Staff Chalk up another night of success for the only perfect squad in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. Alliance solidified its hold on first place by earning the maximum six points in their two matches last night to raise their season total to 18. That moved them two up […]
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Joey Payeur Hollywood couldn’t have scripted a better ending. Jacob Bolzan’s 80-yard kick-off return for a touchdown with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter was the difference as the Muskies (3-2) pulled out a stunning 29-24 victory over the Dryden Eagles (0-5) in WHSFL action here Tuesday afternoon. Eagles’ […]
Joey Payeur Another day, another big lead lost, another late-game victory. The Fort Frances Lakers continued that trend Tuesday night at Hoyt Lakes in a 7-5 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers in SIJHL action. The Lakers led 5-2 after Miles Nolan’s goal at 11:23 of the second. But Minnesota […]
Ken Johnston It was a nail-biter of a finish at the 15th-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament on Sunday! Kirk Wood and Jon O’Connor of Rainy River led the pack with an 12.28-pound basket after Day 1 on Saturday. But plenty of teams were within striking distance and with a big […]
Joey Payeur Local hunters take heart—the opportunities to bag that big buck should be plentiful this season. That’s the forecast projected by the Ministry of Natural Resources when it comes to the animal populations in local wildlife management units. Christopher Martin, acting management biologist for the Fort Frances District, provided […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers figured there was no point in letting all their hard work earlier in the game go completely to waste. After coughing up a 4-0 lead, the Lakers scored three times in the final seven minutes to earn a 7-4 victory over the Dryden Ice […]
Staff Those women sure have some style. Breakaway Fashionistas pocketed a pair of victories in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer Fall League last night at the east-end rink. Sara Kellar netted a hat trick in her team’s opening 7-2 pounding of Glitter Gals. Alina Eldridge notched a pair […]
Joey Payeur The previous weekend, it was the three-goal lead causing headaches for the Fort Frances Lakers. This past Saturday, the local Junior ‘A’ squad kicked that number up a notch but still managed to hit the afterburners when it needed to. The Lakers (2-1-0-1) blew a 4-0 lead, then […]
Staff Alina Eldridge shone brighter than the lights she was playing under. Eldridge exploded for a hat trick to lead Breakaway Fashionista to a 6-2 thumping of Glitter Gals in the Borderland Soccer Fall League women’s division Monday night at the east-end rink. Sara Kellar added a pair of goals […]
Staff The girls’ basketball teams kept soaring, the junior boys’ volleyball squad was jumping, but the senior boys remained grounded. That was the day in a nutshell for the Muskie court teams yesterday in Kenora as the black-and-gold posted three wins in four tries against the host Broncos. The senior […]
Joey Payeur The first road trip of the season for the Muskie football team ended up being nothing to write home about. The black-and-gold fell 16-14 to the host College Lorette Collegiate Scorpion yesterday to drop to 2-2 in the Andy Currie Division (‘A’) of the Winnipeg High School Football […]
Joey Payeur The NorWOSSA season for the Muskie court teams began Tuesday with plenty of boffo basketball and a variety of vanquished volleyballers. The senior girls’ hoops squad blasted the visiting Dryden Eagles 51-26—using a big early lead to douse the Eagles’ hopes in short order. “We talked before the […]
