Staff Seven days was not enough for the Muskie football team to figure out how to beat the St. Norbert Celtics. The Celtics jumped out to a commanding 41-0 lead by halftime, then cruised from there to a 49-20 triumph in the first round of the WHSFL 4th Division playoffs […]
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Staff They’re not perfect anymore but still virtually unstoppable—at least so far. How I Set Your Mother had its six-week run of six-point nights snapped last night, but still managed earned five out of six to remain comfortably in first place in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League standings with […]
Joey Payeur When it comes to a list of enjoyable destination getaways, Fort Frances probably is not making it onto the Kenora Broncos’ top 10 anytime soon. Four more confrontations yesterday at Fort High turned into four more wins for the Muskie court teams, who all improved to 7-0 in […]
Joey Payeur By Joey Payeur Staff writer jpayeur@fortfrances.com All four Muskie court teams now know they can take the morning off when it comes to the NorWOSSA playoffs. The squads ran their records to 6-0—and each clinched first place in the league standings—after sweeping the host Dryden Eagles on Tuesday. […]
Staff The on-ice action is in full gear for another season for the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association. A cross-divisional clash kicked things off as the PeeWee BDO Stars topped the Atom ‘AA’ Calder Legal Eagles 5-1 back on Oct. 18. Marti Woods scored twice to lead the Stars while […]
Staff Dylan Kooner decided he had had enough drama for one night. Kooner took only 37 seconds to net the game-winner in overtime as the Fort Frances Lakers edged the Minnesota Iron Rangers 3-2 here Tuesday night. The Lakers (10-2) won their third-straight game in comeback style, with Dylan Robertson […]
Joey Payeur The Thunder Bay North Stars were like that one lone mosquito continually buzzing around one’s ear to ruin a good night’s sleep. Pierce Dushenko believed enough was enough and took steps to swat the pesky Stars. The 20-year-old goalie from Coquitlam, B.C. was unbeatable Saturday night, stopping all […]
Joey Payeur It either will be a case of a lesson learned or school’s out until next fall. The Muskie football team hopes one more week of preparation will make the difference when it gets another shot at the St. Norbert Celtics this Friday in Winnipeg in the quarter-finals. St. […]
Joey Payeur A new season with a significantly different cast of characters usually would not be a winning formula for a TV show. As for hockey teams? Well, let’s just say “The Muskie Bunch” already is a smash hit. Emma Noga broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period […]
Joey Payeur While it’s much too early to know what will happen on the ice, Jamie Davis is encouraged by what he’s already seeing off the ice. “I like the culture in the room,” said the Muskie boys’ hockey head coach, whose recently-chosen team is going through its paces to […]
Joey Payeur They will boldly go where no Muskie cross-country running team has gone before. Fort High will register a first in school history when it sends its trail-blazing team of female runners to the OFSAA cross-country provincials in Duntroon, just south of Collingwood, on Nov. 7 after they finished […]
Staff The fortunes of both Pierce Dushenko and his team definitely are trending upward. Thanks to backstopping the Fort Frances Lakers to a pair of wins last week, Dushenko yesterday was named the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions player-of-the-week in the SIJHL. The 20-year-old goalie from Coquitlam, B.C. turned aside 53-of-55 […]
