Joey Payeur They might have thought going in that they were in over their heads. But the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team left Thunder Bay knowing they had proved they belonged on the same court as their more experienced opponents. Coach Bob Kowal indicated as much after his squad reached […]
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Joey Payeur Todd Hamilton was seeing red after his Muskie girls’ hockey team’s first outing last week against the Sioux Lookout Warriors. He was seeing progress after the second–and also seeing a future which has the black-and-gold in the post-season catbird seat. The Muskies will have home-ice advantage throughout the […]
Joey Payeur Canada gets bragging rights for another year–at least when it comes to boys’ high school hockey in this neck of the woods. Eric Pitkanen tallied twice while captain Mike Drouin had three points as the Muskie boys’ squad beat the International Falls Broncos 5-3 on Monday night at […]
Staff It was about as crazy a swing in momentum as seen in a short curling series–and it happened twice. A best-of-three final ended up going the way of Tory Beaudry and her Fort Frances rink of third Ashley Payne, second Katrina Slomke, and lead Andrea Schram as they edged […]
Staff If one is going to take part in the “Festival of Stars,” then they should shine as brightly as possible. Such was the case for Border Skating Club members Greta Fedoruk and Montana Plasky, who topped their respective divisions at the event in Sault Ste. Marie to qualify for […]
Staff Claire Sandelovich certainly has a flair for the dramatic. The Fort Frances native and former Muskie girls’ forward scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Northern Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Titans in the championship game of the Lieutenant Governor’s senior women’s hockey […]
Staff Ayiana Gagne was investing heavily in precious medals over the weekend. She racked up six top-three finishes out of eight events to account for the majority of the Fort Frances Aquanauts’ total of 10 medals from its five-member team that competed at the TbayTel Thunderbolts Northwestern Ontario Long Course […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team saw its river of offence reduced to a trickle when they couldn’t throw the ball into the ocean while standing on the edge of the championship beach. A 44-20 loss to the Churchill Bulldogs (Thunder Bay) left Fort High with a silver […]
Staff “Piper the Sniper” found the bull’s-eye when it mattered most. Fort Frances Dynamite ace scorer Piper Miller was in on all three of her team’s goals in a 3-1 victory over the Fort Frances Black Panthers in the final of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Atom division tournament […]
Joey Payeur Take a breath, get a goal, take control. That’s all the Muskie boys’ hockey team had to do last night after shrugging off a shaky opening five minutes and a 2-0 deficit to rally for a 5-3 win over the visiting International Falls Broncos to sweep this season’s […]
Staff It’s a day to celebrate for some; a day to play an anxious waiting game for others. The Muskie Nordic ski team will have at least two representatives at the OFSAA championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Timmins after junior girls’ competitors Tori Toriseva and Angie Redford qualified at the […]
Staff It was a suspenseful and successful Saturday for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Chase McGuire scored in overtime to give Fort High a 2-1 win over the Kittson Bearcats (Hallock, Mn.) in an exhibition game at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Eric Pitkanen had given the Muskies a 1-0 lead […]
