Mitch Calvert The St. Paul’s Crusaders invaded Muskie Field on Friday afternoon—and certainly left their mark with a 44-0 victory. The Crusaders racked up big yardage on the ground in the first half and led 21-0 at the break, then went to the air in the second half in adding […]
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Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres weren’t about to make the same mistake twice. Leading by three goals after 40 minutes against the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs on Tuesday night, the Sabres didn’t let it slip through their grasp like a similar three-goal lead vanished in an 8-5 home […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ basketball teams have been getting used to winning in lopsided fashion so far this season, but Tuesday’s results here showed they can win the close ones, too. The senior squad kicked things off with a hard-fought 31-30 win over the visiting Dryden Eagles, building a […]
Mitch Calvert Despite the positive vibes coming from the large gym next door, the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams couldn’t feed off the momentum in dropping to 0-4 in NorWOSSA play here Tuesday. The seniors got off to quick start against visiting Dryden, leading 13-10 midway through the […]
Mitch Calvert FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Curling Club received a makeover of sorts over the summer—but that hasn’t helped increase registration numbers going into the new season. “Numbers are a little down from previous years,” curling club committee member Tom Fry said. “Primarily it was a few teams cutting back […]
Press Release Twenty-two charges were laid against moose hunters in the Armstrong area after Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers checked hunters during the first five days of the early gun moose-hunting season. Two Thunder Bay District conservation officers checked 86 hunters from Sept. 20-24. In addition to the charges, […]
the MNR Twelve charges were laid against anglers stopped by Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers at a game and fish check station east of Fort Frances. On Sept. 26, conservation officers from Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Dryden districts checked 155 non-residents and 14 residents who had been hunting or […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team participated in a tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. They opened action with a tight game against Churchill, with the Muskies taking a 17-14 lead at halftime. But co-coach Dan Bird said foul trouble and turnovers turned the tide in Churchill’s favour […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians ‘AA’ Midget hockey team worked off some of the rust during a pair of exhibition games against perennial powerhouse Shattuck St. Mary’s in Faribault, Mn. over the weekend. The Canadians struggled in both games, losing by scores of 7-1 and 9-2. Jordan Sinclair netted the […]
the MNR Three Dubreuilville residents each were fined $200 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. Laurent Blais, 43, Ginette Tremblay, 33, and Jason Tremblay, 21, all pleaded guilty to the offences. Court heard that on Oct. 13, 2007, Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers were conducting surveillance on Road […]
Mitch Calvert The four Muskie court sports teams continued their NorWOSSA seasons in Kenora last Thursday. Both girls’ basketball squads had earned wins over Kenora here a week earlier, but it was the junior Broncos who used home court to their advantage this time around in rallying to a 27-15 […]
Mitch Calvert Joe Basaraba, last season’s Muskie boys’ hockey standout, is now making waves south of the border. The 16-year-old finds himself suiting up for the renowned Shattuck St. Mary’s prep team—the hockey program know for developing such NHL stars as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, and Zach Parise. Basaraba’s path […]
