Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team continues to get the job done in NorWOSSA play but head coach Gord McCabe knows the road ahead will be no easy task. A 63-29 romp over the Kenora Broncos on Thursday afternoon helped Fort High improve its league-leading record to 3-1, […]
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Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 11-17: •Oct. 11–7:28 a.m. and 6:31 p.m. •Oct. 12–7:30 a.m. and 6:29 p.m. •Oct. 13–7:31 a.m. and 6:27 p.m. •Oct. 14–7:33 a.m. and 6:25 p.m. •Oct. 15–7:34 a.m. and 6:23 p.m. •Oct. 16–7:36 a.m. and 6:21 p.m. •Oct. 17–7:37 a.m. and […]
Staff It’s been some trying times of late for former Muskie Chelsea Kabatay and the rest of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team. The Voyageurs lost a tough five-set battle to the host Hibbing CC Cardinals last Wednesday night to drop their fifth-straight match. The set scores […]
Jamie Mountain The Red Lake Miners have proven to be a tough challenge for the Fort Frances Lakers over the last few seasons–and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. The Miners have been one of the hottest teams in the SIJHL of late, winning three-straight to sit in third-place […]
Jamie Mountain To say the Muskie football team has been impressive this season would be a massive understatement. A 17-7 win over the Maples Marauders here Thursday afternoon gave the Muskies (4-1) their fourth-straight win and the very real possibility of finishing atop the WHSFL’s seven-team Currie Division (‘A’) by […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to put any thoughts of going on an early-season slide to bed Saturday night. After dropping a second-straight game Friday night by a 4-2 score to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies, the Lakers rebounded in a big way with a 5-0 shutout […]
Staff Talk about a day of Muskie dominance. All four court sports teams came away victorious against the visiting Kenora Broncos on Thursday afternoon at Fort High. The senior boys’ volleyball squad nabbed its first win of the season to improve to 1-3 in NorWOSSA play. They downed the visitors […]
Staff The Muskie football team has been a well-oiled machine this season and rolled to their fourth-straight win Thursday afternoon with a 17-7 victory over the Maples Marauders in WHSFL action at Fort High. After a scoreless first half in which both quarterbacks threw interceptions, the Muskies (4-1) opened the […]
Staff The season officially has come to a close for the Muskie golf team. Neither Aiden Wielinga nor Mikel Ward were able to qualify for OFSAA at the NWOSSAA championships held Tuesday at Kitchen Creek. Ward carded a 93 while Wielinga shot a 107 to finish 20th and 36th, respectively, […]
Staff It was a successful day for two of the four Muskie court sports teams Tuesday in Dryden. Both the senior and junior girls’ basketball teams came away victorious while both boys’ volleyball squads stumbled. The senior hoopsters led the host Eagles 32-27 at halftime before cruising to a 63-51 […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers have started the season strong in winning three of their first four games, but playing a more physical brand of hockey is something head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is hoping his squad will adapt to. Fort Frances (3-1-0-0) won its home-opener 6-5 […]
Jamie Mountain It was monkey see, monkey do last week for both the Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior girls’ basketball teams. Both squads defeated the host Pelican Falls Timberwolves and Sioux Lookout Warriors to start the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season with identical 2-0 records. The senior hoopsters opened play […]
