Staff One team on a six-game winning streak; the other having won four in a row. Something had to give—and it turned out the road team was the most movable object. Jason Reynolds, Evan Erickson, and Matt O’Dea combined for 15 points to power the Minnesota Iron Rangers to a […]
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Staff For the Kittson Central Bearcats, it was like training camp. For the Muskie boys’ hockey team, it was easy pickings. Max Williams, Hunter Koles and Graeme Kitt each had two goals to pace Fort High to an 8-3 exhibition win in Hallock on Tuesday. “It was [Kittson’s] first game […]
Staff Home cooking had been the order of the day so far in the season series between the Fort Frances Lakers and Thunder Bay North Stars. The Lakers changed the menu last night. Wyatt Cota and Bowen Alcock each scored twice as Fort Frances beat the host North Stars 5-3 […]
Joey Payeur A break in their schedule didn’t mean the Fort Frances Lakers were catching any breaks from those who compile the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s weekly top 20 rankings. With a rare 10-day break in their schedule, the Lakers’ inactivity cost them three spots as they fell from No. […]
Staff The Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club is rowing forth with plans for next year, including sending some volunteers away for training to help grow the sport here. The club will be sending a group to Pickering, Ont. in the spring for training with P3 Paddle Zone and Alkame Dragon […]
Joey Payeur There’s nothing like the first time—whether it’s falling in love or becoming a head coach. Kirsten Talsma always will cherish her initial season in charge of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, which made it all the way to the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in Dryden last week before […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers tried out a new dance on Friday—the Five-Man Shuffle. In their continuing efforts to build a roster that’s ready for the Dudley Hewitt Cup here this spring, the local squad shipped out three players in two separate trades while bringing two others into the fold. […]
Staff The two-goal lead is reputed to be the toughest to maintain in hockey. That apparently applies to the one-set lead in volleyball. The 14th-seeded Muskies ended their season Friday by losing 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-18, and 25-17) to the sixth-ranked Lockerby Composite School Vikings (Sudbury) in the consolation quarter-finals […]
Joey Payeur It may have been the best 10-minute misconduct Graeme Kitt ever took. The Muskies rallied to their teammate’s defence by scoring three times in the final five minutes of the second period en route to a 6-2 victory over the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in NorWOSSA […]
Staff Two got away but the first one may be the toughest to swallow. The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team let a pair of one-set leads go to waste to finish fourth in Pool ‘B’ with an 0-3 record at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in Dryden. No. 14-seeded Muskies led […]
Staff The best team in the SIJHL had the league’s best player this past week. Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Bryson Jasper was named the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions player-of-the-week after garnering four points in two games. The 20-year-old from Rainy River had a goal in the Lakers’ 5-4 overtime win […]
Staff With their closest pursuers unable to play, the One Hit Wonders are turning the race for first place in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League into a runaway. Earning the maximum six points for the third time in the past four weeks, the squad now has 51 total points—giving […]
