The local Lakewood Tire Eagles under-10 girls’ hockey team participated in a tournament in Hibbing over the weekend and came away with the consolation crown. The girls opened the tournament with a tough 3-0 loss to International Falls but rebounded that afternoon with a 11-1 win over Grand Rapids, Mn. […]
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The Fort Frances Canadians had to settle for being the fourth-best team at the Wayzata Junior Gold ‘A’ Invitational hockey tournament over the weekend after the local Midget ‘AA’ team fell 3-2 in the consolation final. “When it’s all said and done, I thought we did pretty good. Out of […]
Craig Brockie, a Fort Frances native who now lives in British Columbia, still believes in the young hockey talent we have here in Fort Frances. Brockie and his business—Brockie.org—are the proud sponsors of the local Atom ‘AA’ hockey team which captured the gold medal at a tournament in Baudette, Mn. […]
Both Muskie boys’ basketball teams headed out for exhibition tournaments over the weekend and found some tough resistance in what otherwise have been very successful seasons so far. The junior boys ended up splitting their four games up in Dryden—despite starting out with a 38-33 win versus Churchill in overtime […]
Vianets overcame the Muskies in men’s basketball league action Monday night, fashioning a 78-72 win after the high school team had led for most of the game. Adrian Chapman led the Vianets with 25 points while Joey Theriault netted 21 for the Muskies. In the late game, the Vous rocked […]
The Muskie girls’ volleyball teams are glad they won’t be returning to Dryden again after both the seniors and juniors were swept last Thursday in their last NorWOSSA away games of the season. The junior girls lost their first two sets by painfully close scores, falling 27-25 and 29-27, before […]
The Muskies again proved their excellence in boys’ basketball last Thursday as both the junior and senior teams maintained their dominance in NorWOSSA play. The junior boys improved to 6-0 after defeating the host Dryden Eagles 44-32. Justin Anderson again led the way with a 10-point effort, backed up by […]
Local bowlers Scott Foster and Travis Michl are heading to the provincial round of the annual Hi-Low Doubles tournament. The pair teamed up for a +84 to finish second in the zone round, which was held Saturday and Sunday in Atikokan. Foster and Michl, who went into the tournament with […]
Fort Frances’ own KC Knights won the big prize over the weekend—handily winning the championship of their own PeeWee ‘AA’ tournament Sunday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. The Knights dumped the Kenora Thistles 6-1 on the back of Jordan Larson, who netted a hat trick and added a pair […]
The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo is hosting a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 26) from 4-6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for children aged six and under. A seniors’ dance will follow from 7:30-10:30 p.m. • • • The Emo Environmental Advisory Committee held its first […]
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese was re-elected chair of the Northwestern Health Unit’s board of health for a fifth-consecutive year during a meeting Friday in Dryden. Coun. Albanese, who’s sat on the board of health since 1989, said Monday that he’s looking forward to another year. “It’s going to […]
The Emo Legion will host a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 26), which is open to everyone who is looking for a great meal of fish and all the trimmings. The meal begins at 4 p.m. and will be served until 6:30 p.m., with the cost being $12 for adults […]
