Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team battled hard and came away with a well-deserved silver medal at the annual Westgate Tigers’ “Spike-Off” tournament held Friday and Saturday. Fort High compiled a 3-0 record in Orange Division play to head into the playoff rounds as the second-ranked team. “We […]
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Staff It was a busy weekend for the Muskie and Rainy River Owls’ court sports teams at various tournaments. The Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team had the best showing in claiming the title at the Dryden Eagles’ home tournament held Friday and Saturday. Rainy River compiled a 5-0-1 record to […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team compiled a perfect 4-0 record en route to snaring the title at the annual K-Town Classic tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos over the weekend. Fort High opened play on Friday afternoon with a 6-0 romp over the host Broncos. Issy Taylor and Piper […]
Staff It was a tough road swing for the Fort Frances Lakers last week. The Lakers lost back-to-back games against the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars to finish their three-game road trip with an 0-3 record. Thunder Bay claimed Friday night’s game by a 4-2 count before following that up […]
Staff A Morgan Venne goal four-and-a-half minutes into the third period proved to the game-winner as the Red Lake Miners dumped the Fort Frances Lakers 5-3 in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Cochenour Arena. The Miners (14-8-2-1) were quick to welcome recently acquired Fort Frances goalie Dean Buchholz […]
Staff It was a perfect start to the year for the Muskie court sports teams in Kenora on Tuesday afternoon. All four squads came away with wins over the host Broncos in their NorWOSSA regular-season openers. The junior boys’ basketball team dumped the Broncos by a 49-27 count. Emerson Evans […]
Staff It was a tough start to the year for the Rainy River Owls’ winter court sports teams. Three of the four squads suffered losses to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in their NorWOSSA ‘A’ home-openers on Monday at RRHS. In boy’s basketball action, the seniors were routed […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior and senior boys’ basketball teams have been hard at work getting ready for another season ahead. The junior squad will have a new coach in Corey Smith this season, who now is one of the vice-principals at Fort High after spending a year at Rainy […]
Jamie Mountain A change of scenery proved to be the right tonic for Matthieu Harrold last week. The newest Fort Frances Laker had a home debut to remember as he scored once and helped set-up Noah Loveday’s game-winner in the third period to lift the hosts to a 5-4 win […]
Jamie Mountain They may have had their medal hopes dashed but the members of the Muskie boys’ hockey team fought valiantly until the end. The Muskies compiled a 4-1 record en route to a fifth-place finish at the annual Victoria Inns tournament in Brandon, Man. over the weekend. “Overall, I […]
Jamie Mountain The winter season of NorWOSSA court sports is now upon us and the Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams have been busy fine-tuning their skills for the competition that lies ahead. The junior squad will look vastly different this season but is hoping to build on some […]
Press Release CALGARY, Alta.–The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada, announced recently that Hamilton, Ont., has been selected as the host city for the 15th-annual CJHL Prospects Game, which will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Dave Andreychuk Arena. Game time […]
