Jamie Mountain Muskie boys’ hockey team head coach Jordan Sinclair was all too familiar with Monday night’s outcome. While the squad is an impressive 8-0 in NorWOSSA regular-season play, it’s how they’ve come up short time and again in exhibition games and tournaments that has left him scratching his head. […]
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Staff It was nail-biting time by late Sunday afternoon at Plaza Lanes here. When the dust finally settled, five local bowlers had qualified for the provincial round of the annual Open championships, which are set for March 28-31 in Azilda (Sudbury). There was no question who would claim the top […]
Jamie Mountain It was a bit of a roller-coaster ride for the Fort Frances Lakers last week. After being embarrassed in back-to-back home games, first 7-1 by the Thief River Falls Norskies last Tuesday and then 7-3 at the hands of the Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday, the squad […]
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 […]
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 […]
