The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team is putting it all together at the right time. The squad played their best volleyball of the season in advancing to the semi-finals of a tournament in Dryden last weekend, before being felled 2-0 by one of the two host squads. “We went from […]
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Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Muskie boys’ hockey team shouldn’t have to go through any mid-season transitions behind the bench. The topic of focus now becomes making a post-season transition on the ice so as to avoid last year’s disappearing act. The black-and-gold lost for the second-straight year via a 2-0 […]
A scar on her forehead and another near her left eye said volumes about the war Katie Mc- Tavish had just been through. The smile on her face, though, told the real story. McTavish hit a foul line jumper with 58.4 seconds left to give the Muskie junior girls’ basketball […]
“Lest ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders Fields.” Those immortal words of Col. John McCrae may have faded into history, but every year at this time, the Royal Canadian Legion reminds us of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in […]
“Operation Pumpkin” was out in full force again last night to keep an eye out for mischief—and it seems all those watchful eyes worked in curbing most pre-Hallowe’en hi-jinx. Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer said this morning that only two acts of vandalism were reported last night. The first […]
Trick-or-treaters won’t be at a loss for things to do tomorrow as Hallowe’en events will be going on at Scott Street businesses, the Fort Frances Museum, and the parking lot at McDonald’s. Like a movie monster in a sequel, the fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare” is looking to come back bigger […]
The Borderland Thunder would be happier if Tyler Desjarlais stuck to piling up penalty minutes rather than points. The Dryden Ice Dogs’ forward was one of the SIJHL’s most frequent visitors to the “sin bin” last year. But while he still has a solid place in the top 10 of […]
After the weekend they had, any chance the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad had to hone their offence was most welcomed. The Muskies had their share of shooting woes while going 2-1 in their annual home tournament, but looked much sharper—at least in the first half—en route to a 47-30 […]
His team is on the mend both physically and emotionally after being swept last weekend in Thunder Bay, but Dave Allison isn’t too worried about hurting the feelings of a few Borderland Thunder members he views as not carrying their weight. “There’s some players here that have to start justifying […]
For Chrissy Thomson, wind is nothing to whine about. The Fort Frances native, and member of the St. John’s Red Storm university women’s golf team, gritted her teeth in the face of a brisk Atlantic breeze and crafted a two-day total of 18-over 162 to finish second by three strokes […]
Squash is a challenging enough test for any individual on two good legs. Take one of those away and it gets to be a bigger challenge in a big hurry. Colin Drombolis of Fort Frances had jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead in his best-of-five consolation final match against […]
The “Battle of the Border” turned into a one-sided rout for the guys from the land of the Maple Leaf. Four Fort Frances sharks took the top positions at the inaugural “Battle of the Border” 32-person singles pool tournament at Warp 9 last weekend, which also featured players from Dryden, […]
