The four Muskie court sport teams will be looking to wrap up the NorWOSSA regular season on a positive note today when they host the Dryden Eagles starting at 3:30 p.m. Today’s games are the black-and-gold’s final chance to prepare for the NorWOSSA championships coming up Nov. 10 in Kenora. […]
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The toughest losses to swallow are those in which a team beats itself. The Muskies did precisely that Friday during their Winnipeg High School Football League quarter-final game against the Tec Voc Hornets, fumbling six times en route to a 27-13 loss. But despite all the turnovers, Muskie interim head […]
After a busy summer of changes, the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team got its first chance to evaluate the progress of its members at time trials last Thursday night. Fourteen of the club’s competitive swimmers competed against the clock for the first time this season at the Memorial Sports Centre […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team got their season off to a solid start over the weekend by finishing third in their home tournament thanks to a 1-0 win over the Altona Aces on Sunday at the Ice for Kids Arena. Head coach Lynn Kellar was pleased with his team’s performance. […]
When the Muskie football team steps onto the field next season, they’ll be doing so without one of the pillars upon which the program was built. After 20 years as a coach with the black-and-gold’s senior team, Greg Allan has officially announced his retirement. Allan, who had informed the rest […]
Four members of the Fort Frances Badminton Club competed at the Winnipeg City Jr. Open badminton tournament at the Wildewood Club over weekend. Anika Alexander was the top local finisher, taking top honours in the under-12 division. The achievement was particularly impressive given she was the youngest competitor in the […]
The junior boys’ volleyball team put in its best performance of the season by finishing second at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. The eight-team field also included the host Eagles, Whitefish Bay, St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), Sioux Lookout, St. Ignatius (Thunder Bay), Beaver Brae, and Atikokan. Muskie head […]
The annual Fort Frances Muskie boys’ hockey tournament is scheduled for this weekend (Nov. 3-5). This year’s field consists of four teams—the Muskies, Fort Frances Canadians, Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres, and Green Bay Bobcats. The Canadians kick off what promises to be an exciting weekend of hockey Friday at 6 […]
The Muskie football team lost 27-13 to the Tec Voc Hornets in the quarter-finals of the Winnipeg High School Football League on Friday in Winnipeg. After the game, Muskie interim head coach Shane Beckett cited numerous mental mistakes—particularly the team’s six lost fumbles—as the main reason for the loss. “It […]
Curler Guy Hemmings will be touring Rainy River District on Nov. 6-9 with his “Rockin’ The House” tour, which is designed to promote the sport of curling—especially among younger kids—across Canada. Over the course of his four-day visit, Hemmings will be making stops in Atikokan, Fort Frances, Emo, and Stratton […]
The second-annual Fort Frances Muskie girls’ hockey tournament gets underway tonight at the Memorial Sports Centre. The six-team field, which includes Kenora, Dryden, St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora), Sioux Lookout, and Altona, has been divided into two pools. Each squad will play the two teams in their pool as well as […]
If the Muskies are going to go far in the WHSFL playoffs this season, they’ll have to do it without head coach Bob Swing. Swing resigned early last week, citing his displeasure with how an internal incident was dealt with by Fort High’s administration. While Swing declined to comment on […]
