Lucas Punkari Except for an overtime loss at the Fort William Gardens back on Oct. 5, the Fort Frances Lakers have had their way with the Thunder Bay North Stars so far this season. Having won their previous two meetings in convincing fashion, the Lakers dominated the North Starts en […]
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Lucas Punkari It’s been nearly a week since the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team hoisted the NorWOSSA trophy in Kenora after knocking off the Dryden Eagles 32-20 in the league final last Thursday night. But as the squad continues to prepare for the NWOSSAA championship this weekend in Thunder Bay, […]
Staff Muskie running back Colton Craig was rewarded for his strong play during the 2012 high school football season by being named to the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division all-star team. Craig, a Grade 12 student who was co-MVP for the black-and-gold last year, was a workhorse in the backfield […]
Staff Heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs yesterday in Kenora, not many gave the third-place Muskie senior girls’ basketball team much of a chance of taking the league crown. But the squad proved their doubters wrong—capturing the gold medal with a 32-22 upset over the top-ranked Dryden Eagles in the final. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers once again are in second place in the SIJHL standings after a convincing 5-1 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars here last night. In the midst of a three-team fight with the North Stars and Dryden Ice Dogs for second behind the league-leading Minnesota […]
Staff A dozen teams will battle it out in a PeeWee ‘A’ tournament here over the weekend. Green’s Countrywide Furniture, the Lions, and Fort Frances Firemen are the local teams competing in the three-day showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena, with the Emo Express also taking part. Teams from […]
Lucas PunkariNicole Horn Thanks to victories over the Broncos in their regular-season finale here last Thursday, the Muskie girls’ basketball teams are hoping the sweet taste of victory will carry over into the NorWOSSA playoffs tomorrow in Kenora. Both squads will face different paths in their quest for championship glory, […]
Lucas PunkariNicole Horn If the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams both want to come away with NorWOSSA gold tomorrow in Kenora, they’ll have to do it the hard way. After both squads finished in second place in the regular-season standings, they’ll square off against the host Broncos in […]
Lucas Punkari If the final of the eighth-annual Muskie girls’ hockey tournament is any indication, the 2012-13 NorWOSSA season will be an exciting and competitive affair. In their second-straight meeting in a tournament final in as many weekends, the Kenora Broncos edged the host Muskies 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at […]
Lucas Punkari For most of us, being thrown right into the mix against the very best athletes in the province might seem extremely intimating. But for Muskie cross-country runners Sydney Radigan and Hailey Beaudry, their first-ever trip to the all-Ontario championships in Brampton on Saturday was one they’ll never forget. […]
Staff After winning five-straight games, the Fort Frances Lakers dropped a pair of decisions to the Dryden Ice Dogs over the weekend. The Lakers’ winning ways came to an end here Friday night in a 4-1 loss to the Ice Dogs, which marked the first time the local squad had […]
Lucas Punkari A three-goal second period, coupled with strong goaltending in the final frame, proved to be the difference for the Kenora Broncos here yesterday afternoon as they edged the Muskie girls’ hockey team 3-2 in the final of their eighth-annual tournament. The black-and-gold jumped out to a 2-0 lead […]
