Head coach Shane Bliss repeatedly has referred to the Muskie boys’ hockey team as being a growing snowball ever since their 3-0 exhibition win over International Falls here last Tuesday night. Well, that snowball grew last Thursday with a dominating 7-0 shutout over the host Kenora Broncos for their first […]
Local Sports
The host Dryden Eagles scored a pair of late goals to earn a narrow 4-2 win over the Muskie girls’ hockey team in NorWOSSA action last night. Katie McTavish and Sarah O’Sullivan tallied in the losing cause. What had started out so promising ended in another heartache (the black-and-gold lost […]
Though it may not show in the scores, the Borderland Thunder dominated play in a pair of narrow victories over the K&A Variety Golden Hawks in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The wins gave the second-place Thunder a 15-3-1 record, just two points behind the first-place Fort William First Nation […]
The Muskies boys’ hockey team got their first NorWOSSA win last night against the Kenora Broncos in a big way. The black-and-gold scored seven goals on 45 shots while holding the Broncos scoreless on 20 shots to leave the squad 1-2 in NorWOSSA play. A dominant first period by the […]
The Muskies will face the Fort William Collegiate Institute Bears for the NWOSSAA senior girls’ basketball title tomorrow and Saturday at Fort High. The best-of-three showdown will open Friday at 2:15 p.m., with the second game slated for Saturday at 10 a.m. The third game, if necessary, will be played […]
After more than a week lay-off, the Borderland Thunder bounced back from two humiliating losses to the Fort William North Stars with a 2-0 win over the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night. The victory up the Thunder’s record to 13-3-1—good enough for second place in the SIJHL behind the […]
Right at 7:30 p.m. last Thursday, Hannah Firth appeared in the lobby of the Ice for Kids Arena. The third-year Muskie forward’s interview had been scheduled for that time two days beforehand after the squad’s confidence-building 4-3 overtime loss to the Dryden Eagles. And like that game, in which she […]
The Borderland Thunder has asked the Town of Fort Frances to be a sponsor. In a letter received by council Monday night, Blake Bruyere stated the local Junior ‘A’ hockey club would like to see a sponsorship agreement “for financial support that would ensure the continuation of the Borderland Thunder […]
You want drama? They’ve got your fix. You want excitement, mystery, fun, and talent? They’ve got your hook-ups. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team has been a perfect drug for local sports fans as their successful season so far will continue here this Friday and Saturday when they face either […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team has arrived! No longer content to just stay in games, the black-and-gold once again showed last night they won’t be denied this season—earning a thrilling last-minute 2-1 victory over the Baudette Bears in Rainy River. The Muskies earlier had beaten the International Falls Broncos 3-1 […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team came third out of 11 teams competing in a tournament at Morden, Man. over the weekend. The black-and-gold edged the W.C. Miller Aces 4-3 in overtime in their first game Friday, then nipped the Garden Valley Zodiaks by that same score later that day. The […]
Canada wrapped up another failed World Cup qualifying campaign yesterday on a winning note, defeating host Guatemala 1-0 in a meaningless soccer game for both teams. Striker Dwayne DeRosario of Toronto scored in the 57th minute. There was little more than bragging rights at stake in the rematch since Guatemala, […]
