On an undeniably memorable day at the “Fish Tank,” the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball squad will look back at yesterday with the fondest of recollections. The black-and-gold completed their remarkable turnaround this season with a 3-1 victory over the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-five NorWOSSA final in front of a […]
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The playoffs are about clutch play, hustle, and intelligence. Last night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was none of the above. The Dryden Eagles scored on back-to-back power plays in the first period en route to an 8-3 thrashing of the host Muskies in game one of their best-of-three NorWOSSA […]
The Borderland Thunder are hungry for victory—and hope this weekend’s menu includes roasted Hawks. With less than 10 games left in the regular season, the league-leading Thunder (27-9-5-2) will take on the fifth-place Feathermen Hawks (10-31-1-4) tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Thunder […]
A courageous comeback ended up being in vain for the Borderland Thunder last night. The hometown Dryden Ice Dogs (27-15-2-1) watched the Thunder (27-10-5-1) erase a three-goal deficit, but then steadied themselves in time to earn a 4-3 victory in overtime. The win was only Dryden’s second in nine tries […]
It’s been a year of commiserating, seething, and planning. Now the time for payback is finally here. The Muskie boys’ hockey team has waited 12 long months to avenge their 2-0 loss to the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals last season. Step one in the retribution process takes […]
The Muskie hockey teams will go Eagle hunting tonight as the NorWOSSA regular season wraps up. The male Muskies (15-4) visit Dryden to face the Eagles in a preview of the teams’ best-of-three semi-final playoff match-up, set to begin here Thursday. The black-and-gold, who already have clinched second place in […]
After losing a rope-a-dope affair to start the weekend, the Borderland Thunder spent the next two days treating their opponents like punching bags. A two-to-one advantage in shots on goal went for naught Friday night as the Thunder dropped a 4-1 decision to the host Fort William First Nation North […]
The main man in black and white had Shane Bliss seeing red. Referee Len Herken was not the Muskie boys’ hockey coach’s favourite Valentine after Fort High (17-4) officially fell out of the race for first place in NorWOSSA with a weekend split against the host Red Lake Rams (10-10). […]
The last time Fort Frances hosted the all-Ontario high school hockey championships, the hometown crowd witnessed a Hollywood ending as their beloved Muskies captured provincial gold. The sequel has been 14 years in the making, but it’s now closer than ever to becoming reality. As first reported in Monday’s Daily […]
The coaches of the Muskie court squads lead NorWOSSA in two categories this morning: stress lines on their foreheads and smiles on their faces. TSN wasn’t in the building, but it was made-for-television excitement yesterday afternoon at the “Fish Tank” as three of the four Muskie teams took it to […]
Fisticuffs rather than flowers were the gifts of choice Wednesday night in a wild pre-Valentine’s match-up between the SIJHL’s current top dog and last year’s best in show. Chris Shaen’s fifth of the season early in the third was the game-winner as the Borderland Thunder (26-8-5-1) downed the host Dryden […]
In a preview of their successful tournament run, the Wildcats used a big night last Thursday to make the lone move up in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League standings. A five-point outing for the Wildcats, combined with the Power Paks being shut out, boosted them into fifth place with […]
