Staff The Muskie cross-country team blew away their NorWOSSA counterparts in the second meet of the season at the Evergreen Classic in Kenora on Thursday. Each Muskie runner posted a season-best pace time in their various races and the squad achieved multiple top-three finishes. The black-and-gold competed against the host […]
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Staff The four Muskie court sports teams saw some mixed results Tuesday in Kenora. The junior boys’ volleyball squad improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play with a straight-sets win (25-13, 25-22, and 25-11) over the Broncos. The senior girls’ basketball team (1-1) also was impressive in rolling to a 75-35 […]
Staff Unfortunately for the Muskie golf team, they won’t have any representatives at the NWOSSAA championships here next week. Fort High finished fourth as a team yet again in the NorWOSSA season-finale Tuesday in Red Lake, carding a combined total of 405 and missing out on qualifying for NWOSSAA this […]
Jamie Mountain They say defence wins championships but the Muskie football team also is finding out it can win you games early on in the season. A week after blanking the host Tec Voc Hornets 42-0, the black-and-gold’s defence came up huge yet again in a 14-8 victory over the […]
Press Release October is Healthy Workplace Month and the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting you to participate in our sixth-annual Workplace Wellness Challenge! Last year, 80 workplaces across the region, including 800 employees, took part in the challenge–and we hope to see even more in 2018. Many of us spend […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team didn’t let a loss the previous day get them down but instead went out and dominated at a one-day exhibition tournament in Dryden on Friday. After dropping a 51-41 overtime decision to the Eagles in their NorWOSSA season-opener Thursday afternoon here, the […]
From the OPP With hunting season underway, the Rainy River District OPP is reminding hunters that safety needs to be a first priority. There are a number of ways hunters can keep themselves, and those around them, safe. These include: •telling someone where you will be hunting and when you […]
Staff It appears–at least early on–as though the Fort Frances Lakers would like to put two-straight years of finishing fifth in the SIJHL standings behind them. The Lakers kicked off the 2018-19 regular season in impressive fashion over the weekend with pair of road wins. Kirk Coppock scored in overtime […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 27-Oct. 3: •Sept. 27–7:08 a.m. and 7 p.m. •Sept. 28–7:09 a.m. and 6:58 p.m. •Sept. 29–7:11 a.m. and 6:56 p.m. •Sept. 30–7:12 a.m. and 6:54 p.m. •Oct. 1–7:14 a.m. and 6:52 p.m. •Oct. 2–7:15 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. •Oct. 3–7:17 a.m. […]
Jamie Mountain Cracking the top 10 two years in a row was nice for Doug McBride and Steve Ballan. But they wanted a little more this time around. The district duo teamed up once again and mastered the waters of the Rainy River in claiming the 20th-annual Rainy River Walleye […]
Press Release On Nov. 26, there will be a better way for hunters and anglers across Ontario to get their Outdoors Cards and hunting and fishing licensing products. “The new fish and wildlife licensing service that we are launching in November will make getting outdoors easier for hunters and anglers,” […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie golf team were able to card some better scores at the second event of the NorWOSSA regular season last Thursday at the Beauty Bay course in Kenora but they’ll need some luck if they are to qualify for NWOSSAA here next week. The black-and-gold […]
