Dan Falloon Former Muskie football MVP Chad Canfield is ready to give back. The new head coach of the black-and-gold’s gridiron gang said he’s looking to repay the community that helped him grow as a player. “I think it’s a great opportunity and a chance to give back to the […]
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Dan Falloon A couple of phone calls can change things in a hurry. Brendan Baumgartner woke up Dec. 3 as a member of the MJHL’s Dauphin Kings and an assured participant in the RBC Cup—the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s championship tournament. But on Dec. 4, the former Fort Frances Jr. […]
Staff It was a bittersweet opening to the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams yesterday in Dryden. The senior boys’ basketball squad swamped the host Eagles 64-28 while the junior boys romped to a 68-27 victory. But it was a different story for the girls’ volleyball team, who […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Dan Falloon The Salvation Army must be wishing teddy bears were tossed for every Muskie goal here Friday night. The black-and-gold improved to 6-0 in NorWOSSA play by beating Kenora goalie Brett Arseneault early and often in a 9-2 drubbing of the Broncos (3-2). Jeff Davis tapped in a tasty […]
Dan Falloon If hockey was played best two-of-three periods, then the Fort Frances Lakers would have beaten the K&A Wolverines here Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Lakers, a seven-goal outburst in the second period by the visitors left them on the short end of an 8-5 score. The game started […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie football program has a new bench boss, with former team MVP Chad Canfield taking over the helm from Andrew George. Canfield coached the linebackers and running backs this past season—both positions he played while a member of the black-and-gold. He also played fullback at Mount Allison […]
Staff It seems that no lead is safe around the Fort Frances Lakers (6-18-3). The Lakers quickly coughed up advantages twice in last night’s 7-4 road loss to the second-place Dryden Ice Dogs (22-3-3). Fort Frances opened the scoring when Tyler Stevenson’s power-play marker beat Peter Emery with just 23 […]
Dan Falloon Another day, another goal short for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold were bumped 2-1 by the International Falls Broncos here Tuesday night for their third-straight one-goal loss. Fort High had fall 3-2 to the Broncos across the river on Friday and then 2-1 to the host […]
the MNR A party of seven anglers paid a total of $1,170 in fines related to possessing an over-limit of walleye and skinning fish so they could not be easily identified. Six Wisconsin residents were fined $175 each for taking an over-limit of fish while a Thunder Bay resident also […]
the MNR A Thunder Bay man pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing conservation officers and for littering. Gary Letourneau was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $1,000 for obstructing Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers. He also was convicted under the Public Lands Act and fined […]
Staff The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team couldn’t have kicked off their season any better. The black-and-gold went 4-0 to capture their home tournament over the weekend at Fort High. On Friday, a game-high 15 points from Brandon Sinclair helped the Muskies dump the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) 43-22, […]
