Local Sports

It was a day of mixed results for the Muskie court sports teams in the NorWOSSA regular-season finale against the host Dryden Eagles on Thursday. Both senior squads finished the season undefeated and ended the year on a winning note while both junior teams suffered losses. In boys’ basketball action, […]

The Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams were able to show off just what has made them successful this season with spectacular showing at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase held here over the weekend. The boys’ squad compiled a 4-0 record and allowed just a single goal each game […]

Red Lake Miners’ captain Shaye Sommerfeld scored twice to lead his side to a 6-2 win over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Cochenour Arena. With the win, the Miners (28-12-3-2) moved into first place overall in the SIJHL standings, two points clear of […]

Nolan Mann scored twice and assisted on two others to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a convincing 6-1 win over the two-time defending NorWOSSA champion Sioux Lookout Warriors on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Peyton Avis scored and added four assists to also impress offensively for […]

There was no shortage of excitement at Fort High on Tuesday. Three of the four Muskie court sports teams came away with wins in NorWOSSA action against the visiting Kenora Broncos. Ethan Barker sunk a jump shot at the buzzer to lift the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team to a […]

Offence was aplenty for the Muskie girls’ hockey team during their annual “Seniors Night” game here on Tuesday night. The Muskies rode the strength of a three-goal outburst in the first period to a 7-2 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors in NorWOSSA action at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]

The Muskie Nordic skiing team never fails to impress and that rang true once again at the NWOSSAA championships in Atikokan last Thursday. A total of four Muskies qualified for OFSAA later this month, which included the senior girls’ team sweeping the podium in the high school division. The smile […]

A lack of communication ultimately became their undoing, but the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team still put in a great effort over the weekend and came away with the silver medal at the annual St. Patrick Volleyball Festival in Thunder Bay. The Muskies went a perfect 4-0 through round robin […]

The Rainy River Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team has been nothing short of superb this season and may just be peaking at the right time. Rainy River improved to a league-best 5-0 as they won both of their matches in NorWOSSA ‘A’ play last week against the host Red Lake […]

The Muskie boys’, girls’ and mixed curling teams headed into the NorWOSSA championships in Kenora on Sunday and Monday to kick butt and chew bubblegum–and they were all out of bubblegum. Both the boys’ and girls’ rinks claimed NorWOSSA gold while the mixed team snared silver as they all represented […]

The Muskie boys’ hockey team has made a habit of getting out to slow starts in games. Fortunately for them, they’ve been able to overcome that and fight back to win more often than not so far this season. That rang true for the black-and-gold once again in the finale […]