Ontarios, which are slated for Nov. 3 in Burlington, while all 13 Muskie runners improved on the times […]
Jamie Mountain It was a weekend of mixed results for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team at the annual Tiger Fall Classic tournament in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold compiled a 2-2 record at the tourney, bowing out in the consolation final on Saturday. The Muskies are slated to resume NorWOSSA […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers have shown they can hang with the best in the SIJHL but know they still have a lot to work to do. A four-goal effort from captain Nick Lucas helped the Lakers to a 6-4 win over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs last Tuesday […]
Jamie Mountain With the regular season in the books, the Muskie football team now is looking forward to the playoffs. The St. John’s Tigers (5-1), Elmwood Giants (5-1), and Churchill Bulldogs (4-2) all won their final games last week, meaning the Muskies (4-2) finished fourth in the WHSFL’s seven-team Currie […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 25-31: •Oct. 25–7:50 a.m. and 6:05 p.m. •Oct. 26–7:51 a.m. and 6:03 p.m. •Oct. 27–7:53 a.m. and 6:01 p.m. •Oct. 28–7:54 a.m. and 6 p.m. •Oct. 29–7:56 a.m. and 5:58 p.m. •Oct. 30–7:58 a.m. and 5:56 p.m. •Oct. 31–7:59 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain Compiling a 4-2 record in NorWOSSA play so far was nice for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team, but they wanted to prove themselves against some highly-skilled Thunder Bay teams. The Muskies did just that at the annual Tiger Fall Classic held Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay, […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams had “sweep” dreams last Wednesday afternoon against the visiting Ignace Falcons. The seniors gutted out a 25-18 win in the first set before taking the next two by scores of 25-16 and 25-17 to improve their record to […]
Press Release The SIJHL has unveiled the logo and ticket information for its 2018 all-star game and skills competition, which will be hosted by the Fort Frances Lakers on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Ice For Kids Arena. The skills event will get underway at 6 p.m., with the all-star […]
