Staff An ill wind kicked up yesterday that left numerous young golfers feeling sick to their stomachs. Among those was Muskie Tyson Morrisseau, who carded a 12-over 84 yesterday to finish in a six-way tie for 76th place after Day 1 of the two-day OFSAA boys’ golf championship at the […]
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Joey Payeur The training sessions are not nearly as full as they used to be. But those who oversee the Fort Frances Wado Kai karate club approach their plight with the same determination as they approach their craft. While the number of club members is up slightly from a year […]
Joey Payeur It’s not so easy to be just one of the guys when you’re a girl—unless the guys are doing their part to make you feel welcome. Sometimes, maybe even too welcome. “I think they’re too scared to hit me in practice and they hold back,” smiled wide receiver […]
Joey Payeur Tara Allaire had plenty to give thanks for this past weekend, but even moreso four years ago. The 27-year-old Emo resident, in her first competitive race at this distance, finished the 35th-annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis-St. Paul on Sunday in a time of 3:33.21 to make […]
Joey Payeur Billy Gorn won’t forget his first official game as a Fort Frances Laker. Neither will his head coach and general manager going forward when it comes to solving his goaltending puzzle. Gorn turned aside 36 shots in his season debut to backstop the three-time defending SIJHL champs to […]
Staff The black-and-gold were left black and blue. The Muskie football team came up empty on offence for the second-straight game in a 37-0 loss to the Daniel McIntyre Maroons in WHSFL action Friday in Winnipeg. “Guys aren’t showing up to practice and guys don’t know what they’re doing on […]
Staff A sigh of relief could be heard throughout “Laker Nation” on Saturday. Jack Bernie had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner on the power play with 1:06 left in regulation time, as the Fort Frances Lakers earned their first win of the SIJHL regular season by doubling […]
Staff The Muskies dished out payback in a big way here yesterday. Nine days after losing three of four matches in Dryden, the black-and-gold swept all four versus the visiting Eagles in NorWOSSA play. The match of the day came in junior boys’ volleyball, where the third-place Muskies (1-3) notched […]
Staff With St. Michael’s School unavailable last night, a quartet of teams in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League also were left on the sidelines. Defending champion How I Set Your Mother, One Hit Wonders, Bump It Up, and Arm & Hammer will make up the two matches they missed […]
Staff The future is now for the Muskie cross-country running team. Fort High put four runners in the top 10 to easily capture the Grade 7-8 girls’ team title at the annual “Turkey Trot” yesterday in Dryden. Ashlyn Beck was the fastest of the Muskies in the 3K event, coming […]
Staff It took a fourth-quarter push to get the Muskie junior girls’ basketball squad over the hump in their previous game against the Kenora Broncos. This time, Gord McCabe’s crew decided to extinguish any notion of suspense. Fort High jumped out to a 20-7 lead after one quarter, then coasted […]
Staff It took a fourth-quarter push to get the Muskie junior girls’ basketball squad over the hump in their previous game against the Kenora Broncos. This time, Gord McCabe’s crew decided to extinguish any notion of suspense. Fort High jumped out to a 20-7 lead after one quarter, then coasted […]
