Dan Falloon Even after running through the NorWOSSA regular season with a 7-1 record, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team has a chip on its shoulder. The black-and-gold hasn’t forgotten its lone loss of the campaign, when the Muskies fell 49-41 to Kenora on Feb. 4 in their first game […]
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Dan Falloon Fort High senior girls’ volleyball coach Duane Roen was blunt about what his squad had to do to mount a serious challenge at Friday’s NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden. “We can’t make any mistakes,” he remarked. Roen has observed night-and-day differences even among sets as recently as the regular-season […]
Dan Falloon Heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs this Friday (Feb. 19) in Dryden, the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team’s biggest challenge is realizing the first set actually counts. The black-and-gold, who finished the regular season in second place with a 3-5 record, won the first set only twice in eight […]
Dan Falloon With one game left to decide the NorWOSSA champion, Muskie junior boys’ basketball coach Greg Ste. Croix is reiterating the same message he preached all season: keep the fundamentals strong. “At this time of the year, if you can do the little things really well, the bigger picture […]
Staff The Fort William Gardens was an unwelcoming site for the Fort Frances Lakers this season—and this past weekend didn’t help matters. The Lakers lost to the Fort William North Stars 5-0 on Friday night and then 7-2 on Saturday to finish 0-6 at Fort William in the season. The […]
Staff A few moments of weakness overtook the Muskie girls’ hockey team here Saturday night. The visiting Kenora Broncos scored five of their six goals in quick bursts, getting their first two in a 2:27 span before tallying three more in 4:31, en route to a wild 6-5 victory. With […]
Staff Tim Nordin lost his final two games at the men’s provincial playdowns in Sudbury to finish in last place with a 2-9 record. Nordin and his Stratton rink of third Mitch Seguin, second Mike Badiuk, and lead Travis Showalter lost 8-5 to Sudbury’s Matt Dumontelle in Friday afternoon’s draw, […]
Dan Falloon Tim Nordin pulled out a “must win” this morning at the provincial men’s curling playdowns in Sudbury, edging first-place Brad Jacobs (Soo Curlers Association) by a 4-3 score. But the Stratton rink didn’t get the help they needed to keep their Brier hopes alive. Even if Nordin wins […]
Staff Both Muskie boys’ basketball teams are a win away from NorWOSSA gold. The junior squad finished the regular season with a perfect 8-0 mark after routing the host Kenora Broncos 73-32 yesterday. Meanwhile, the seniors (7-1) avenged their only loss of the regular season, edging the Broncos 49-46 yesterday. […]
Dan Falloon Even though the Muskie boys’ hockey team already has handily won the NorWOSSA regular-season race, it’s hard not to notice the rest of the pack gearing up for the next stage. The Dryden Eagles, in particular, have come on as of late—subduing the black-and-gold 5-2 here Tuesday night. […]
Staff Talk about a mirror image. Almost. The Fort Frances Lakers’ second-straight 5-4 victory over the third-place Sioux Lookout Flyers (19-26-3) last night was nearly the opposite of Saturday night’s win—for the better part of the game, anyway. The Flyers (19-26-3) gave up a 3-1 third-period lead last night—the same […]
Staff It was a winning Wednesday for Tim Nordin. The Stratton Curling Club rink picked up its first wins at the provincial men’s playdowns in Sudbury yesterday to improve to 2-4 heading into their two draws today. Nordin and his rink of third Mitch Seguin, second Mike Badiuk, and lead […]
