Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team will be gunning for their seventh-straight NorWOSSA title this week. The black-and-gold advanced to the league final by blanking the Kenora Broncos 4-0 in their one-game semi-final clash here Saturday night. After Dylan Curtis wired a shot past Broncos’ goalie Jordan Spencer late in […]
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Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team has yet to find the back of the net two games into the Female World Sport Challenge in Winnipeg. Following a 5-0 loss to host St. Mary’s Academy yesterday, the black-and-gold were blanked 6-0 by the Okanagan Hockey Academy (B.C.) in a Group ‘A’ […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers notched yet another road win last night with a 4-2 victory over the host Dryden Ice Dogs. The Lakers improved their record to 29-15-1-2 and now enjoy a six-point lead over the Ice Dogs in the race for second place. Lakers’ captain Merritt Rysavy led […]
Lucas Punkari While a NorWOSSA semi-final contest against the Dryden Eagles beckons for the Muskie girls’ hockey team Monday night at the Ice For Kids Arena, the black-and-gold are getting set to embark on a unique journey this weekend. The Muskies will be one of eight teams competing in the […]
Lucas Punkari While this Saturday’s winner-take-all NorWOSSA semi-final showdown against the Kenora Broncos didn’t need any extra hype, Muskie boys’ defenceman Aaron McDowell was quick to point out how exciting the game at the Ice For Kids Arena might be. “It’s going to be a barn-burner,” the Grade 11 student […]
Lucas Punkari Having just represented Northern Ontario at the recent M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior curling championships in Fort McMurray, Alta., one might expect that Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer would take a little break to rest and recharge. Instead, the 21-year-old, who attends Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, reunited […]
Lucas Punkari As the SIJHL regular season winds down, now is the time for the four teams battling for the second seed in the playoffs to try and separate themselves. And with a pair of wins over the Minnesota Iron Rangers, the Fort Frances Lakers have done just that—opening a […]
Staff A four-goal outburst in the first period proved propelled the Fort Frances Lakers to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers on Friday night in Hoyt Lakes. It was the squad’s third-straight win and allowed the Lakers (28-15-1-2) to open up a four-point gap over the third-place Dryden […]
Staff The Muskie girls concluded their NorWOSSA regular season on a losing note yesterday afternoon in Kenora, falling 3-2 to the Broncos in a shootout. Claire Sandelovich led the black-and-gold with a pair of goals. Hayley Moncreif netted a pair of markers for the Broncos, including the shootout winner. While […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team wrapped up their NorWOSSA regular-season slate on a winning note Tuesday night in Red Lake. The black-and-gold beat the host Rams 6-2, but the game was a lot different than the 15-0 triumph Fort High had here Feb. 1. “We came out with a […]
Lucas Punkari With time winding down in both the third period and a late-game power play, it looked as if the Fort Frances Lakers would head to overtime with the Minnesota Iron Rangers on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. But with 68 seconds to go, Colton Spicer […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing in a tie for fourth at last week’s Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ provincial playdowns in Longlac, Fort Frances curler Chris Silver already is looking forward to making it back next year. “I thought the experience was really good,” said Silver, who is in Grade 8 at […]
