Joey Payeur Jarred Taylor and Matt Cheetham scored seven seconds apart early in a four-goal first period here yesterday to spark the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 7-3 victory over the Dryden Eagles and a 2-1 win in the best-of-three NorWOSSA final. It was the team’s eighth-straight NorWOSSA crown. […]

Joey Payeur Methodical, masterful, magnificent. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team was all of the above in capturing the NWOSSAA crown with a 2-0 sweep of the Westgate Tigers over the weekend at Fort High. The squad didn’t drop a set in beating the Thunder Bay champs 3-0 on Friday […]

Staff The Minnesota Iron Rangers saved all their offence until the end last night. They should have started a little sooner. The Rangers scored all their goals in the third period but still fell 5-4 to the Fort Frances Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena. Power-play goals by Nick […]

Duane Hicks Calling all district businesses! Do you know what funding programs and services are available to you? Find out what’s available next Wednesday (March 4) during a business information forum at the Copper River Inn here. Running from 1-4 p.m., the forum will feature presenters from around the region […]

Cameron Penney Gareth Dunn, a Grade 10 student at Fort High, chose his courses for the 2015/16 school year earlier this week. Grade 11 and returning Grade 12 students need to complete and submit their course selections by Monday (March 2) while Grade 9 and 10 students have until March […]

Joey Payeur Lauren Vold couldn’t hide her excitement after the Muskies captured their second-straight NorWOSSA crown last night with a 5-2 triumph over the Dryden Eagles in Game 2 of the best-of-three final here last night.

Joey Payeur Lauren Hamilton (14) almost added to the Muskies’ lead in the second period on this shot that trickled through the pads of Eagles’ goalie Jacquie Grandmont and sat on the goal line. Dryden defender Jenna Langlais (15) managed to push the puck underneath Grandmont before Hamilton could get […]

Heather Latter Robert Moore School students rehearsed a scene from “Alice in Wonderland” after school yesterday. The musical will be staged there Wednesday and Thursday (March 4-5) at 6 p.m. Tickets, which cost $7 for adults and $5 for children aged three-12, will be available at the door.

Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team let the Dryden Eagles worry about tweeting. The black-and-gold were more interested in delivering a beating. A three-goal outburst in the first six minutes of the game propelled the Muskies to a 5-2 victory and two-game sweep over the Eagles in the best-of-three […]

Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team prevailed with its season on the line. Chase McGuire notched a hat trick as Fort High evened the best-of-three NorWOSSA final with a convincing 6-1 win last night against the host Dryden Eagles. That sets up the winner-take-all Game 3, which will be held […]

Irene Laing It was back to work for the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary executive, which met recently after a two-month hiatus. President Susan Robertson reported that she had received a request from HAAO looking for good news stories about volunteering. The articles will be collected, printed, and distributed to HAAO […]

Staff The OFSAA curling championships will be a Muskie-free zone this year. The two Fort High rinks were unable to advance from the NWOSSAA championships in Sioux Lookout earlier this week, with both taking home silver medals. Skip Hailey Beaudry and her crew of third Nicole Hartlin, second Erin Tomalty, […]