The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hosted a tough opponent in the Fort William North Stars this past weekend, managing only one of four possible points despite some strong play. The Sabres fell 6-4 Friday night in a game capped by an empty-netter by Fort William, then lost 6-5 in overtime […]
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The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hosted a tough opponent in the Fort William North Stars over the weekend, managing just one of four possible points despite some strong play. The Sabres fell 6-4 Friday night in a match capped by an empty-netter by Fort William, and then lost 6-5 in […]
The worst fears of the Muskie football team have been realized as the team concluded its season with an 0-7 record. While all teams in the WHSFL earn a playoff berth, Fort High had planned on entering the post-season with something to hang their hat on instead of a 36-0 […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres had yet another game against the Dryden Ice Dogs end the usual way, falling 4-2 up there last night to cap a four-game road trip. The Sabres opened and closed the scoring with power-play goals by Mario Boivin in the first period and Ray Pressacco […]
Upon monitoring 469 birdhouses on 38 different lines three times between May and August, it was recorded that 241 bluebird nestlings fledged while 654 tree swallow nestlings fledged. There also were some moralities recorded, including 19 bluebird chicks, 44 bluebird eggs, 72 tree swallow chicks, 29 tree swallow eggs, and […]
Mrs. Bonner-Vickers Grade 7-8 class from J.W. Walker School went on a field trip (dubbed “Lichen Those Hares” by their teacher) last Thursday (Oct. 11). The students helped set up a scientific study, discovered lichens (plants which most had never noticed before), and participated in the “Golden Griddle Award” contest. […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team looked like adequate, if not excellent, hosts this past weekend, going 1-2 in their six-team tournament at Fort High. The black-and-gold opened action Friday by topping Red Lake 21-9 before falling to the Hammarskjold Vikings (Thunder Bay) by a close 21-17 score. But they […]
The four Muskie court teams headed to Kenora to face the Broncos in NorWOSSA action last Thursday but only the junior boys’ volleyball team managed to return with a victory. “We played really well Thursday, I was really happy with the kids,” head coach Duane Roen said. “We struggled a […]
The Muskie football team took on a tough team—cranky and emboldened by its first loss of the season—and bore the brunt of it, falling 65-0 here Friday afternoon against the heavily-favoured Kelvin Clippers. “I was happy with the effort,” Muskie head coach Vince Gouin said. “The boys played right to […]
The Big Spike Volleyball Tournament held over the weekend in Winnipeg attracted high school teams from throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, including the Muskie senior boys’ squad. Unfortunately for the black-and-gold, the competition proved a little too stiff. “It was a real learning experience,” head coach Brian Love said, laughing […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played three games on their first-ever eastern road trip and came away with three different results—earning a win, loss, and tie over the weekend. “I think after you look at the whole weekend, it’s pretty successful getting four points out of six,” said Sabres’ head […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played three games over the weekend, coming away with a win, a loss, and a tie on their first road trip east. The Sabres came out strong Friday night, topping the host Marathon Renegades 4-2. But the Renegades exacted revenge Saturday night, winning 6-5 in […]
