Staff Local swimmer Donovan Taylor came away with a pair of medals at the Swim International 2010 meet in Brantford, Ont. over the weekend. Taylor took bronze in both the 100m free (54.01) and the 200m I.M. (2:10.20) while narrowly missing out on two other medals after finishing fourth in […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are back atop the SIJHL standings after a pair of weekend road wins. The Lakers (14-6-1) nipped Sioux Lookout 4-3 in overtime on Friday night before getting past Wisconsin 6-4 on Saturday to put them two points ahead of Thunder Bay and three up on […]
Staff After medalling at two pre-season tournaments, the Muskie girls’ hockey team was looking for a positive start to the NorWOSSA regular season. Unfortunately for the black-and-gold, it didn’t come Saturday night as the Muskies fell 3-2 to the Red Lake Rams at the Ice For Kids Arena. Despite playing […]
Staff With bronze on the line, Canada West wasn’t able to come through when it counted at the World Jr. ‘A’ Challenge in Penticton, B.C. Knotted at 2-2 with Switzerland heading into the third period of yesterday’s bronze-medal game, the squad allowed six-straight goals en route to an 8-3 defeat […]
Staff Matthew Krahn seems to have a firm grip on the role of starting goalie for Canada West at the World Jr. ‘A’ Challenge in Penticton, B.C. Krahn made 31 saves as Canada West edged Sweden 3-2 to advance against the U.S. in the semi-finals tomorrow. Nolan Kaiser notched the […]
Dan Falloon It’s a game Blake Boaz likely won’t forget anytime soon. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward scored the tying goal to force overtime, then notched the shootout winner as the hosts edged the first-place Wisconsin Wilderness 4-3 here Tuesday night. With the Lakers trailing 3-2 after coughing up a […]
Dan Falloon The secret to NorWOSSA success for the Muskie junior court teams? Play a pair of games. Both the boys’ volleyball and girls’ basketball teams had finished second to the Dryden Eagles at the end of the regular season, meaning they had to win a morning semi-final in order […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team had its first home action of the season over the weekend. The squad faced the West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) for a pair of games at the Ice For Kids Arena, splitting the contests. Saturday afternoon saw the locals eke out a […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team is entering the NorWOSSA playoffs on a roll. Heading into today’s showdown at Fort High, the black-and-gold beat both of their league rivals last week to finish the regular season with a 4-4 mark. It began with 20-12 victory over Kenora on […]
Dan Falloon It was a neck-and-neck race for first place in the NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball league this season. In the end, the Muskies (5-3) dropped both their matches in the final week, allowing the Dryden Eagles (6-2) to take over top spot and earn a first-round bye to the […]
Dan Falloon The NorWOSSA semi-final in senior boys’ volleyball between the Muskies and Kenora Broncos was pretty much a pick ’em. Although Fort High (3-5) won the season series 3-1 over the Broncos (2-6), each of those wins came in five sets. The Broncos’ lone victory, meanwhile, came in just […]
Dan Falloon If all goes as expected, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team knows it is in for a tough go at the NorWOSSA playoffs being held here today (Nov. 10). The squad, which went 7-1 during the regular season to earn a bye to the league final, acknowledges they […]
