Playing against an offensively-challenged Red Lake Rams squad here last weekend, the Muskie girls’ hockey team could hide their defensive lapses. The Kenora Broncos would allow for no such deceit. The Muskies were pulverized on the shot clock, and didn’t do much better on the scoreboard, as the fell 8-1 […]
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The trick to being champion is making it clear from the start that nobody is welcome within reach of your title. The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team didn’t exactly keep their two league rivals at arm’s-length in their season-openers this past week, but they did manage to maintain their authority […]
There weren’t many familiar faces on the Kenora Broncos from the last time the Muskie boys’ hockey team met up with them. The result, though, was a welcome repeat. Kurtis Wepruk notched a hat trick, and Jake Esselink had three assists, as the Muskies (10-1-1) hammered the Broncos 9-4 there […]
With not only his mother in his corner but a previous win over his foe in his pocket, Trevor Bonot was in the fast lane to glory before getting sideswiped by a pickpocket. The Stratton native and his Thunder Bay-based team of third Jarred Meadows, second Daryl Gorman, and lead […]
Head coach Duane Roen’s objectives for his Muskie junior girls’ split squad heading into last weekend’s tournament in Kenora were simple: learn the rotation, and have some fun. Their measure of success just happened to add to the enjoyment of the situation. With an equal mix of veterans and rookies […]
Tired of the kids hanging around the house Saturday mornings watching cartoons and gaining weight? Do you wish there was something more for them to do than chat with their friends online? Well, starting in January, there will be a new recreational program here that’s designed to turn couch potatoes […]
They’re back, they’re hungry, and they want to take it to the next level. The Gavel family racing team—based in Stratton—came out flying from the starting line with some high-powered results in the first three events of the sno-cross racing season. The year began Nov. 27-28 in Coleraine, Mn. with […]
Christmas is about family, and that theme came to the forefront Sunday at Plaza Lanes during an in-house Family Twosome bowling tournament. The PeeWee division saw Glenna and Brendan Morand take the boy/mother category while Kendra Duffy and Laura Wickstrom teamed up to win the girl/mother title. There were no […]
A different division didn’t render different results for Dave Egan and his Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians. The second half of the Manitoba Eastman Midget League schedule got underway in earnest last weekend, with the Canadians picking up a pair of road wins to give themselves a 2-0 mark in […]
The tale of the scoreboard was both good and bad news. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was edged 2-1 in exhibition action last night against the host Lake of the Woods Bears, (Baudette), Fort High head coach Shane Bliss said it could have been much worse. “It should have […]
The tale of the scoreboard was both good and bad news. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was edged 2-1 in exhibition action last night against the host Lake of the Woods Bears, (Baudette), Fort High head coach Shane Bliss said it could have been much worse. “It should have […]
All the indicators pointed to the Borderland Thunder running into a brick wall during their two-game road set in Thunder Bay over the weekend—and the Fort William First Nation North Stars didn’t disappoint. The host Stars skated to a 5-2 win Friday and a 3-1 victory Saturday to run their […]
