The Fort Frances Lakers split a series with the expansion K&A Wolverines on Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay.
The line of Muise, Henry Gutierrez, and Tyler Stevensen accounted for all three Lakers’ goals in Friday’s 3-2 win, with the trio combining for seven points.
David Dawd and Drew Childs replied for the Wolverines.
Better effort, same result.
The Muskie football team suffered its second-straight shutout defeat of the young WHSFL season here Friday afternoon, losing the annual Homecoming game 51-0 to the visiting Vincent Massey Trojans of Winnipeg.
A fire for football continues to burn inside Fort Frances native Kevin Tysz.
The spark started in Grade 7 while playing for the Muskie ‘C’ team and culminated this year with a roster spot on the University of Manitoba Bisons.
“I’ve known I’ve always wanted to play football and I just wanted to continue to play wherever I could,” the 22-year-old said.
Muskie Josh Wilson (#1) helped teammate Donny Krishka take down a Vincent Massey Trojan during the visitors’ 51-0 romp over the black-and-gold Friday afternoon at Muskie Field.
The Fort William North Stars got two goals from returning sniper Mitch Forbes to steal a 5-2 win from the Fort Frances Lakers last night before an announced crowd of 400 at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Lakers’ forward Cam Gross tracked down a loose puck all alone in front of Fort William North Stars’ goalie Guillaume Piché at the Ice For Kids Arena last night.
The dress rehearsal is over and now the real show begins in earnest tomorrow night.
The Fort Frances Lakers’ rookie-laden roster will have their mettle tested with a season-opening home game versus the SIJHL defending champion Fort William North Stars at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena.
He may be a rookie by SIJHL standards, but he looks anything but.
At 6’2” and 220 pounds, what Byron Katapaytuk lacks in experience is more than made up for in size, and the 18-year-old Moose Factory native hopes to use that leverage to his advantage in his first season of Junior ‘A’ hockey with the Fort Frances Lakers.
Mulligan, please.
The Muskie football team opened the Winnipeg High School Football League season with a game they’d soon like to forget in a 44-0 romp at the hands of the host Kenora Broncos on Friday.
Emo native Luke Judson is getting his first taste of an NHL training camp up close in San Jose this week.
But if you think the 18-year-old right-winger is overwhelmed by the prospect of staring down Joe Thornton or newly-acquired Dany Heatley one-on-one, think again.
