The Lake of the Woods Bears once again were unable to stop the Muskie girls’ hockey team as the black-and-gold battled back for a 5-4 victory in an exhibition game yesterday in Rainy River. The Bears opened the scoring and led 4-2 after the second period before the Muskies took […]
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It was wins for the Muskie basketball teams and losses for the volleyball squads yesterday as NorWOSSA court action returned to Fort Frances for the first time since Dec. 4. The junior boys remained undefeated on the season (5-0), beating the visiting Dryden Eagles 32-26 on the back of Justin […]
Both Muskie hockey teams extended their respective leads atop the NorWOSSA standings with victories over the visiting Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. The Muskie girls (5-2-0-0) won a penalty-filled 3-2 battle over Kenora (2-4-0-1). Anikka McTavish, Lauren Krukoski, and Nina Bird were the Muskie goal scorers in a match that […]
The seemingly invincible Muskie senior boys’ basketball team proved beatable Tuesday as they fell 60-55 to the host Kenora Broncos. The black-and-gold (3-1) had led throughout the match, but found the fourth quarter to be their undoing. “We did have a lead of 19-18 at the end of the first […]
Last weekend saw some late New Year’s fireworks for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres as they rung in 2008 with a pair of wins over the Thunder Bay Bulldogs, including the team’s first-ever shutout. The Sabres blanked the cellar-dwelling Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday night before Sunday afternoon’s wild 7-5 win. […]
With voting still more than a month away, it’s already known that Rainy River District will not produce the winner of the 2008 Kraft “Hockeyville” contest. That’s because no communities in the district, including Fort Frances, submitted applications to the contest this year—despite eased rules that required just a short […]
A last-minute trip across the river Monday night turned into a convincing 7-2 victory for the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team, who faced the International Falls junior varsity Broncos in their first game back from the holiday break. “You have sort of a lull through the holiday season,” noted […]
The Muskies finally met their match as La Place Rendez-Vous team hammered out an 83-82 overtime win in men’s basketball action here Monday night. Derek Dowty of the Vous squad led all scorers with 30 points, just ahead of Muskie Morgan Anderson, who notched 27. The game was a bit […]
New Year’s resolutions are made to get fit and lose weight every January, brining new faces to gyms everywhere—and 2008 is no exception. The important thing, say a number of local fitness experts, is to get new members to realize that a healthier lifestyle goes beyond the first week of […]
FORT FRANCES—Young hockey fans, with visions of Sidney Crosby skating victoriously across an outdoor rink on New Year’s Day still rattling through their heads, will get a chance to live out their daydreams when the first-annual Fort Frances Outdoor Open 3-on-3 shinny hockey tournament runs next month. And they won’t […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team returned victorious from across the river last night, defeating the International Falls Broncos junior varsity squad 7-2. Jared Baker led the offensive attack with a hat trick. Matt Goldamer netted a pair while Jordan Sinclair and David Chambers each added a goal. Special […]
Things already are looking good for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres in 2008 after a pair of road wins against the Thunder Bay Bulldogs, including the team’s first-ever shutout victory. The Sabres blanked the cellar-dwelling Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday night before managing a wild 7-5 win yesterday afternoon. “Our goal […]
