Dan Falloon With the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team, head coach Greg Ste. Croix seems to take the attitude “give all you’ve got—and then a little more.” “At the junior level, we’re basically a developmental program, so we’re looking at developing all players in all areas,” said Ste. Croix. “We […]
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Dan Falloon So much for easing into the season. With a grand total of zero games under their belts, the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team marched into Dryden last Monday (Dec. 14) and fell to the Eagles 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-9). Then returning home, they lost 3-1 (18-25, 20-25, 25-23, […]
Dan Falloon But then lose game in Babbitt The Muskie girls’ hockey team was able to get off its goal-scoring schneid Friday night. But they hopped right back on the following day. Fort High scored five first-period goals en route to an 8-2 victory over the Red Lake Rams in […]
Dan Falloon Maybe the Fort Frances Lakers have the SIJHL figured out after all: notch a pair of goals early in the first and then hold onto goalie Jameson Shortreed for dear life. At the very least, it worked against the league-leading Fort William North Stars at the Ice For […]
Dan Falloon The Muskies girls’ hockey team was able to get off its goal-scoring schneid here Friday night. Unfortunately, they hopped right back on the following day. The black-and-gold scored five first-period goals en route to an 8-2 victory over the visiting Red Lake Rams in NorWOSSA action Friday. Nicole […]
Dan Falloon The volunteers at the Borderland Snowmobile Club have done their part. Now they’re just waiting for Mother Nature to do her’s. Club president Dave Goodman said his volunteer crew has been out doing what they can with the trails, which connect Fort Frances, Emo, Mine Centre, Rainy River, […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie girls’ hockey team finished fourth at an eight-team tournament in Portage la Prairie, Man. over the weekend. “I think we should have did a little better,” Muskie coach Mel Langtry admitted. “We’re still having trouble scoring, putting the puck in the net a little bit,” he […]
Staff Playing their second matches in as many days didn’t faze three of the four Muskie court teams here Tuesday. The senior boys’ basketball squad downed the visiting Kenora Broncos 64-50 while the junior boys earned a 30-18 victory. Both teams improved to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play. After being swept […]
Staff For the second-straight game, the Fort Frances Lakers surged out to a 2-0 first-period lead. And for the second-straight time, they ended up taking a loss. Fort Frances (6-19-4) held the lead for nearly 47 minutes of action here Tuesday night but still fell 3-2 in a shootout to […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ curling team faced down more than the other teams on the ice Sunday and Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The ’flu also stared down the squad, which is skipped by Tirzah Keffer. Lead Taylor Hartlin was sidelined for the exhibition tournament because of the […]
Staff The local Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team fell just a goal short of gold in Kenora last weekend. The Royals were nipped 2-1 by the Dryden Paper Kings in Sunday’s final. The win was sweet revenge for Dryden, who had fallen prey to the Royals by a […]
Staff Get ready for a double shot of cross-border rivalry. The Muskie boys’ hockey team is prepping to host the International Falls Broncos twice on Boxing Day. Well, sort of, since some of the players aren’t in high school anymore. At 3 p.m., the current Muskie and Bronco squads will […]
