Some lessons are best learned the hard way. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was swept in two-straight games by the Hammarskjold Vikings at the NWOSSAA playoffs over the weekend in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold hung tough with the Vikings in the opening game of the best-of-three series Friday afternoon. […]
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Rarely does a playoff series sweep generate concern for the winning team. However, there’s concern in the Muskies’ locker-room following their two-game sweep of the lowly Kenora Broncos in their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final showdown last weekend. Despite winning both games by handy margins—11-5 here Friday night and then 8-4 on […]
There are some things that are beyond the control of any coach or player. The Muskie girls’ hockey team fell victim to illness—and injury—as they were swept in two-straight games by the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final over the weekend. “We kind of went through the same thing […]
The Muskie football program held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday night at the Adventure Inn. The black-and-gold gathered with family, friends, and members of the Touchdown Club to celebrate both a successful campaign, in which the team finished with a 4-2-1 record, and the careers of two retiring coaches—Bob […]
It’s been a long time coming. After years of disappointment, Judy LaBelle’s rink finally broke a string of second-place finishes as they won the 54th Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel here Sunday afternoon. LaBelle—along with third Nancy Evans, second Diane Bonot, and lead Trudy Badiuk—blanked Dana Kosowick’s rink 7-0 in just […]
Vianets will finish the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League season where they began it—atop the standings. The defending champs (12-1) cemented their top dog status with a 65-55 victory over second-place team La Place Rendez-Vous (10-3) on Monday night at Fort High. John Sivonen was the game’s top scorer, pouring […]
Fine Foods Fury edged fellow Fort Frances team Taggs 2-1 on Sunday to capture the ‘A’ title at “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Brett Hahkala opened the scoring for Taggs at 2:18 of the first period after taking a pass from Kyle Knapp. However, the lead would […]
The Fort Frances Times Tigers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Emo Rockets on Sunday to capture the ‘B’ final of “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Graeme Kitt got the Tigers off to a strong start with an unassisted marker with 4:26 left in the first […]
Raymond Roy faltered down the stretch and missed qualifying for the final of the Northern Ontario senior men’s curling playdowns over the weekend in Sault Ste. Marie. After jumping out to a 3-0 record to start the tournament, Roy faced Wayne Matheson’s winless Copper Creek rink Friday afternoon. With a […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was swept in the best-of-three NWOSSAA showdown against the Hammarskjold Vikings in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Fort High lost the opener 64-50 on Friday afternoon. Morgan Anderson led all Muskie scorers with 20 points. The seniors then lost 49-27 on Saturday morning, with […]
The Muskie hockey program met with mixed results in the opening round of the NorWOSSA playoffs over the weekend. The boys’ team continued their season-long domination of Kenora—beating the Broncos 11-5 here Friday and then 8-4 up there last night to sweep the best-of-three series. The black-and-gold now will face […]
Raymond Roy is off to a perfect start at the Northern Ontario senior men’s provincial showdown in Sault Ste. Marie. The Fort Frances rink—also comprised of third Don DeBenedet, second Dave Bondett, and lead Paul Fraser—is tied with Chris Milks (Englehart) atop the standings at 3-0 heading into action this […]
