Staff If Donald Trump ever truly gets around to building his planned wall between the U.S. and Mexico, he might want to contact Brad Jacobs for some design tips. Jacobs has been an insurmountable obstacle since 2010 for any other Northern Ontario men’s curling team desiring to reach the Tim […]
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Joey Payeur They’re still in high school but the Muskie girls’ rink has been working on their communication degrees all season. Now they not only talk a good game, they play one, too. Skip Tory Beaudry and her crew of third Anika Beaudry, second Katrina Slomke, and co-leads Ashley Payne […]
Joey Payeur If it was all the same to the Kenora Broncos, they would have preferred the Muskie boys’ hockey team celebrated at somebody else’s expense next time. Four days after locking up first place and home-ice advantage throughout the NorWOSSA playoffs with a 3-1 win over the Dryden Eagles, […]
Staff There was no ‘Argue’-ment to be had–Jacob and his schoolmates were the best of the bunch. The Donald Young School All-Stars, led by overall individual champion Jacob Argue, took home the team title at the inaugural Rainy River District Athletic Association’s Grade 7-8 archery tournament Saturday at Sturgeon Creek […]
Staff The Lake of the Woods Thunder had a little bit of lightning in their game. Two goals just 46 seconds apart broke open a scoreless tie in the second period and sent the Thunder on their way to a 5-1 win over the Fort Frances Fusion on Sunday in […]
Joey Payeur When one plays beyond their years, it’s easy for them to ignore their birth certificates. With no player on the roster above Grade 10, the Muskie mixed curling rink nearly carted off NorWOSSA gold medal on Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The fairy-tale ending wasn’t to […]
Staff Looking for an indication the bar has been raised when it comes to expectations for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team? Three-set sweeps now can be considered sub-par. The Muskies closed out the NorWOSSA regular season Monday with a 3-0 win (27-25, 25-21, and 25-13) over the host Kenora […]
Staff Being new to the scene, Molly Carlson decided to just dive right in and see what happened. What the Fort Frances native found was fourth place to make her the highest-finishing freshman in the women’s 3m springboard event at the ACC swimming and diving championships held Monday in Atlanta. […]
Staff Every coach aims to have their team playing its best entering the post-season. Consider Angela Petsnick’s squad in that spot right now. The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team posted wins in two of their last three NorWOSSA outings–including a 51-46 triumph over the host Kenora Broncos on Monday–to finish […]
Submitted byChuck MacDonald The Borderland Judo Club attended the first-annual Dryden Judo Club tournament coined “The Grappler.” It was an awesome display of groundwork and submission holds. The competition focus was on ground fighting, hold downs, and submission techniques–and our kids displayed some nice skills there. All of the matches […]
Joey Payeur With all the players missing from their lineup, the Fort Frances Lakers have plenty of built-in crutches to lean on if they want. But they will thank you to play the sympathy violin for somebody else. A recent rash of injuries, coupled with two game misconducts, left the […]
Joey Payeur It was going to take more than a messed-up leg and an aching torso to keep the Muskie boys’ curling rink from its highly-expected continuation along the road to OFSAA. Fort High, last year’s silver-medalists at the all-Ontarios, remained a serious contender for provincial honours again after going […]
