Joey Payeur If nobody else was interested in protecting Brandon Bodnar, Wayne Strachan wasn’t going to leave his goalie out there to absorb a continuous flurry of pucks. But by the time the period was over, Strachan re-enlisted Bodnar’s help after the back-up plan backfired. It’s rare a netminder gets […]
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Staff It will be a trip to Sudbury in February for four local bowlers. Jeff Watts and Aaron Yaw teamed up to finish in second place at the zone round of the annual Hi-Low Doubles tournament over the weekend at Plaza Lanes here. The duo wound up at +243 over […]
Joey Payeur It was well worth the wait for Georgia Oltsher. The 11-year-old from Emo got the chance-of-a-lifetime when she was chosen to participate in Sunday’s Scotiabank Girls’ HockeyFest in Winnipeg. She not only got to skate on the home ice of the Winnipeg Jets but also share that ice […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Sinclair believes had he been told before the weekend that his Muskie boys’ hockey team only would give up four goals in five games, and just one of those at even strength, he could have seen his troops hoisting a championship trophy. The Kelvin Clippers (Winnipeg) had […]
Staff Third-period magic only will get a team so far if it doesn’t play up to par during the first two periods. Five unanswered goals in the final frame powered the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-1 win over the Thief River Falls Norskies here Friday night in the opener […]
Staff The last step turned out to be the toughest. Eric Pitkanen had the lone goal for the Muskie boys’ hockey team yesterday in a 2-1 loss in the final of the championship bracket at the Crocus Plains Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, Man. It was the black-and-gold’s only loss […]
Joey Payeur It was a toss-up whether the “Teddy Bear Toss” ever was going to take place last night. The bears—and the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s offence—finally came out of hibernation, but it turned out to be too late in terms of a win for the black-and-gold. A late surge […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is starting things off right. Six different players lit the lamp as Fort High beat the Neepawa Tigers 6-1 last night in its opening game in Pool #2 at the Crocus Plains Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, Man. Forwards Kaden Nelson, Chase McGuire, and […]
Staff Katie Sinclair is getting back to her old scoring ways. The Fort Frances native had a season-high four points to lead the Lakehead Thunderwolves to a 10-3 shellacking of the Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils on Sunday in ACHA Division 2 women’s action. Sinclair’s second-period goal put the Wolves up 3-1. […]
Staff Kiss My Pass served notice last night to the defending league champs and current leaders they’re not going away anytime soon. How I Set Your Mother and Kiss My Pass both earned the maximum six points to widen their lead on a lighter-than-usual night of action in the Fort […]
Staff The Fort Frances Midget Screaming Eagles got a hat trick from Bryanna Dustin and two goals by Maddy Morrison to forge a 6-6 tie with a Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association Bantam boys’ team Nov. 28. Hailey Tucker netted the Eagles’ other goal. Last Thursday, Raelle Redford and Piper […]
Staff The Muskies wanted to go to court but Mother Nature tossed out their plans. Today’s scheduled NorWOSSA girls’ volleyball and boys’ basketball action between the Muskies and host Kenora Broncos were postponed yesterday. Severe weather conditions in and around Kenora prompted school officials and NorWOSSA administrators to postpone the […]
