The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team is hoping a more balanced lineup will lead to success this season. The black-and-gold are coming off a season that saw them advance to the NorWOSSA final only to get routed 64-27 by the Kenora Broncos. “We were sick but the way they played […]
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The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team squandered a 10-point second-quarter lead and never recovered en route to a 68-64 loss to the St. Ignatius Falcons yesterday at the Tiger Tip-Off Tournament in Thunder Bay. Head coach Paul Noonan cited the black-and-gold’s lack of rebounding as a major factor in the […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team is hosting a two-day tournament beginning this afternoon at Fort High. Seven teams are scheduled to compete, including a split Muskie squad, a split Dryden Eagles team, the Kenora Broncos, Atikokan Voyageurs, and Whitefish Bay. The Muskies open action at 2:30 p.m. with the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 7-1 win over Transcona in their opening game of the Genesis Hospitality tournament in Brandon, Man. last night. The black-and-gold are in Pool 1 with Transcona and Birtle, who they were scheduled to play at 4 p.m. today. The top two teams […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team fell 76-48 to the Churchill Trojans yesterday in their opening game of the Tiger Tip-Off Tournament at Westgate High School in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold got off to a strong start paced by Travis Stromness’ 11 first-half points. However, the Muskies still found themselves […]
Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO) is excited to announce the first of six minor hockey summits throughout the region will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 in Fort Frances. The summit is an initiative driven by Hockey Canada to take place nationwide in all 13 participating member branches. Two Thunder Bay dates […]
The defending Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League champions are off to a strong start again this season, earning victories in their first two games. Vianets (2-0) followed up last week’s 65-60 win over La Place Rendez-Vous with an 86-73 victory versus the Fort High Muskies (1-1) here Monday night. Darren […]
After a season of growing pains, the Muskie girls’ volleyball program appears poised for success. Both teams return predominantly veteran lineups this season which, according to coaches Jeff Rajala (juniors) and Duane Roen (seniors), should help the Muskies tremendously in their quest for a NorWOSSA title. Here’s a preview of […]
Running back Terry Carmody capped an impressive four-year career with the Muskies in record-setting fashion at the Winnipeg High School Football League’s annual awards banquet on Saturday. Carmody became the first Muskie to be honoured as the WHSFL’s Elite High Performance Centre’s Offensive Player of the Year Award in the […]
Chemistry is a huge part of a successful hockey team. And the Fort Frances Stars are the latest in a long line of squads to discover that overall team talent does not necessarily translate into wins. The Stars, an affiliate team made up of some of the best players in […]
Fort Frances native Heather Dutton continues to do well in the pool for the University of Lethbridge. The second-year kinesiology student recently qualified for the Canadian Interuniversity Sports’ swimming championships with a clocking of 2:24.10 in the 200 m butterfly event. Dutton continues to improve her times and is looking […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians skated to three losses and a tie at the Rooster Cup in Mitchell, S.D. over the weekend. The Canadians were blanked 4-0 by host Mitchell in their opening game of the tournament Friday night, then were blown out by scores 9-0 to Sioux Falls, […]
