Staff The Muskie court teams bucked some Broncos yesterday as all four won their matches in Kenora. The senior girls’ basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 34-15 romp, having led 27-4 after three quarters. Chelsea Hill netted 11 points for the Muskies while Erika Moffitt chipped in nine. In […]
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Staff A pair of junior runners made inroads at the first cross-country meet of the season yesterday in Kenora. Racing in the late-September sunshine, ninth-graders Jack Hamilton and Dante Tookenay finished third and fourth, respectively. Both were in their eventual finishing positions at the halfway point of the 5.2-km race. […]
Staff There weren’t many surprises at the Ice For Kids Arena on Tuesday night. The Fort Frances Lakers tallied yet another power-play goal, snipers Tyler Stevenson and Byron Katapaytuk were responsible for a pair of tallies, and the home team got another quality goaltending performance in a 3-2 win over […]
Dryden Ice Dogs •39-9-5 in 2009-10 (second place) •Significant losses: F Kevin Burton, F Mike Lennon, F BJ McClellan, F Kyle Heck, F Chad Liley, D Mark McDonald, F Spencer Gyori, G Josh Baker, and D Kevin Raine •Breakdown: The Ice Dogs lacked a bit of bite in the pre-season, […]
Reality has set in for our team as we have learned it will take a strong work ethic and 60 minutes of hockey to win games this season in the SIJHL. After a strong, hard-fought victory in our season-opener versus the defending champion Fort William North Stars, we felt pretty […]
Jason Sobkowicz Whitetail hunters—ever look at the calendar when you are booking your deer hunting holiday and scratch your head wondering when the whitetail “rut” is going to hit? Here is some information on that topic based on the latest research from world-renowned whitetail biologist Charles Alsheimer (Deer and Deer […]
the MNR Deer hunters in Northwestern Ontario can help monitor for the presence of a fatal disease that affects the animals. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a brain disease that affects members of the deer family (i.e., deer, moose, elk, and potentially caribou). The disease has never been found in […]
Staff The Muskie cheerleading squad is hoping to see a number of new faces on the team this year, and it has a couple of new faces on the coaching staff, as well. Angie Tyrvainen, a former Muskie cheerleader, and Jessica Roehrig, a cheerleader from St. Ignatius in Thunder Bay, […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie football team saw their comeback bid fall just short in the annual Homecoming game here Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold scored a pair of touchdowns late in the fourth quarter, but still fell 24-22 to the Daniel McIntyre Maroons. Turnovers were the squad’s Achilles heel as many […]
Dan Falloon It may come down to setting their alarm clocks a half-hour earlier, chugging an extra energy drink in the afternoon, or start praying that the first period is just an exhibition. “Maybe I’ve got to go in there before the game and scream and yell instead of after […]
Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks will take to the ice this season, but just who they’ll be playing remains up in the air. General manager Dean Bruyere said he’s caught in a situation where ice time has not been firmed up yet. “I’m still working out schedules,” Bruyere remarked. “But […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team has cemented its roster for the 2010-11 season. Of the team’s 17 players, 10 are returning from last season’s squad. Goalies Dana Cridland and Melissa Payne made it, as did defenders Danielle Jean (switching from forward) and Melanie Scott. Lastly, forwards Taylor Dixon, Jillian […]
