Joey Payeur The NorWOSSA boys’ soccer landscape has been bathed in black-and-gold for six illustrious seasons. But the Muskies don’t plan to rely on luck to make it seven–just hard work. “It’s exciting but obviously there is an expectation and pressure put on the team,” said head coach Chris Sinclair, […]
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Joey Payeur There was a time when the summer air in Fort Frances was filled with the sounds of bats on balls, smacking leather, and joyful shouts echoing around the local diamonds. That time soon may come to an end unless there is a dramatic upswing in interest to continue […]
Joey Payeur Being unbeaten after three games would have most coaches smiling from ear to ear. But Sara Roach knows she has some injury concerns to address that will make winning more games for her four-time defending NorWOSSA champion Muskie girls’ soccer team much tougher as the season progresses. The […]
Joey Payeur There will be a distinct Rainy River District flavour at the OFSAA badminton championships May 4-6 in Pain Court. Grade 11 Muskie ace Aaron Bujold, after failed attempts the previous two years, finally got the better of two-time defending champion and close friend Yaman Malhi of the Churchill […]
Joey Payeur The time for beating around the bush is long gone. Without a significant upswing in attendance, and an emergence of new blood to help with the responsibilities of operating the franchise, Fort Frances Lakers’ president Milt Strachan didn’t mince words last week when it came to the current […]
Joey Payeur The future is now for the Muskie track-and-field team. Head coach John Dutton got an eyeful of the vast potential his squad should carry forward for years to come after they garnered 28 medals at the Junior High Bronco Booster Invite at Falls High School on Friday. “I […]
Joey Payeur Murray Bannerman was known to have a quick glove hand in his NHL heyday. But he’s even quicker when it comes to the art of self-deprecation over recently being named to the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. “When they called me, I asked them if they were having […]
Staff It’s a matter of perspective–either the clock struck midnight for the English River Miners or the Dryden GM Ice Dogs just picked up the clock and smashed it over their opponent’s collective heads. The best team in the SIJHL by far proved its regular season was no fluke as […]
Joey Payeur They had their eyes firmly on the prize but blinked at the wrong moment. The Plaza Lanes team of Mildred Bedard, Ruth Bagacki, Gary Vittie, and Evelyn Barker came within inches of winning the Northern Ontario Club 55 Cup Provincials last Wednesday in Azilda (near Sudbury). But after […]
Staff Impending motherhood cost them one of the cogs in their championship machine, but the rulers of the kingdom weren’t going to let that be a reason to give up their throne. Back-to-back titles suited the defending champions of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League just fine last Thursday at […]
Duane Hicks The OFSAA Hockey 2017 committee showed its thanks to the Town of Fort Frances for its support of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey championship held here last month. Committee chair Bob Miller presented mayor and council with a large, framed photo of the 2016-17 Muskie boys’ hockey team […]
Staff They were pretty good against older competitors. Against their own age group, the newer members of the Muskie track-and-field squad were fantastic. The black-and-gold racked up 27 medals at the Junior High Bronco Booster Invite for Grades 7-9 at Falls High School on Friday. That lifted Fort High to […]
