Staff The best and brightest that the local fastball leagues had to offer this season were celebrated Saturday night as the men’s and women’s leagues held their combined awards banquet at the Stratton Recreation Centre. Travis Tom, with the back-to-back Rainy River District Fastball League champion Fort Frances Braves, was […]
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Jamie Mountain Losing is tough and no team ever wants to go through the range of emotions after suffering a defeat. It’s even tougher when you’re a basketball team and lose on a buzzer-beater after fighting back from a late seven-point deficit. But such was the case for the Muskie […]
Staff Steve Arpin capped the inaugural Americas Rallycross (ARX) season by placing third in the World Rallycross USA held over the weekend at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Tex. Scott Speed of Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross claimed the title while teammate Tanner Foust did all he could in the last […]
Jamie Mountain It is one day to rule them all. That was the mindset of the Muskie golf team ahead of the NWOSSAA championships yesterday at Kitchen Creek here (outcomes weren’t known as of press time). No previous season scores count at NWOSSAA, meaning anything can happen if you get […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams have gotten off to much different starts early on in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season. The senior squad roared out of the gate in winning both of its road matches last week against the Pelican Falls Timberwolves and […]
Jamie Mountain The black-and-gold have been beating their opponents “black-and-blue” on the gridiron over the last few weeks–and it’s a trend they hope continues. The Muskies roared to their third-straight win Friday afternoon with a 41-0 rout of the host Lorette Scorpions, improving their WHSFL record to 3-1 in the […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 4-10: •Oct. 4–7:18 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. •Oct. 5–7:20 a.m. and 6:43 p.m. •Oct. 6–7:21 a.m. and 6:41 p.m. •Oct. 7–7:22 a.m. and 6:39 p.m. •Oct. 8–7:24 a.m. and 6:37 p.m. •Oct. 9–7:25 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. •Oct. 10–7:27 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team is showing game-by-game that it is a force to be reckoned with this season. The black-and-gold improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play with a sweep of the host Kenora Broncos last Tuesday (Sept. 25). Set scores were 25-13, 25-22, and 25-11. “Our […]
Jamie Mountain With how successful the Muskie cross-country team has been so far this season, it’s no wonder they’re ready for a new challenge. After blowing away their NorWOSSA counterparts last Thursday at the Evergreen Classic in Kenora, when each runner posted a season-best pace time in their various races […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team has made quite the statement lately. After dominating at a one-day exhibition tournament in Dryden back on Sept. 21, scoring 50-plus points each game while going a perfect 4-0, the black-and-gold kept that momentum going last Tuesday in NorWOSSA play against the […]
Staff Saturday night’s outcome may not have turned out in their favour but taking three of four games to start the season still is commendable. After claiming their home-opener 6-5 against the Minnesota Iron Rangers on a late goal by Noah Loveday on Friday night, the Lakers fell 5-3 to […]
Staff The Muskie football team is looking like the one to beat this season in the WHSFL’s seven-team Currie Division (‘A’). A 41-0 crushing of the host Lorette Scorpions on Friday afternoon gave the black-and-gold (3-1) their third-straight win. The Muskies now sit in a three-way tie atop the division […]
