Staff If Wayne Strachan was going to draw up the perfect start to the SIJHL regular season, this isn’t what he would have had in mind. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers saw his team lose twice in a home-and-home series against the Thief River […]
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Staff It took the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team some time to get acquainted with the pressures of playing on their home court for the first time. But the jitters wore off after two quarters and everybody else paid for it dearly. The squad easily was the class of the […]
John LaPlante forever will remain famous in the annals of Lakehead Thunderwolves’ history officially as of Saturday. The Emo resident will be added to Lakehead’s Wall of Fame as one of two inductees in the male athlete category. LaPlante played for the Thunderwolves men’s basketball team from 1984-87 and again […]
Joey Payeur Kendyn Faragher’s main rival is coached by none other than someone of his own kin. But while his relative’s protégé surpassed Faragher individually, the Muskie golfer can comfort himself with the fact he’s the top player on what is now the best boys’ team in NorWOSSA for the […]
Staff The elite of local fastball was celebrated Saturday night as the men’s and women’s leagues held their combined awards banquet at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Stephanie Racine was the queen of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League castle this past season, being named most valuable player. The natural […]
Joey Payeur Nancy Indian remembered fondly how her brother didn’t play favourites when it came to organizing a floor hockey get-together. “He always encouraged the girls to come out because he loved seeing how hard and rough they get–especially myself,” said the Big Grassy native, who is putting together her […]
Staff The learning curve threw the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team right off the highway. But one of their coaches was considering it part of the road to better days ahead. Fort High posted a 1-8 sets record in the preliminary round, then lost 2-1 (27-29, 25-21, and 15-6) to […]
Joey Payeur The closest Cole Tymkin ever came to seeing Tyler Seguin before last week was on “Hockey Night in Canada.” So it was a surreal experience for the teenaged Tymkin, a Rainy River native, to be skating on the same ice surface at the same time as one of […]
Joey Payeur It’s a long way from hoping not to get blown out to expecting to win. The Muskie football team has travelled that road in a short time, which made Friday’s outcome even tougher to swallow. It took a 110-yard punt return by Tanner Dola late in the fourth […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 28-Oct. 4: •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. and 6:47 p.m. •Oct. 4–7:18 a.m. […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s volleyball team is experiencing some lean times of late. With former Muskie Chelsea Kabatay in the lineup, RRCC first fell 3-1 to the host Hibbing Cardinal (25-14, 25-15, 17-25, and 25-23) in MCAC action back on Sept. 13. Kabatay supplied four kills […]
Staff The Muskie golf team took home-course advantage to a whole new level Friday. With the familiar confines of Kitchen Creek Golf Club providing the backdrop, the black-and-gold obliterated the competition to repeat as the NorWOSSA boys’ team champions. Fort High carded a combined score of 334 to defeat the […]
