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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
