Staff An animal cornered is at its most dangerous. A short-handed goal that gave the Muskie boys’ hockey team the lead inspired the International Falls Broncos to turn the tables in a hurry. With a little late-game dramatics thrown into the mix, the host Broncos eked out a 4-3 exhibition […]
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Joey Payeur The gap is closing. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team served notice this past weekend at the Kenora Broncos’ home tournament that even in defeat, they are starting to unravel the mystery of the Dryden Eagles—the long-tenured volleyball powerhouse of the NorWOSSA circuit. The black-and-gold settled for fourth […]
Joey Payeur Bobby Baun is a legend in hockey lore for scoring an overtime goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup final while playing on a broken ankle. But could he have done it on a broken skate blade? It’s not likely, but […]
Joey Payeur Bobby Baun is a legend in hockey lore for scoring an overtime goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup final while playing on a broken ankle. But could he have done it on a broken skate blade? It’s not likely, but […]
Staff There’s nothing like home cooking to lift a team’s spirits—or their place in the standings, for that matter. The Fort Frances Lakers put the cheers of the friendly faces at the Ice For Kids Arena to good use this past weekend, edging the Duluth Clydesdales 3-2 on Friday before […]
Joey Payeur The team at the north end of Highway 502 really is starting to get under the skin of the Muskie girls’ hockey team, no matter which province the two sides square off in. The Dryden Eagles improved to a perfect 4-0 this season against the black-and-gold thanks to […]
Joey Payeur It will be all hands on deck for the Fort Frances Thunderhawks tonight—and they’ll be interested to see if it makes any difference. The Thunderhawks entertain the Kenora Thistles in senior men’s ‘AAA’ hockey action tonight at the ’52 Canadians Arena, with the home team expecting to have […]
Staff If the top two teams in the SIJHL believe someone is breathing down their necks, they’re right. The Fort Frances Lakers are charging up the standings thanks to a three-game winning streak, including a pair of home victories over the weekend. The third-place Lakers (22-11-3) doubled the second-place Dryden […]
Joey Payeur The true test of the successful time-out in hockey is how the team whose coach called for the break responds coming out of the group huddle. In that case, the Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ squad made their coach, Ed Vold, look like a genius. Having […]
Joey Payeur It was a long way to drive just to go up against a familiar foe—twice. The Muskie girls’ hockey team ran into their NorWOSSA nemesis, the Dryden Eagles, on two separate occasions at the John Taylor Collegiate Piper Classic Tournament of Champions at the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg […]
Staff The Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals plan to feast on some out-of-town guests this weekend. The PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey squad hosts its annual tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre, with six team vying to have gold medals dangling around their necks by the time they leave the rink Sunday […]
Staff Jillian Langtry has small-town roots, but proved she is right at home in the big city when the spotlight comes on. Langtry put in a brilliant performance yesterday, racking up five goals to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 9-5 pounding of the College Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens (Winnipeg) […]
