The offensive juggernaut that is the Muskie boys’ hockey team will have to contend with some southern invaders here tonight. The black-and-gold—coming off a four-game sweep of NorWOSSA opponents Nov. 28-30—will take on the Chisholm Blue Streaks in exhibition action at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The […]
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The Wildcats are proving to be mighty feisty felines. The Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League saw its first change atop the standings this season after last Thursday night’s action, with the Wildcats (15 points) moving one ahead of 10-time defending champion Gillons’ (14). The Die Hards are right behind in […]
The Borderland Thunder may not have been very busy on the ice lately, but the team’s front office has been a beehive of activity. The defending SIJHL champs—mired in a 1-8-1 slump and saddled with a roster depleted by injuries and suspensions, signed four new players in the past week. […]
A rough beginning, a memorable middle, and a bitter ending. That was life for the Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey squad at their nine-team home tournament last weekend as the locals ended play with a disappointing 3-1 loss to the North End Flames (Thunder Bay) in the ‘B’ final […]
Revenge is a dish best served inbounds. The Muskies senior girls volleyball team saw their three-year reign as NorWOSSA champs come to a bittersweet end last year in the league final as the Dryden Eagles came out on top in a four-set classic, which included a spine-tingling 37-35 victory by […]
It was a breakout weekend for one of the Fort Frances Aquanauts’ more accomplished speed demons. Boyd Badiuk paced the Aquanauts with five top-10 finishes—and broke four club records in the process—at last weekend’s Prairie Winter Invitational swim meet in Winnipeg. Badiuk, 14, broke John Mayhew’s 1984 mark of 2:31.20 […]
They were the top team after the round-robin in their home rink, so having unbeaten and virtually unbeatable opponents standing in their way wasn’t about to scare them off. The Fort Frances IBEW hockey squad pulled off a major upset by beating the Westfort Rangers (Thunder Bay) 6-3 in the […]
It doesn’t pay to horse around—or mess with Mustangs. Bryce Knapp had the game-winner as the local Sunset Country Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs recovered from two-straight losses to beat the Dryden Rangers 3-1 in the ‘B’ final of a tournament Nov. 21-23 in Dryden. Devin Stromness delivered some clutch play between […]
If Goliath keeps this up, David is going to need a howitzer instead of a slingshot to take the beast down. The Kenora Broncos scored seven times in the first period en route to an easy 12-1 romp over the Muskie girls’ hockey squad there Monday night to drop the […]
“The Cat in the Hat” is doing big at the box-office these days, but “Dr. Sus” was far from a smash hit with the International Falls Broncos here last night. With the Muskie boys’ hockey team clinging precariously to a 1-0 lead late in the third period, captain Steven Sus […]
Catch them if you can. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team plans to put its opponents in chase mode throughout the upcoming season—utilizing an uptempo attack that coach Paul Noonan is relying on to leave their rivals gasping for air. “We’re going to be a hustling team,” declared Noonan, whose […]
Three weeks into the hockey season, Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Assocation teams continue to play exhibition games with squads from Fort Frances and International Falls. In Atom division action, the Emo Hawks hosted International Falls Gold and earned a 3-3 tie on goals by D.J. Mosbeck, Robbie Rea, and Matt Sigurdson. […]
