Staff Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling rinks had strong showings at a two-day exhibition tourney here last week. The girls won their division with three wins and a tie, beating Beaver Brae (Kenora) 9-0 in the final. They tied Beaver Brae 4-4 earlier in the round-robin while also […]
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Staff The newly-formed Northwestern Ontario ‘AAA’ Bantam all-star squad made a lasting impression in their first game action here Sunday. The team, comprised of Bantam-aged players from Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, and Red Lake, squared off against the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians and claimed a 4-1 victory. Six players […]
Mitch Calvert Pardon Joyce Wiedeman if she’s got Rick Ross’ “Everyday I’m Hustlin” repeating non-stop on her iPod. It’s a fitting song for the 30-something (“age is just a number”) fitness enthusiast, who is back in the game and hustling hard in the gym day in and day out to […]
Mitch Calvert When Kalib Thunderchief is throwing his fists in the air celebrating goals rather than trying to land one against an opponent’s face, you know a win probably is soon to follow for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres. The six-foot, 210-pound forward did exactly that in a 5-0 win […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team wasn’t about to settle for second place again. After a pair of losses in tournament finals in Altona and Dryden last month, the Muskies took a big step forward with a 5-2 win over their NorWOSSA rivals, the Kenora Broncos, in the final […]
Mitch Calvert It took them nearly half the game but once the Muskies figured out the visiting Churchill Trojans, they never looked back. The senior boys’ basketball team closed out their home tournament with a 56-53 victory over Thunder Bay’s lone representative here, overcoming a 14-point first-half deficit. The Muskies […]
Mitch Calvert Maybe next year. The Muskie boys’ hockey team went one step further at the Genesis Hospitality tournament in Brandon, Man. last week, advancing to Sunday’s final but then having to settle for silver after a 5-3 loss to Winnipeg’s Oak Park Raiders. They had earned a bronze medal […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have won five-straight games after sweeping the host Schreiber Diesels on Friday and Saturday. The Sabres (17-8-1) opened the road series Friday night with a 3-0 shutout—backstopped by a 36-save effort from Ryan Faragher in goal. Mitch Cain and Brendan Baumgartner netted power-play […]
Mitch Calvert The provincial men’s curling playdowns will be held in Fort Frances on Feb. 10-14 but the field of 16 already is beginning to take shape. The Brad Jacobs rink (Sault Ste. Marie) won the KIA Curling Classic (East) Superspiel earlier this month in his hometown, beating Al Belec […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team finally got the monkey off their backs. After a pair of tournament-final losses in Altona and Dryden last month, the Muskies took the next step with a 5-2 win over their NorWOSSA rivals, the Kenora Broncos, in the final of the first-annual Saints Christmas […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres keep proving their doubters wrong. Despite failing to add some offensive weapons prior to the preliminary Dec. 1 trade deadline, the squad has rattled off four-straight wins ever since, including a pair of road victories over the Schreiber Diesels on the weekend. The […]
Staff Losses have been few and far between for the Muskie girls’ hockey team so far this season. That trend continued Tuesday night with a 5-1 exhibition win over the host Babbitt Knights—giving the Muskies three-straight victories since their 2-1 loss to the Kelvin Clippers in the final of the […]
