Staff With first place in the bag, the Muskie boys’ hockey team has its eyes on another impressive feat: an undefeated regular season. The black-and-gold took another step towards that goal with a 9-1 romp over of the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action last night. Fort High (12-0) used […]
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Staff With the chance to not only play at home the past two days but two weeks from now, as well, the three Muskie curling rinks weren’t going to pass on a most enjoyable opportunity. All three squads advanced to the NWOSSAA championships set for Feb. 27-28 at the Fort […]
Staff The dress rehearsal is over–time for the big show. Each Muskie squad put momentum on their side heading into the NorWOSSA finals here this Friday by taking care of their last bit of regular-season business yesterday against the host Kenora Broncos. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team coughed up […]
Staff So close, yet so far away. Two Rainy River District curlers nearly found their way onto the national curling stage yesterday. But Devlin’s Mike Badiuk and Travis Showalter of Nestor Falls were denied that opportunity as their rink, skipped by Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston, lost 6-3 to defending Olympic […]
Joey Payeur Jackson Browne could have provided the soundtrack for the Fort Frances Lakers this past Friday because they certainly were running on empty. With just 15 skaters to start the game due to a spate of recent injuries and 13 by the end of the game because of two […]
Staff Somebody is going to blink first today. It will be a battle of unbeatens this afternoon when the Thunder Bay rink skipped by Dylan Johnston, featuring Devlin’s Mike Badiuk and Travis Showalter from Nestor Falls, faces defending Olympic men’s champion Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie) at the Northern Ontario […]
Staff Amy Wilson-Hands’ heavy-handed collective served up a heaping dish of disarray to the Kenora Broncos. With some top-flight work behind the service line, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team powered past the Broncos 3-1 (27-25, 25-10, 22-25, and 25-11) in NorWOSSA action Tuesday at Fort High. Fort High (5-1) […]
It was a low-scoring night all around as only one of the three games reached a combined score of over 100 in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday. In a game that saw both teams struggling to get their feet going, and a score that stayed close for much […]
Staff Here’s a rundown of recent games and goal scorers in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association: Jan. 7 •PeeWee Fusion 4, Atom Competitive Leafs 3–Fusion: Abbie Kenny (2), Ellayna Kabel (2); Leafs: Kassidy Gurniak, Julia Guertin, Piper Miller Novice Bruins 4, Novice Heat 0–Bruins: Addison Chown (3), Marlee Bliss […]
Staff Butch and Sundance. Thelma and Louise. Batman and Robin. And now, Katie and Maggie. Katie Beninger and Maggie Jean continued their early-season dominance–each scoring twice to help Kicker Instinct remain undefeated in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League play with a 6-4 victory over Goal Diggers last night at Fort […]
Joey Payeur Goals for the Fort Frances Lakers recently have been about on par with the number of days without Donald Trump making the headlines. In other words, not that many. The Lakers’ search for their missing offence came up empty again over the weekend, with the three-time defending SIJHL […]
Staff If the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team was going to make a dent in the NorWOSSA win column, it was going to take a group effort. Coach Angela Petsnick saw that group band together and weather a late push by the Kenora Broncos to earn a 45-43 decision here […]
