The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team went 1-2 as hosts of a six-team tournament on the weekend. The girls opened play Friday with a 21-9 win over Red Lake but then fell to Hammarskjold in a close 21-17 match. Then they were routed 31-5 by the St. Patrick Saints on […]
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The Muskie boys’ volleyball teams caught no break on a trip to Kenora yesterday, with both the senior and junior squads being swept against the host Broncos. The juniors fell 25-15, 25-17 and 25-21 while the seniors remained winless on the season (0-4) after losing by scores of 25-14, 25-13, […]
Those questioning the intensity of the young Sabres-Ice Dogs rivalry were silenced last night when an unprecedented nine fights broke out in the last minute of a 4-2 loss by the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres at the hands of the Dryden Ice Dogs. The single-game series—which made up the fourth […]
The Muskie senior court teams are reeling following a pair of convincing losses to the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday. The senior boys’ volleyball team was swept for the third time in three tries this season, falling 25-13, 25-14, and 25-20. “Technically, we’ve got some things to work on,” Muskie head […]
The Muskie football team headed for Kenora on Friday morning hopeful but came back with the same old, same old after a 33-7 loss to the host Broncos. “We played three quarters of a game, so we are improving,” Muskie head coach Vince Gouin noted wryly. It was all Kenora […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club held its annual general meeting last week and detailed plans for the upcoming season, including hosting the Northern Ontario provincial Bantam playdowns in February. “This is a fairly big thing to host for us,” said club president Maureen Thomson, who added winners will go on […]
Emo native Luke Judson is heading to the Ontario Hockey League. Judson, a fifth-round pick (99th overall) by the Belleville Bulls, will get his first taste of Major Junior hockey this week when he faces the Kingston Frontenacs there Friday night. The 16-year-old forward said he’s excited to head south, […]
Carly Holt’s first point in university hockey came late in a game already lost for the Lethbridge Pronghorns, but for the Fort Frances-born defenceman, it was a chance to live out a dream. “Ever since I was a little kid, it’s been my dream to get up here,” she said. […]
Forgive Christin Thomson for not having the best of seasons this year on the Duramed Futures Tour. The 24-year-old Fort Frances golfer made just two cuts—finishing no better than 57th for the season—in her second year on the LPGA’s developmental tour. If it fell short of the proverbial breakout year, […]
The Muskie football team fell to 0-5 after a 33-7 loss to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday. The Muskies’ final home game of the season goes this Friday at 3 p.m., but may prove to be somewhat of a mismatch. The black-and-gold will host the Kelvin Clippers—holders of what […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres had plenty to be thankful for this weekend, earning a split against a very tough Thunder Bay Bearcats squad in a two-game home series. The Sabres took Friday night’s game by a score of 5-3 thanks to goals from across the board, including from newcomers […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres, “Project Porchlight,” and Fort Frances Power Corp. teamed up last night to deliver door-to-door 1,400 free energy-efficient light bulbs to local residents. But those who missed the giveaway need not fret—1,000 free compact fluorescent light bulbs also will be given away during the Sabres’ home […]
