Joey Payeur Those who love the “beautiful game” know it can be far from beautiful around these parts weather-wise even in late April and early May. With that in mind, the board of directors for Fort Frances Youth Soccer has instituted a pair of significant changes to this season’s schedule […]
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Staff Four members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club represented Northwestern Ontario at the Ontario Junior Squash team championships in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the weekend, helped their team to a fifth-place showing. That was one better than their result from a year ago. Anniss Seid (U19), Shawn Brady (U15), Anika […]
Lucas Punkari It may have seemed like the same old, same old in the NorWOSSA boys’ hockey loop this season as the Muskies captured yet another league title with a sweep of the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three final. But according to Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain, it was far […]
Staff A Fort High curling rink is headed to the all-Ontarios for a second-straight year—only this time it will be the guys carrying the Muskie colours. The Muskie boys’ foursome, featuring skip Isaac Keffer, third Cody Heyens, second Ian Grant, and lead Jordan Sokoliuk, nabbed the OFSAA berth with a […]
Lucas Punkari It was a whirlwind tour that would make any rock group envious. But despite suffering the effects of a cold following its completion, it was well worth it for local swimmer Donovan Taylor. The 16-year-old member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts finished up a four-meet span over two-and-a-half […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers are heading into the second leg of their two-game, total-goal series with the Wisconsin Wilderness in a bit of a hole after losing the first leg by a combined score of 6-3 last weekend in Spooner. After taking the opening game 3-2 on Friday […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not very often that a runner-up finish at a national tournament can be considered a disappointment. But given the run of success for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team over the last few seasons, that was exactly the case a year ago. With a […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ curling rink was in the driver’s seat at the NWOSSAA playdowns in Terrace Bay entering their final round-robin game against Westgate (Thunder Bay) late this morning. The foursome, featuring skip Isaac Keffer, third Cody Heyens, second Ian Grant, and lead Jordan Sokoliuk, were in sole […]
Lucas Punkari If the Fort Frances Lakers want to have the choice of who they will face in the SIJHL semi-finals, they’ll need to take care of business on home ice later this week. The Lakers fell to the Wisconsin Wilderness by a combined score of 6-3 following a pair […]
Lucas Punkari After dropping three games to the Kenora Broncos during the regular season, the Muskie boys’ hockey squad reminded their NorWOSSA rivals why they’ve been the team to beat over the last several years. Tyler Mosbeck netted the game-winning goal just past the halfway mark of overtime last night […]
Staff A pair of Muskie curling rinks are continuing their quest for a berth at the all-Ontarios. Competing at the NWOSSAA playdowns in Terrace Bay, the boys’ foursome, which includes skip Isaac Keffer, third Cody Heyens, second Ian Grant, and lead Jordan Sokoliuk, sat with a 1-1 record heading into […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling rinks are off to Terrace Bay this weekend for the NWOSSAA playdowns, where they will be vying for berths to the all-Ontarios later this month. Both squads, who advanced by capturing NorWOSSA gold in Sioux Lookout earlier this week, will face Sioux […]
