It didn’t take Scott Fawcett long to find a new job. After a rough three years with the Mount Allison Mounties, where he went 1-23 as their head coach, the former Muskie mentor has signed on with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as their special teams co-ordinator. Fawcett is part of […]
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They came from as far away as Marathon, Selkirk, Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Dryden, and Kenora, but close to 150 swimmers called Fort Frances home last weekend for the Aquanauts’ annual invitational swim meet. Nine teams, including the local Cyclone Swim Club, congregated at the Memorial Sports Centre for four […]
Both are 16 years old. Both are in Grade 11. Both suit up for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. And both are one the same line. You can go and on about the similarities between Katie McTavish and Sarah O’Sullivan, but probably the biggest likeness is their passion for hockey […]
The right side of the door frame to the Borderland Thunder’s dressing room is lined with newly-placed pictures of past champions like Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Lanny McDonald touching the most impressive trophy in sport—the Stanley Cup. But if you turned 180 degrees, that feeling of gain was juxtaposed […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team went undefeated in pool play at the annual John Taylor Piper Classic hockey tournament in Winnipeg, but then were ousted by the Dryden Eagles in the semi-finals on Saturday morning. That 4-1 loss came against the only other NorWOSSA squad in the 12-team tournament (all […]
The Fort William First Nation North Stars will be in town tonight and tomorrow for what is a pivotal series for the Borderland Thunder. It’s been more than a week since the Thunder last took to the ice, with a 4-1 loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs up there Jan. […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team is 2-0 at the annual John Taylor hockey tournament in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold wrapped up an impressive 6-1 win over Sisler this morning, firing 41 shots on the Spartans’ net while Muskie goalie Wade Friesen faced just 17. Jake Esselink had a pair of goals […]
When you browse through the Canadian Special Olympics’ website, you discover the athletes’ oath, which may be small in length but is overwhelming in statement. “Let me win, but if I cannot, let me be brave in the attempt.” This oath will be exemplified by the 72 athletes who will […]
Both Muskie hockey teams will hold their second-last homestand of the NorWOSSA regular season tonight when the Kenora Broncos invade the Memorial Sports Centre. Trailing first-place Dryden by five points, tonight’s game is pivotal for the boys’ squad against the third-place Broncos. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. in the […]
It had been almost three months since the Muskie boys’ hockey team played the Thunder Bay Midget ‘AAA’ Kings but this past weekend’s results mirrored their first series from early November—two losses. Saturday night’s game was a scoring spree as the final ended up being 8-5 for the visitors. “If […]
The Jim Jackson rink (Fort Frances) slipped to 3-1 at the senior men’s association playdowns being played in Kenora. Jackson, along with third Rob Sinclair, second Glen Jackson, and lead Stan Cottam, shook hands after the fifth end this morning in a 8-2 loss to Alan Hicks (Kenora). Jackson will […]
With the regular season winding down, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will take to the ice here this weekend against an opponent they faced to the start the campaign. The Thunder Bay Midget ‘AAA’ Kings will be in town for exhibition games tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m. at the Ice […]
