The Muskie girls’ hockey team hosted cross-border rival International Falls in exhibition action here last night but gave up their bragging rights in a 1-0 loss to the Broncos. An exciting and physical game between the two team proved both wanted the win. But a rusty Muskie squad just couldn’t […]
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They have been defeated. Facing some of the toughest competition they’ve seen all season, the Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 4-0 last Thursday to the number-one ranked team in Minnesota—Marshall Hill of Duluth—in the final of a three-day tournament there. “We did not play our best hockey all week,” noted […]
“We know what it takes to get there. We just have to make the right shots at the right time.” Those were the words of local curler Kathie Jackson, whose rink will be competing at the Northwestern Ontario women’s playdowns this weekend in Thunder Bay, where two spots are up […]
They have been defeated. Facing some of the toughest competition they’ve seen all season, the Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 4-0 yesterday to Duluth Marshall Hill in the final of a three-day tournament there. The black-and-gold had opened action Tuesday with a 5-2 win over Superior, the two-time defending tourney […]
It’s obvious Rainy River District generates some great athletes who leave and make it in the professional ranks. But what about those who go off and make it big, not as players but as coaches? Former Muskie football players Jordy Cameron and Kurt Thornton are living in Surrey, B.C. acting […]
The Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams notched wins on their respective belts in NorWOSSA action against the Dryden Eagles here last night. The boys blanked the visitors 3-0 while the girls needed overtime to eke out a 3-2 victory. Despite the win, though, boys’ head coach Shane Bliss was […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team came out on top in their exhibition game against host Rainy River High School last night, skating away with a 5-4 victory. Kailey Curtis put the black-and-gold on the scoreboard first when she hit the twine at 9:17 of the opening period. Taylor Meyers then […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team showed no mercy against the Red Lake Rams here over the weekend—sweeping the visitors by scores of 8-0 and 13-0. “Hopefully we didn’t use up all of our goals,” Muskie head coach Shane Bliss joked afterwards. “They have a good team and they played well, […]
It was a two-game showdown that went from no competition to close competition when the Muskie girls’ hockey team faced off against the Red Lake Rams here over the weekend. The girls romped to an 8-0 victory on Friday night, but the Rams put up a better fight Saturday afternoon. […]
It could be 25 years before Fort Frances is given another opportunity to host the qualifying round for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts. That’s why organization and decision-making already is well underway for the event, which will take place Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Ten […]
Possibly the closest and most competitive game of the Muskies’ NorWOSSA season took place last night in Kenora, where the black-and-gold prevailed 3-2 in overtime. “We didn’t play too too well,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “Again, we were a little slow off the start.” The Muskies spent 22 […]
While work on the new Kiwanis skate park here was complete in time for a fundraiser in October, committee members still have their work cut out for them to raise $120,000 in four months. As such, they put forth a proposal at Monday night’s town council meeting for bridge financing […]
