Lucas Punkari An aerial assault by Daniel McIntyre Maroons’ quarterback Kim Ebron was too much for the Muskies to handle Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold were trounced 44-0 to fall to 1-3 in WHSFL play. Ebron was 10-for-18 through the air for 329 yards and four touchdowns, which also […]
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Staff Local golfer Christin Thomson fell short in her bid to advance to the next round of the LPGA qualifying tournament Friday in Venice, Fla. She finished the second stage of q-school with a four-round total score of 324, which was 36 shots over par. Only the top 70 golfers […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will have to wait a little longer to get their first glimpse at the expansion Iron Range Ironheads. Their contest, originally slated for next Tuesday (Oct. 4) at the Ice For Kids Arena, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. According to […]
Staff After dropping their NorWOSSA season-openers to Dryden last week, all four Muskie court squads bounced back in a huge way with a sweep of the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday afternoon. In a game that resembled more of a defensive football game than a basketball one, the senior girls edged […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources is alerting hunters that there’s been a change to regulations here with regards to possessing loaded firearms on roadways during deer hunting season. The regulation states that during the open gun season for deer, a person shall not possess a loaded firearm on the […]
Lucas Punkari On paper, at least, it seems as if the Fort Frances Lakers are playing to the best of their abilities after their first six games of the season. They currently occupy first place in the SIJHL standings with a 4-2 record, although head coach and general manager Wayne […]
Lucas Punkari With the support of the black-and-gold clad crowd on their side, the Muskie football team fed off of that energy as they went back and forth with the Sisler ‘A’ Spartans in Fort High’s annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon. But as time wound down in the fourth quarter, […]
Ken Johnston There is an old saying that seemed to ring true this past weekend: “The fish bite the least when the wind is from the east.” Everyone, including this year’s Rainy River Walleye Tournament champions, Jason and Oliver Gibbins, found the bite to be really tough for both days […]
Lucas Punkari As they took to the court in Dryden last Thursday, the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball squads were hoping they would start their 2011 NorWOSSA campaigns on a winning note over the perennial league powers. Instead, the black-and-gold were left licking their wounds as both teams fell […]
Lucas Punkari After dropping their opening games of the NorWOSSA regular season last Thursday afternoon in Dryden, the Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball teams were hoping to use weekend tournaments there to get on the right track. The black-and-gold did that—and then some—as both teams swept aside their opponents […]
Lucas Punkari Thanks, in large part, to the gorgeous fall weather conditions here Sunday afternoon, the first-ever Borderland Time Trial bike event went off without a hitch, with 11 riders taking to the 25-km course. “I was hoping for a few more people but with it being the first time […]
Lucas Punkari While it’s still early in the 2011-12 SIJHL season, the Fort Frances Lakers are staring down at the other six teams after a pair of weekend wins. The Lakers wrapped up a stretch of three games in three nights with a 6-2 victory over the Duluth Clydesdales last […]
