Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Mason Meyer earned the SIJHL’s player-of-the-week award for the week ending Oct. 28. Meyer, an 18-year-old from International Falls, had two goals and five assists during three-straight Laker wins that vaulted the team into second place in the standings. He is the third player on […]
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Lucas Punkari All four Muskie court sports teams are heading to the NorWOSSA playoffs next Thursday in Kenora on a winning note after sweeping the Broncos in their regular-season finales yesterday at Fort High. Having already clinched first place in the standings, and a bye to the league final next […]
Staff The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team beat the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action for the first time this season. Playing Tuesday in Dryden, the black-and-gold swept the league leaders in three sets (25-23, 25-16, and 25-19) to improve their record to 4-3. In other action, the Muskie junior girls’ […]
Lucas Punkari Set to make the trek to Brampton this afternoon with Muskie teammate Hailey Beaudry for Saturday’s all-Ontario cross-country running championships, it was hard to get the smile off Sydney Radigan’s face during a practice session here Tuesday afternoon. “I’m really excited about it,” enthused Radigan, who is in […]
Dave Ogilvie A large number of family and friends of Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association players and the general public attended the unveiling of the league’s new name and logo Sunday afternoon at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. The “Emo Express” began with the vision of having all of the EDBMHA teams […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time in a number of years, two members of the Muskie cross-country running team will be competing at OFSAA. Hailey Beaudry and Sydney Radigan will heading to Brampton for the provincial championships on Saturday. “It’s very exciting for everyone involved with the program,” enthused coach […]
Lucas Punkari Following a strong showing in a 18-9 loss to the Steinbach Sabres here back on Oct. 12, the Muskie football team felt good about its chances to pull off an upset in the Andy Currie ‘A’ Division quarter-finals Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. But the Sabres showed why they […]
Lucas Punkari Thanks to a 9-1-0-1 record in October, the Fort Frances Lakers quickly have made their winless start to the SIJHL season in September a thing of the past. After downing the host Dryden Ice Dogs 6-4 on Monday night, the Lakers now sit in second place in the […]
Lucas Punkari A pair of third-period goals by Patrick Sofer propelled the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-4 win over the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night—the squad’s fifth-straight victory. After trading goals over the first two periods, the Lakers dominated the third by outshooting the Ice Dogs 7-0, with […]
Staff Thanks to Amber Jourdain’s overtime goal, the Muskie girls’ hockey team started its 2012/13 season by capturing the Sturgeon Heights tournament in Winnipeg on the weekend with a 3-2 victory over the Kenora Broncos. The black-and-gold advanced to the final after a 3-0 shutout over their NorWOSSA rivals from […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers find themselves in second place in the SIJHL standings after a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers here Saturday night. It was their second-straight win—and fifth-consecutive at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers now sport an 8-4-0-1 record for 17 points, which puts […]
Staff The Muskie football team saw its season come to an end Friday afternoon as they were blanked 30-0 by the top-seeded Steinbach Sabres in the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division quarter-finals at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. Having finished the regular season with a 6-1 record, the Sabres used […]
