Joey Payeur Jamie Davis went out of his way to add one more thought in the midst of the post-game glow filling the hallways of the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday. “Make sure to say we thank the community for coming out and supporting the boys,” the Muskie boys’ hockey […]
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Staff It’s a top 10 list that won’t make it onto “Late Night with David Letterman,” but one on which the Fort Frances Lakers are proud to have landed. The Lakers remained in the No. 9 spot for the second-straight week in this season’s final edition of the CJHL’s weekly […]
Joey Payeur Robbie Bonthron’s innocent-looking shot ignited a four-goal third period to lift the Lakers to a 4-2 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Bonthron erased the Stars’ 1-0 lead with a 25-footer that beat Eric Mann early in the […]
Joey Payeur Jarred Taylor and Matt Cheetham scored seven seconds apart early in a four-goal first period here yesterday to spark the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 7-3 victory over the Dryden Eagles and a 2-1 win in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final. It was the team’s eighth-straight NorWOSSA crown. […]
Joey Payeur Methodical, masterful, magnificent. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team was all of the above in capturing the NWOSSAA crown with a 2-0 sweep of the Westgate Tigers over the weekend at Fort High. The squad didn’t drop a set in beating the Thunder Bay champs 3-0 on Friday […]
Staff The Minnesota Iron Rangers saved all their offence until the end last night. They should have started a little sooner. The Rangers scored all their goals in the third period but still fell 5-4 to the Fort Frances Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena. Power-play goals by Nick […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team let the Dryden Eagles worry about tweeting. The black-and-gold were more interested in delivering a beating. A three-goal outburst in the first six minutes of the game propelled the Muskies to a 5-2 victory and two-game sweep over the Eagles in the best-of-three […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team prevailed with its season on the line. Chase McGuire notched a hat trick as Fort High evened the best-of-three NorWOSSA final with a convincing 6-1 win last night against the host Dryden Eagles. That sets up the winner-take-all Game 3, which will be held […]
Staff The OFSAA curling championships will be a Muskie-free zone this year. The two Fort High rinks were unable to advance from the NWOSSAA championships in Sioux Lookout earlier this week, with both taking home silver medals. Skip Hailey Beaudry and her crew of third Nicole Hartlin, second Erin Tomalty, […]
Staff Caleb McIntosh brought his shooting touch to the gym on Monday night but needed one more shot in the end. McIntosh drained a game-high 27 points for Taggs, but his squad fell just short as La Place Rendez-Vous held on for a 61-60 win in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball […]
Staff The defending champions are rounding into form just in time for what they hope is another outstanding playoff run. Scared Hitless gained the maximum six points for the second-straight week in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last Thursday. The big night moved third-place Scared Hitless up to 74 […]
Staff So much for tying regular-season history. The Fort Frances Lakers’ quest to match their club record for victories last season is over following a 6-3 loss to the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night. Fort Frances (37-10-0-1) already has clinched first place in the SIJHL, but needed to […]
