Their most-anticipated rivalry of the season proved to be a great showdown Friday night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team pulled out a 5-4 win over the International Falls Broncos in exhibition action before a packed Ice for Kids Arena. Although the Muskies drew first blood in the annual two-game […]
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The local Hopper’s Bruins may have missed their calling after they topped the NHL “Legends” 18-15 at the Ice for Kids Arena here last night. But these “old-timers” seemed to be having a lot of fun out on the ice while battling back-and-forth in the no-contact affair that was a […]
There’s been a last-minute change in the lineup for the NHL “Legends” prior to their game here tonight against the local Hopper’s Bruins. Former Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk is feeling a little under the weather and so won’t be able to make tonight’s game. He also missed the game […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team brought home third-place honours from its first tournament of the season—a 10-team showdown held Nov. 11-13 in Portage la Prairie, Man. Just missing top spot in their pool by only one goal after round-robin play, Taggs wound up with the bronze medal after […]
For those of you die-hard curling fans out there, or if you have never thrown a stone before in your life, the Fort Frances Curling Club is now offering a open fun league on Tuesday nights. But since its inception last week, the club is struggling to find teams to […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team picked up their first win of the NorWOSSA season last with a 5-1 victory over the Kenora Broncos at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The black-and-gold had opened league play with a tie versus the Dryden Eagles up there. Starting the game off strong and spending […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved to 3-0 in NorWOSSA play after their 6-3 victory over the Kenora Broncos last night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. In one of the more physical games the Muskies have played this season, the squad got off to a rough start when […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team laid a 13-0 shellacking on the Babbitt Knights in exhibition action here Friday night. Forward Katie McTavish got the ball rolling at 9:53 of the first period when she tapped one in to make it 1-0. Then just two minutes later, Lauren Krukoski put the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team took second place at a tournament in Morden, Man. over the weekend, losing 5-4 to the G.V.C. Zodiacs in the final Saturday afternoon. The black-and-gold had tied the game at 4-4 with less than three minutes to play, but then fell in an overtime shoot-out—their […]
The 22nd-annual Central Canadian Taekwondo championship wrapped up Nov. 5 at the University of Manitoba. Competitors from Fort Frances and district contended against fellow fighters from Ontario and Manitoba for gold, silver, and bronze medals in the form (belt) and sparring categories. Fort Frances resident Sarah Degagne took home a […]
The Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams competed for NorWOSSA gold last Thursday at the league playoffs in Dryden. But despite their dynamic team work and championship attitudes, both squads had to settle for silver after losing in the finals. The first to kick off the playoffs were the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team kicked off the 2005-06 NorWOSSA regular season here Friday night with a 5-2 win over the Red Lake Rams. The black-and-gold had jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the opening period, but the Rams battled back to tie the game at 2-2 in the […]
