Lucas Punkari Heading into last weekend’s action against the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Dryden Ice Dogs, it looked like the Fort Frances Lakers would have a great shot at gaining ground in the race for top spot in the SIJHL. With the league-leading Wisconsin Wilderness idle, the Lakers had a […]
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Lucas Punkari Even though they were outnumbered by four teams from Fort Frances and Emo, a pair of Thunder Bay Midget ‘A’ squads proved to the best of the bunch during a weekend tournament here. The West End Bruins and South End Jr. Stars were the top two teams following […]
Staff Former Muskie curler Jenna Enge is heading back to the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the second-straight year. The Devlin native, who plays second for the Tracy Horgan rink from Sudbury, earned a spot at the provincials, slated for next month in Kenora, following a third-place finish at […]
Staff The Rendez-Vous remains unbeaten in local men’s basketball league action. The Vous improved to 2-0 with a 61-53 win over winless Taggs (0-2) last night at the Fort High gym. Brad Wardas led the way with a 22-point outing while Brady Jensen netted 26 points for Taggs. League play […]
Staff With the league-leading Wisconsin Wilderness having the weekend off, the Fort Frances Lakers had hoped to gain some ground in the standings as they battled for top spot in the seven-team loop. Instead, the Lakers found themselves losing ground after they fell 6-3 in Sioux Lookout on Friday night […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team spoiled the party for the host Portage Saints during the PCI Christmas Classic tournament over the weekend. Shae-Lynn Smith and Shilo Beck scored as the black-and-gold captured the consolation title with a 2-1 victory. Dana Cridland earned the win between the pipes. The Muskies […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its winning ways in NorWOSSA play with a 4-3 victory over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last night in Kenora. Jeff Davis, Tarran Romyn, Braden Webb, and Nick Kaun all scored for the black-and-gold, who won for the third-straight time and improved their […]
Lucas Punkari Although the offence may not have been firing on all cylinders, the defensive play of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was strong enough to defeat the Baudette Bears 36-31 last night in the opening game of a weekend tournament at Fort High. The black-and-gold held an scant […]
Lucas Punkari In what was an evenly-contested exhibition affair at the Ice For Kids Arena here Tuesday night, the Muskie girls’ hockey team ended up on the short end of a 2-0 decision to the International Falls Broncos. Despite outshooting their opponents 32-29, the black-and-gold were unable to cash in […]
(A letter from someone who wants to remain anonymous, who farms, writes well—and actually tried this). I had this idea that I could rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team remains unbeaten in ACHA Division II play following a pair of 6-1 wins over the host Iowa State Cyclones over the weekend. Freshman forward Thea-Marie Sauca led the way for the defending national champs in Saturday night’s game with two […]
Staff Twelve members of the Sunset Country Squash Club were in Thunder Bay over the weekend for the annual Northwest Open, with many coming away with strong performances. Angel McCormack, 14, competed in the men’s ‘C’ open event and ended up capturing the title after defeating Steve Sidorski (Thunder Bay) […]
