Joey Payeur Todd Hamilton isn’t apologizing for his team turning the season’s annual opening tournament into its personal stomping ground. Make it six-straight championship titles for the Muskie girls’ hockey team at the eight-team Husky Classic in Winnipeg after a 4-1 win over the Lord Selkirk Royals in the gold-medal […]
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Joey Payeur The shadow of his predecessor’s learning tree clearly can be seen in the approach of Jordan Sinclair—even though the new head coach of the Muskie boys’ hockey team needs to get something out of the way up front. “It’s important to know that I’m not Jamie Davis and […]
Staff It was the pigskin version of a National Geographic special. The undefeated Dryden Eagles swooped into town and sank their talons into the winless Muskies before flying off with a 57-0 victory Friday afternoon in Fort High’s annual “Homecoming” game to close out the WHSFL regular season. Dryden (6-0) […]
Staff It was a “Classic” case of playing one’s best hockey at the right time. The Muskie girls’ hockey team scored three unanswered goals in the third period yesterday to earn a 4-1 win over the Lord Selkirk Royals (Winnipeg) and capture the ‘A’-side title at the 2016 Husky Classic […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers finally had the break-out game they were waiting for. But it was their momentum that was broken the following night. The Lakers won their first home game of the SIJHL regular season Friday night with an 8-1 romp over the Minnesota Iron Rangers 8-1 at […]
Staff The CC, in last night’s case, stood for clutch contributor. Annalise (CC) Hayes netted her second goal of the game during a mad scramble in front with less than a second on the clock to salvage a 3-3 tie for the Muskie girls’ hockey team against the Shaftesbury Titans […]
Staff As has been the case all season, the newest runners made the biggest noise for the Muskies. The Grade 9 duo of Liam George and Tori Toriseva both cracked the top 10 in their respective divisions at the NWOSSAA cross-country running championships yesterday in Thunder Bay. George was fourth […]
Joey Payeur In the last home game of the season, and the final one for its four veteran players, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs gave their fans a memory to cherish Tuesday night. RRCC shook off a mid-match lull to fight back and eventually overcome the visiting Itasca Vikings […]
Staff The Muskie court teams earned a split of their four matches against the host Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action yesterday. In senior girls’ basketball, Fort High (5-1) moved into sole possession of first place with a 39-27 victory over Dryden (4-2). Abby Sanders had a game-high 12 points and […]
Staff The English River Miners were akin to the free space on the Fort Frances Lakers’ Bingo card the past two seasons. But Tuesday night, the Miners reached into the ball bin and pulled one out under the ‘N’—as in “no longer.” English River unleashed 20 shots in a three-goal […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino wasn’t overly impressed with the Kenora Broncos’ offensive play-calling. But he was less impressed by how his own team responded to it. The head coach of the Muskie football team had a front-row view from the sideline at another big-time loss for his squad, which fell […]
