After a week of waiting for the rest of the Winnipeg High School Football League to complete their regular-season schedule, the Muskies now have some answers to the puzzle that is the playoffs. Firstly, and most importantly, they have an opponent—the Tec Voc Hornets. Astute Muskie fans immediately will wonder […]
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It was another tough day for the Muskie boys’ volleyball program as both the junior and senior teams fell to the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. With the losses, both squads remained winless in six league matches. The junior boys got off to a strong start, taking the opening set […]
The best lessons often are those learned through hardship. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team certainly learned several important ones over the weekend at the Fort Frances High School/Taggs Source for Sports senior girls’ invitational tournament. The black-and-gold finished with a 2-1 record en route to earning third-place honours. But […]
Progress sometimes takes time. Muskie senior boys’ volleyball coach Brian Love has been preaching patience with fans all season—insisting his squad is on the verge of something special despite the fact they’ve yet to win a match in NorWOSSA play. As the losses mounted, Love remained positive—pleased with the progress […]
The Muskie girls’ basketball program is on a roll as both the junior and senior squads dominated the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. The juniors outscored the Broncos 11-2 in the third quarter en route to a convincing 25-13 victory that improved their league record to 5-1. After […]
Three members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club travelled to Winnipeg over the weekend to participate in the Winter Club’s open squash tournament. In the girls’ under-13 & 15 recreational division, Kimika and Anika Alexander both defeated Nochole Wills and Kianna Cadugan by scores of 3-0. Then Kimika blanked […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team were strong in round-robin play over the weekend in Dryden, but then faltered in the playoffs of a 12-team tourney there. To start, the black-and-gold played their best volleyball of the season in the preliminary round—finishing second in their pool. Fort High played three […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team beat the Westfort Tigers (Thunder Bay) 32-22 here Saturday morning to capture third place at their home tournament. Alyssa Holliday paced the offensive attack with 12 points. The win was a positive ending to what could best be described as an up-and-down weekend. The […]
The four Muskie court teams followed a similar pattern against the host Dryden Eagles yesterday, with only the junior girls’ basketball team coming home with a win. The junior dumped the Eagles 49-23 to improve their NorWOSSA record to 4-1. Kayla Windigo led the way with 15 points. Taylor Meyers […]
The annual Taggs Source for Sports senior girls’ invitational basketball tournament goes today and tomorrow at Fort High. Teams coming here to compete include the Westgate Tigers (Thunder Bay), Churchill Trojans (Thunder Bay), Nip-Rock Lakers, Dryden Eagles, Atikokan Voyageurs, and Kenora Broncos. The field originally had been comprised of eight […]
Longtime Muskie football coach Bob Swing resigned abruptly Tuesday—a week before the black-and-gold are scheduled to play in the quarter-finals of the Winnipeg High School Football League. Team reps declined to comment on Swing’s resignation, citing a need to remain focused on preparing for the playoffs. Repeated attempts to contact […]
Perhaps there is some truth to the Friday the 13th superstition after all. But despite an unbelievable string of bad luck hanging over the Muskie football team like a black cloud, the black-and-gold blanked host Oak Park #2 21-0 in their WHSFL regular-season finale Friday afternoon. The win was particularly […]
