Staff After playing their home pre-season games in the ’52 Canadians Arena, the Fort Frances Lakers will hold their regular-season home-opener back in the friendly confines of the Ice For Kids Arena. With a new ice plant “chiller” being installed last week, it was expected that today’s 7:30 p.m. clash […]
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Staff They failed to qualify for the all-Ontarios but Muskie golfers James Brown, Brandon Sinclair, and Abe Germain concluded their seasons on a positive note yesterday afternoon at the NWOSSAA championships in Kenora. “The boys had a decent day,” Muskie head coach Brian Johnstone said this morning. “They didn’t play […]
Staff After falling in four sets to the Dryden Eagles here Tuesday afternoon, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team rebounded in a big way yesterday in Kenora. Fort High swept the host Broncos in straight sets (25-22, 25-12, and 25-9) to improve to 1-1 on the NorWOSSA season. But the […]
Lucas PunkariNicole Horn It was a mixed bag of results for the four Muskie court teams here Tuesday afternoon as they opened another NorWOSSA season. The senior boys’ volleyball contest started off on a winning note—sweeping the Dryden Eagles in three-straight sets (25-18, 25-21, and 25-22). “I am amazed with […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner NEW YORK—So long, replacement refs. The NFL’s regular crews will be back on the field starting tonight. After two days of marathon negotiations, and mounting frustration among coaches, players, and fans, the NFL and the referees’ union announced at midnight that a tentative agreement had been […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers began their 2012/13 SIJHL regular-season schedule on a sour note last night in Hoyt Lakes, Mn., falling 3-2 to the Minnesota Iron Rangers. First-year forward Kevin Kurm opened the scoring for the Lakers on the power play two-and-a-half minutes into the contest. But the host […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time in several years, the Muskie football team earned a victory in front of their own fans when they blanked the Tec Voc Hornets 33-0 here Tuesday afternoon. “We had been getting all of our wins on the road before this game, and I’m not […]
Lucas Punkari A week after beating the Dryden Eagles in their first road game of the WHSFL season, the Muskie football team was looking to continue the momentum last Friday afternoon on its first trip into Winnipeg. Instead, the black-and-gold found themselves on the losing end of a 20-7 score […]
Lucas Punkari With a mile-wide grin on his face, it was easy to figure out the thoughts of Grade 10 junior boys’ volleyball player Jacob Bolzan on the eve of another NorWOSSA court sport campaign. “I’m pretty pumped up about getting things started,” he enthused. “We’ve been learning our positions […]
Staff Local female soccer players will have a chance to get their “footy” fix indoors this winter as the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League holds registration tonight at 7 p.m. at the Fort Frances High School atrium. The league, which will get run every Wednesday from 7-10 p.m. starting Oct. […]
Arguably the most anticipated game of the boys’ high school hockey season, the annual battle between the Muskies and International Falls Broncos has been put on the backburner for this coming season. While Fort High athletic director Shane Beckett did say there will be a discussion about having both teams […]
Lucas Punkari With a season-opening game Oct. 12 against the visiting Ohio State Buckeyes edging ever closer, University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs’ forward Joe Basaraba is chomping at the bit to get his third NCAA hockey campaign underway. “Thing have really been starting to get rolling here lately,” Basaraba said. “We’ve […]
