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 […]
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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 […]
Staff The English River Miners had fourth place ripped from their grasp Friday morning due to a previous indiscretion by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Then the Miners went on a weekend tear and took it right back from the Fort Frances Lakers. A 2-1 win Friday night at the […]
Staff On Wednesday, the Dryden GM Ice Dogs were thrilled with word they’ll be hosting next year’s Dudley Hewitt Cup. The news was less than enjoyable earlier today. The SIJHL announced the Ice Dogs’ 3-1 win Monday against the visiting Fort Frances Lakers will be forfeited due to Dryden using […]
Staff Angela Petsnick was so overwhelmed with her team’s change of fortune, she virtually was speechless afterwards. “I’m still trying to process this,” Petsnick grinned about the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team finally earning its first NorWOSSA win of the season with a 45-43 thriller over the visiting Kenora Broncos […]
Staff If any other NorWOSSA team plans to dethrone the Muskie girls’ hockey team, they’re going to have to win at least one playoff game on Fort Frances ice. Annalise (CC) Hayes had a hat trick and an assist as the Muskies dumped the Sioux Lookout Warriors 8-2 yesterday afternoon […]
