Press Release The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s volleyball team performed well at the Crossover Tourney at Anoka Ramsey CC last week. They lost to a good Rochester team 22-25, 18-25, and 25-27. RRCC defeated Riverland 30-28, 25-14, and 25-22. Sandy Thompson had 13 kills and nine digs while […]
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Staff The Muskie football team ended the WHSFL regular season on a three-game losing skid. The squad will have to turn that around–and fast–in order to extend its season. The playoff picture has been painted, with the black-and-gold set to host the Maples Marauders tomorrow at 3 p.m. as they […]
Press Release The Treaty #3 Police Service, along with a number of police services throughout Ontario, recently participated in “Operation Northern Spotlight,” a co-ordinated, national effort to end human trafficking. During this operation, officers were able to ensure the safety of six people who had been working in the sex […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase this weekend. Four teams are taking part, with action getting underway Friday at 2:15 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold will open play Friday at 7:15 p.m. against the Thunder Bay Queens, then […]
Staff It will be business as usual over the next two weeks for a group of Muskie cross-country runners. Four practices a week. Same intensity. But with a new motivation. A trip to the OFSAA championships Nov. 4 in Petawawa. Both the Midget and Junior girls’ squads captured first place […]
Staff Talk about a comeback. After losing the first two sets by identical 25-23 scores, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team definitely found itself in a hole last Thursday against the visiting Dryden Eagles. But the black-and-gold stormed back, winning the next two sets by scores of 26-24 and 25-18 […]
From the MNRF Three deer hunters from Cottam, Ont. have been fined a total of $2,500 for illegal deer hunting. Lyndsay Webster and Cody Webster pleaded guilty and each were fined $500 for possessing a loaded firearm within eight metres of the edge of the travelled portion of a roadway. […]
Staff If the Fort Frances Lakers hope to have success against the Thief River Falls Norskies going forward, they had best heed a lesson learned from their last game. Get off to a better start. “We were flat in the first 12 minutes of the game and watched them, allowing […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ three-game winning streak is over. The Lakers were beaten 3-1 by Thief River Falls here Saturday night as the red-hot Norskies won their 10th-straight game to start the regular season. Parker Simonson, Jared Pedersen, and Connor Bowey each garnered two points to propel the visitors […]
Staff Scared Hitless was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Both How I Set Your Mother and Gillons’ captured five points on the night, with Kiss My Pass and Let’s Talk About Sets each taking four. Take a […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ volleyball teams both endured marathon matches here yesterday. Unfortunately, opposite outcomes resulted. Trailing two sets to one, the juniors rallied for a 3-2 win over the Dryden Eagles to improve to 5-1 in NorWOSSA play. But the senior squad lost 3-2 to the Eagles to drop […]
Staff Several members of the Muskie cross-country team have advanced to the OFSAA championships next month. The Midget girls’ team, led by bronze-medallist Greta Fedoruk (16:11), took first place in the 4K race at the NWOSSAA championships yesterday in Thunder Bay. Fellow Muskie Ashlyn Beck finished fourth (16:39), followed by […]
