Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team isn’t fretting about having a bye to the NorWOSSA final or not. And that’s just as well as it won’t know until tomorrow how the standings will play out. The squad won its regular-season finale yesterday in Dryden–rallying from a two-set deficit to […]
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Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team has had a solid pre-season so far. Fresh off capturing the Sturgeon Heights tournament in Winnipeg, the squad went 3-1 at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase over the weekend at the Ice For Kids Arena. After opening play Friday night with a 2-0 […]
Staff The Muskie football team is getting another crack at the St. Norbert Celtics. And this time, a berth in the WHSFL Bowl final is at stake. When the two teams clashed during the regular season back on Oct. 13, the host Celtics came away with a 36-14 victory. Fort […]
Staff The head coach of the Muskie girls’ basketball team wants to see the NorWOSSA playoff format changed. Gord McCabe strongly disagrees with a rule change NorWOSSA made over the last couple of years that sees playoff games trimmed to eight-minute quarters after having playing 10-minute quarters in regular-season play. […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 2-8: •Nov. 2–8:02 a.m. and 5:51 p.m. •Nov. 3–8:04 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. •Nov. 4–8:05 a.m. and 5:48 p.m. •Nov. 5–7:07 a.m. and 4:47 p.m. •Nov. 6–7:09 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. •Nov. 7–7:10 a.m. and 4:44 p.m. •Nov. 8–7:12 a.m. and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers suffered a weekend sweep at the hands of the host Thief River Falls Norskies. A Boe Bjorge power-play goal with just over 1:30 left in regulation time saw the Norskies nab a 3-2 win Saturday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena for their 12th-straight victory […]
Staff The Muskie football team is on to the semi-finals of the WHSFL Bowl series. The team learned this morning it was awarded a victory by default over the Maples Marauders after their first-round playoff showdown scheduled for here yesterday afternoon had to be cancelled due to weather conditions. It […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Take a Hit recorded five points while Gillons’ collected four. The Volley Llamas, Duck and Dive, and Bumping Uglies all registered three points in their […]
Staff Mother Nature has thrown a wrench into the WHSFL playoffs. Today’s game between the Muskies and Maples Marauders, slated for 3 p.m. at Muskie Field, has been cancelled. A snowfall warning has been issued for the region, with rain forecast to change over to the white stuff later today. […]
Staff The Muskie court teams took three of four matches in their final regular-season home action yesterday afternoon. Both boys’ volleyball teams earned 3-1 wins in their best-of-five showdowns against the Kenora Broncos. The junior squad improved to 6-1 in NorWOSSA play to cement its hold on first place. Set […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Several local runners excelled at the 46th-annual Mid-Canada Elementary School Run held Saturday at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. Although school are permitted and encouraged to bring teams of eight to this annual event, district runners ran as individuals. In the girls’ race, Alexia Gate of Nestor […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has had little trouble beating its NorWOSSA opponents so far this season. The black-and-gold now have shown they can hold their own against the best Thunder Bay has to offer after returning from the annual Tiger Classic tournament last week with a 2-1 […]
