District resident Austin Zin competed in two individual events and a pair of team ones at the National Cadets Biathlon Championship on March 1-6 at Valcartier, Que. He was one of 138 cadets participating in the biathlon showdown. In the senior boys’ six-km sprint, Zin placed 29th in the field […]
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The Borderland Thunder had a busy weekend, hosting two games against the KC Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday before celebrating the end of the regular season with their annual awards banquet Sunday. The Thunder won both games— 5-4 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday— to finish in third place with […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team beat the Dryden Eagles 5-2 there yesterday to sweep the best-ofthree NorWOSSA final and advance to the all-Ontarios later this month in London. “We’re pretty excited,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “The boys really deserve this after the season they had.”^Mike Niskala (Greg Flewelling) […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was optimistic about their chances against the Port Arthur Collegiate Redmen during the best-of-three NWOSSAA final this past weekend, but one player proved to be too much for them. Guard Alex Myros led the Redmen to the all-Ontarios as the Thunder Bay squad dumped […]
The Fort High Muskies are calling for lots of support as both the boys’ basketball and hockey teams continue their playoff runs tonight. The hockey team will start at Ice For Kids arena at 4 p.m. in their first game against the Dryden Eagles in the second round. “We’re looking […]
The Borderland Thunder will head into their final regular-season series on a losing note after falling to the Dryden Ice Dogs 3-0 there last night. In fact, no matter what happens here this weekend against the KC Bulldogs (Thunder Bay), the Thunder will finish in third place and have to […]
Due to the previously scheduled Borderland Thunder game at the Ice for Kids Arena tomorrow night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will open their best-ofthree NorWOSSA final against the Dryden Eagles at 4 p.m. on Friday. “Otherwise, we’d have to go at the same time as the Thunder and I […]
The Eagles had the brooms ready, but the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team prevented the sweep at the NorWOSSA playoffs last Friday in Dryden. After watching the junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams go down to the host Eagles, and the junior boys’ basketball squad also have to settle for […]
Local bowlers took third place in the zone round of the Master Bantam tournament last month in Kenora. Master bowler Terry Wood finished at +132 over his average. Brett Jewell wound up at +79 while Amanda Jolicoeur was at +21, giving the team an overall scored of +232. That left […]
A pair of Fort Frances teams squared off in the ‘A’ final of the Lake of the Woods Midget ‘A’ tournament in Kenora last weekend, with the Legion blanking the OPP 3-0. Steve Pruys and Brandon Roden each had a goal and an assist to spark the Legion. It was […]
Bring on the Eagles! The Muskie boys’ hockey team dumped the Kenora Broncos 5-1 there last night to sweep their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final and advance to the league final against the Dryden Eagles. Game 1 of that best-of-three showdown goes here Friday—likely sometime in the late afternoon as the Thunder […]
Each of four NorWOSSA finals on Friday featured the Muskies and host Dryden Eagles going head-to-head. The Eagles won gold in three of the four matches, but the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team prevented the sweep—winning 85-74 to advance to the best-of-three NWOSSAA final, which Fort High will host this […]
