There were a couple of memorable individual performances resulting in some season-high point totals in Fort Frances Men's Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High.
The first game of the night featured the Muskies taking on the Revco Renegades.
Issy Taylor netted a hat trick to pace the Muskie girls' hockey team to a 10-0 rout of the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action last night.
Tatum Glowasky and Reece McQuaker each scored twice as the black-and-gold improved to 2-2-0-1 in league play.
Kathryn Fischer, Abby Kenny, and Jill Calder added singles.
The Muskie court teams did a great job of defending home court Tuesday afternoon against the Dryden Eagles.
Both the junior and senior girls' volleyball squads came away victorious to improve to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play.
The juniors won in straight sets (25-8, 25-12, and 25-22) while the seniors prevailed in four sets (25-23, 25-17, 22-25, and 25-18).
The more you work at something, the more you get better at it.
At least, that's what the Muskie girls' hockey team is hoping.
The black-and-gold came out on the wrong side of a 5-4 shootout loss to the host Dryden Eagles on Thursday night that saw their NorWOSSA record fall to 1-2-0-1.
It was a weekend full of impressive performances by local swimmers at the Northwest Narwhal's Massaro Construction LTD Invitational swim meet held Dec. 1-2 at the Lakehead University pool in Thunder Bay.
Sarah Rittau, a member of the local Cyclone Swim Club, medalled in all nine of her events in the female age 15-and-older division.
Former NHL star Theoren Fleury was in Rainy River District on Thursday to host a workshop entitled “Reflections on Healing and Trauma, a One-Day Conversation with Theo Fleury” held at the Couchiching multi-use facility.
They did not get off to the start they wanted but there still is a lot of season left for the Muskie senior and junior boys' basketball teams.
Both squads lost their NorWOSSA season-openers last Tuesday against the host Kenora Broncos and were looking to rebound this week.
What a way to kick off the season.
The Muskie junior and senior girls' volleyball teams came away with impressive wins in their NorWOSSA regular-season openers last Tuesday against the host Kenora Broncos.
The juniors swept the Broncos in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-17, and 28-26.
Losing streaks can test the morale of any team and the Fort Frances Lakers are happy to put their most recent one behind them.
A Chase Robideau goal 13:40 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers beat the visiting Red Lake Miners 5-3 on Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Getting to showcase his talents among some of the best youth football players across the country is an experience Jaykob Ryll will never forget.
