Joey Payeur Two Fort Frances natives from different schools are going prospecting for gold in “The Big Nickel” this weekend. Hailey Beaudry of the Muskies and Molly Carlson, representing the St. Ignatius Falcons of Thunder Bay, found the extra gear they needed at the NWOSSAA cross-country championships last Wednesday at […]
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Joey Payeur The Elmwood Giants proved their point—and even received an extra one on the scoreboard. On the heels of a 31-0 win over the Muskies in the regular-season finale Oct. 17, the third-place Giants towered over their black-and-gold visitors for the second-straight week—cruising to a 35-0 victory in their […]
Joey Payeur The first three tasks were like picking cherries. The tree got taller in a hurry with the last two, but the Muskie girls’ hockey team still climbed the ladder and tasted sweet victory. Amber Jourdain scored twice in the third period to lift Fort High to a 3-1 […]
Joey Payeur The victories for the Fort Frances Lakers are piling up like autumn leaves in your backyard. The local Junior ‘A’ team made it 10 wins in a row this past week to put more distance between themselves and the rest of the SIJHL. Their success also moved the […]
Joey Payeur The game wasn’t entirely beautiful but at the end of it, the Fort Frances Lakers were a perfect 10. A four-goal first period provided the Lakers all the spark they needed in a 6-2 win over the visiting Wisconsin Wilderness on Saturday night. The victory was the 10th-straight […]
Staff It wasn’t the way he wanted to go out. But for Chad Canfield, it’s time to go. Canfield announced today he is stepping down after four seasons as head coach of the Muskie football team following Fort High’s 35-0 loss to the Elmwood Giants in quarter-final action Friday in […]
Joey Payeur Ontario Universities Athletics is aiming to foster the growth of grassroots football locally. OUA reps will be here Tuesday (Oct. 29) with “Growing the Gridiron,” a free junior football clinic aimed at children aged seven-14. The program, which will take run from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Muskie Field, is […]
Joey Payeur The Big Nickel will feel like a million dollars to Hailey Beaudry in just over a week—even if she had to slog through a mud bog to make it there. The Grade 11 Muskie cross-country runner finished fourth in the senior girls’ division Wednesday at the NWOSSAA championships […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball squads both earned byes to their respective NorWOSSA finals next month after improving their league records to 6-0 on Tuesday in Kenora. The seniors downed the Broncos (2-4) by a 29-20 margin, which Muskie co-coach Dan Bird said wasn’t as close […]
Joey Payeur Colton Spicer’s homecoming already is spelling trouble for the rest of the SIJHL. The Fort Frances native scored the opening and closing goals last night to help propel the Lakers to their ninth-straight win—a 5-2 triumph over the Minnesota Iron Rangers at the new Couchiching arena. “Playing that […]
Joey Payeur Dr. Seuss would have loved the Muskie junior girls’ basketball squad. Because when it comes to their opponents, the Muskies look like they can beat them here, they can beat them there, they can beat them anywhere. The black-and-gold plowed through every obstacle at the Westgate Miss Basketball […]
Joey Payeur There was never a doubt in D’Arcy Maguire’s mind. The co-coach of the Fort Frances Wolverines had just seen his junior football squad deliver a thrilling end to regulation time when Cam Bowles reeled in Matthew Booth’s 19-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock to […]
