Staff A number of local youth bowlers performed well at a tournament in Dryden on Oct. 17. Lyle Dolph and Caitlyn Townson won their respective divisions at the Sunset Youth Challenge, meaning they, among other top finishers, now advance to the provincial round in North Bay on the first weekend […]
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Staff Local golfer Alex McDonald advanced to the Maple Junior Golf Tour championship in Phoenix, Az. from Nov. 19-21 after finishing fifth in the boys’ 17-19 division in the Manitoba loop. McDonald, 18, was the highest-finishing non-Winnipegger, as he earned 565 points on the circuit. As well, Michael Nelson and […]
Dan Falloon New defence? No problem for the Fort High Muskies girls’ hockey team. The Muskies, with four of six defenders new to the team, allowed just two girls in regulation play as they made the final of the Sturgeon Heights Huskies’ tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. The black-and-gold’s […]
Staff Some big changes are coming to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Anglers will not notice most of the changes until Day 3 of the tournament, when things really begin to pick up. On Day 3, anglers will leave in flights based on their overall ranking over the first […]
Staff Raymond Roy and his rink have known for quite a while that they’re going to be attending the Dominion Men’s Curling Club national championships, and will finally get a chance to play in it later this month. Roy and his rink of Dave Broman, Butch Wensley and Patrick Briere […]
Dan Falloon Maybe the Ice For Kids Arena was haunted. Maybe the visitors were more interested in playing an amped-up Mr. Hyde than timid Dr. Jekyll. Or maybe the Fort Frances Lakers (9-6-1) just got into the Hallowe’en candy a little bit too early, as they lost both home games […]
Dan Falloon Talk about starting off on the right foot. The Fort High Muskies boys’ hockey team had a fine limb to stand on, posting a 4-0 record en route to a gold medal at the Dryden Eagles’ tournament over the weekend, culminating with a 4-1 win over the Kenora […]
Dan Falloon The Fort High Muskies were presented with a difficult challenge in Winnipeg on Friday. They were charged with the task of defeating an undefeated Dakota Lancers team. Referring to Dakota, Muskie head coach Chad Canfield said he “wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the best football team in the […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team didn’t win a ton at the Mennonite Brethren Hawks’ tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. But they won a lot of confidence, knowing that they played some strong teams pretty well. Fort High started off with a 2-0 (25-17 and 25-16) loss […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team took a little consolation in Winnipeg, as they were able to upset a Top 10 squad from the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association. Fort High downed the third-ranked John Taylor Pipers in the consolation final of the Sturgeon Heights Huskies tournament in […]
Staff In NorWOSSA action yesterday afternoon, the senior girls’ basketball team (6-1) stifled the Broncos 47-14. Erika Moffitt scored 12 points, Chantal Jodoin had 11 and Chelsea Hill had 10 to pace the Muskie offence. Meanwhile, the junior girls beat the Broncos 20-12 to improve to 3-4 this season. Coach […]
Staff The Fort High Muskies football team certainly ran into a team eager to prove it had earned its top-seeded ranking. The black-and-gold ran into a Dakota Lancers locomotive in Winnipeg on Friday afternoon, as the Lancers advanced to the WHSFL semifinals with a 66-0 win over the Muskies. Dakota […]
