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 […]
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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 […]
Joey Payeur An old Duke Ellington song says “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” And with his back out of sorts, Tyson Morrisseau never could get that swing. The two-time NWOSSAA silver-medalist said he was much less than 100 percent for his second-straight appearance at […]
Joey Payeur If the tail kickings delivered by their opponents continue, the pain in the Fort Frances Lakers’ collective butts is going to come from two other sources: slivers from the bench and Wayne Strachan’s boot. The head coach/general manager is getting more irritated by the minute with the inability […]
Joey Payeur Whether it was in the hearts and minds of those who played for him and coached with him, or be it the home tournament renamed in his honour, the spectre of Scott Clendenning undeniably hung over the Muskie girls’ hockey team last season. It was understandable considering the […]
Staff There is nothing “special” about the Fort Frances Lakers’ special teams units right now. Whether it was the other teams’ power play or their own, the Lakers couldn’t seem to keep the red light from going on behind their goalies in a pair of weekend losses at the Ice […]
Staff It took all of one play for the roof to cave in on the Muskie football team yet again. In a battle of winless teams, the Kenora Broncos crushed Fort High 58-12 in WHSFL action there Friday. “First play, 39 [running back Wesley Penner] just took the ball, our […]
Joey Payeur Two years after their last chance, the Fort Frances Aquanauts are able to “frolic” once again. The swim team once again will host the “Boston Pizza Fall Frolic,” which runs today through Sunday morning at the Memorial Sports Centre. Aquanauts’ head coach Dawnn Taylor is ecstatic to have […]
Staff A small change in his score meant no change in Tyson Morrisseau’s final position. The Muskie golfer carded an 11-over-par 83 yesterday—a one-shot improvement from his opening round score—to finish at 23-over 167 and in a four-way tie for 76th place at the OFSAA boys’ golf championship in Port […]
Staff The golf cart came over the hill down the final stretch—bringing with it a black-and-gold cavalry charge through the pouring rain. It was pretty much nothing but Muskies atop of the leaderboard in the girls’ 3.2-km run at the Hial Pike Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the Falls Country […]
Staff Good luck—and good play—came in threes for the Muskies yesterday on home court. It was a Muskie sweep in girls’ basketball against the Kenora Broncos, though in two very different fashions. The senior squad took advantage of Kenora having just six players available to clobber the Broncos 65-15, outscoring […]
