Staff The Emo Bolts PeeWee girls’ hockey team started their season on a winning note, capturing their home tourney on Sunday afternoon. Facing the Lakewood Tire Eagles (Fort Frances) in the final, the Bolts were tied at 1-1 heading into a five-minute overtime. When that solved nothing, the teams played […]
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Lucas Punkari All in all, it was a learning experience for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team over the weekend as they opened their season at the Santa Claus Classic tournament in Dryden. The seniors finished with a 1-4-2 record, with their lone win coming Friday against Dennis Franklin (Thunder […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team had to settle for second place at a tournament in Duluth over the weekend. The locals advanced to the tourney final Sunday but were beaten 7-2 by Minnetonka. Taylor Fontana and Davis Ross scored for the Canadians while Luke Karlovich led […]
Lucas Punkari In the end, all that was needed to get the offence rolling for the Muskie boys’ hockey team was a little bit of time. After a strong showing at a tournament in Brandon, Man. the previous weekend, the black-and-gold were looking to continue their improving offensive attack in […]
Lucas Punkari It’s a year of change for the Muskie curling rinks in NorWOSSA play as the skip and vice-skip from last year’s mixed squad now are in charge of the boys’ and girls’ squads, respectively. For the boys, returning Grade 12 student Luke Esselink is the skip, with ninth-graders […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into last weekend’s PCI Christmas Classic in Portage la Prairie, Man., Muskie girls’ hockey head coach Scott Clendenning was hoping his team would gain a bit of confidence during their slate of games. When all was said and done, the black-and-gold certainly did that—and then some—as they […]
Lucas Punkari While the start of the NorWOSSA regular season is still a week away, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team already has a trophy to its credit. The squad captured the McDonald’s Tip-Off Tournament at Fort High over the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record. “To start out and […]
Duane Hicks After hearing opinions from the public about the proposed re-zoning of the “Nelson Street Park” on Monday evening, council will vote next Monday (Dec. 19) whether to re-zone the property and divide it into five lots for residential development. Mayor and council received no shortage of input for […]
Duane Hicks Continuing its strategic formation of business partnerships, Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) recently teamed up with local The UPS Store franchisee Lillian Gerley. “It’s exciting,” said Gerley, who first opened the local franchise (located on 411 Mowat Ave.) in September, 2006. She noted NDC’s investment in the franchise increases […]
Lucas Punkari For 17-year-old Lyle Dolph, qualifying for the Youth Challenge Nationals in Winnipeg in March has come with a few different feelings. “Since it will be my first nationals, I guess I’m kind of nervous going into that,” admitted Dolph, who has been bowling for 14 years. “But I […]
Heather Latter Despite the continued struggle of the economy, along with the lure of “big-city” shopping and the convenience of online buying, it seems many residents are making their Christmas purchases right here at home and supporting local businesses. Although it’s difficult to gauge just how much local shopping has […]
Staff Vigilance is being urged as ice begins to form on the Rainy River. “Parents should remind their children to stay off the ice at this time of the year,” stressed local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy. “Speak to your family about the dangers of ice,” she added. “If you see […]
