The Associated Press PITTSBURGH—Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, and the Minnesota Vikings were anything but perfect. The Vikings couldn’t gain a half-yard when it might have turned the game, then watched the Steelers’ big-play defence end their unbeaten season with two long touchdown returns in the final six-and-a-half minutes. LaMarr Woodley’s […]
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Staff The revamped lineup and coaching staff of the Muskie girls’ hockey team had their first audition of the young season at their home tournament over the weekend—and passed with flying colours en route to the silver medal. The black-and-gold dropped a 3-1 decision to the Pembina Tigers in yesterday […]
Staff That’s all she wrote, folks. The Muskie football team capped their winless season in the WHSFL with a 57-0 whitewash at the hands of the Portage Collegiate Institute Trojans here Friday afternoon. The visitors jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back. Brendon Brydges […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host their annual tournament today through Sunday. After opening play against St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora) at 2:15 p.m., the black-and-gold hit the ice again at 6:45 p.m. to face the Red Lake Rams. Opening ceremonies will be held prior to tonight’s game. The […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers got back into the win column with a 6-3 victory over the K&A Wolverines last night in Thunder Bay. Colton Kennedy had two goals and an assist as the Lakers (3-7-2) snapped a three-game losing skid. Injured forwards Byron Katapaytuk, Tyler Stevenson, and Brendan Muise […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team opened their home tournament with a sound 30-19 win over St. Patrick’s (Thunder Bay) last night. The black-and-gold held a commanding 15-4 lead at the half before a 13-point run by the visitors made things interesting in the third quarter. But Fort High […]
Staff The Muskie court teams took three of four matches from the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday. The junior boys’ volleyball team continued their NorWOSSA dominance with a four-set victory by scores of 25-10, 12-25, 25-17 and 25-16 to improve to 6-0 on the season. The senior boys saw their […]
Press Release Press release The Rainy River District Breast Health Network is pleased to be partnering with the Muskie girls’ hockey team this year to promote breast cancer awareness. The players will be wearing their “think pink” attitudes during their home hockey tournament this weekend (Oct. 23-25). “We’re encouraging everyone […]
Mitch Calvert In a season marked by unprecedented turnover, it just may be a familiar face who decides how far the Fort Frances Lakers are going to go. Emo native Jameson Shortreed has started the last four games between the pipes for the Lakers in his inaugural season of Junior […]
Here are the top scores from recent YBC and Club 55+ action at Plaza Lanes: Oct. 10 Bowlasaurus •Girls’ high single (flat)—Jayla Krawchuk (58); •Girls’ high single (w/hdcp)—Tessah Labbe (182); •Boys’ high single (flat)—Tanner McCormick (98); •Boys’ high single (w/hdcp)—Tanner McCormick (246) PeeWee •Girls’ high single (flat)—Mya McKenny (119); •Girls’ […]
Mitch Calvert Coming on the heels of a disappointing two-game sweep at the hands of the Fort William North Stars here this past Friday and Saturday, changes soon may be on the horizon for the struggling Fort Frances Lakers. The Lakers dropped back-to-back games by scores of 11-6 and 4-2 […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be celebrating its 16th birthday after all. “We’re still in a ‘go’ pattern,” committee chairman Tom Fry said this morning. “We actually did quite well in terms of filling out director positions, but now we’re just looking to fill positions with […]
