Staff The Dryden Eagles will be glad to get a little break from playing the Muskies. Taylor Croswell scored twice to lead Fort High to a 3-0 victory Monday night in Dryden that improved their NorWOSSA record to 11-0-1. The black-and-gold had blanked the Eagles 1-0 in the teams’ previous […]
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From the MNRF Spot something unusual the last time you were out enjoying the outdoors? Notice someone not doing their part as a responsible resource user? Now there’s a way to help–by accessing a new online tool that aims to reduce and deter natural resource offences. The Ministry of Natural […]
Jamie Mountain It will be a day she won’t soon forget. Kelly Lyons had her talent on full display at the Alderwood Teddy Bares Masters Swim Club’s 43rd-annual swim meet held Jan. 21 in Etobicoke. The Fort native–who now resides in Toronto where she works as an associate professor at […]
Jamie Mountain To say the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team wowed in Kenora over the weekend would be an understatement. The squad won all three of its games in convincing fashion en route to capturing the Kenora Invitational Tournament title. Fort High opened play Friday with a 44-8 romp over […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a challenge, to say the least, for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team so far this NorWOSSA season. Fielding a team with only 10 players on the roster is tough enough–and recent injuries have made things even muddier. But coach Duane Roen has been pleased with […]
Jamie Mountain It’s not how you start but how you finish. That’s the best way to describe how the weekend unfolded for the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians at their annual home tournament. After dropping their first two games, the Canadians stormed back with three-straight wins to claim the six-team […]
Jamie Mountain The atmosphere was electric last night at the Ice For Kids Arena but the Muskie boys’ hockey team couldn’t capitalize on it. Playing in front of a large contingent of their raucous faithful, the International Falls Broncos skated to a 2-1 exhibition win over the black-and-gold in the […]
Jamie Mountain It was an impressive weekend for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team in Kenora over the weekend. The squad won all three of its games en route to the Kenora Invitational Tournament title. The black-and-gold opened play Friday with a 44-8 romp over Whitefish Bay, who were filling […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers must have had their recent disappointments still fresh in mind when they laced up against the host Thief River Falls Norskies on Saturday night. After suffering a 7-1 rout to the Norskies here last Tuesday, the Lakers exacted some revenge on the SIJHL leaders […]
Staff Take A Hit and the Volley Llamas both garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. How I Set Your Mother and Gillons’ were right behind with five each. Scared Hitless and Duck and Dive both nabbed four points while Safe Sets and […]
Jamie Mountain Arctic Cat fought hard throughout but came out on the wrong side of the scoresheet once again in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. Coming into the final game of the night at the bottom of the league standings, Arctic Cat was hungry […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers knew it wasn’t going to be their night early on in the first period. That was made quite evident to them by the front-running Thief River Falls Norskies, who stormed out to an early four-goal lead en route to a 7-1 romp Tuesday night […]
