Joey Payeur How close have the Muskie girls’ hockey team and the Dryden Eagles been this season? One thin dime probably couldn’t be fit between them. What seemed to be the inevitable clash of the titans has come to pass as the first-place Muskies and second-place Eagles will square off […]
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Joey Payeur February guarantees: the snow will fall, the temperature will drop, and the Muskie boys’ hockey team will make plans to visit the all-Ontarios one more time. The black-and-gold have the chance to make it nine-straight NorWOSSA titles when they host the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three final. Game […]
Staff Dylan Robertson now has the SIJHL’s attention. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward yesterday was named the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions player-of-the-week after chalking up nine points in three games. Robertson has topped the SIJHL in scoring for most of the season and currently leads with 63 points—10 ahead of […]
Joey Payeur They made it their house. The Muskie boys’ curling team of skip Chris Silver, third Daniel Vandenbrand, second Jason Bazylewski, and lead Davis Jackson topped the Lake Superior High Stingers (Terrace Bay) 6-5 this morning to capture the gold medal at the NWOSSAA playoffs in Thunder Bay with […]
Staff With this kind of offensive production, the Fort Frances Lakers might consider holding more games at “The Duke” next season. Nolan Ross had four points as the No. 6-rated Lakers made it 11-straight league wins with an 8-4 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday at the […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ and boys’ curling rinks both have started undefeated at the NWOSSAA playoffs in Thunder Bay. The girls’ team of skip Erin Tomalty, third Tory Beaudry, second Anika Beaudry, and lead Andrea Schram opened play yesterday afternoon by nipping the defending OFSAA champion Sioux Lookout Warriors 6-5 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams advanced to their respective NorWOSSA finals after sweeping their best-of-three semi-final series over the weekend in Sioux Lookout. Annalise Hayes notched a hat trick as the girls cruised to a 13-0 rout Friday night. “The kids were ready to play and came […]
Joey Payeur Black-and-gold was the theme of the day in Kenora on Friday—with an emphasis on the second part. All three Muskie court teams that finished first in their respective regular seasons walked away with NorWOSSA crowns while the fourth took silver in almost taking down a 15-year dynasty. The […]
Staff We Could Carry Less decided it was time to have their best night of the season. The team did just that, reaching the maximum six points to move into a tie for ninth with Wild Sets at 34 points apiece in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. […]
Joey Payeur Byron Stewart wasn’t even attempting any false bravado. “I’m exhausted,” grinned the worn-out, but happy defenceman who played more than 30 minutes as one of only three blueliners to finish the game as the Muskies toughed out a 5-0 victory over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in Game 1 […]
Staff Defensive duels haven’t exactly been the norm this season for the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes. But they proved last night they can play as well around their own net as they have around the other teams’ goal like most of this season. Mary Waghorn’s first goal was the game-winner as […]
Joey Payeur Chase McGuire drove the road to redemption like there wasn’t a cop with a radar gun for another 500 miles. McGuire riddled the Dryden Eagles for four goals to lead the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 5-2 victory there Tuesday night to give Fort High a perfect […]
