Jamie Mountain Noah Loveday narrowly missed out on a glorious scoring chance as he couldn’t bury a feed from linemate Brett Hahkala during the first period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 7-3 triumph over the Minnesota Iron Rangers on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers snapped […]
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Jamie Mountain Each match is a learning experience and sometimes the lessons you need to learn most come from tough losses. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team experienced its share of disappointment last week as the black-and-gold compiled a 1-3 record in Pool ‘A’ play to finish fourth and wind […]
Jamie Mountain Alexis Norris maneuvered her way down a hill during the classic ski five-km race Saturday afternoon. She wound up second in the three-skier field with a time of 31:57.
Jamie Mountain It’s been a gruelling season and things aren’t going to get any easier for the Fort Frances Lakers as they conclude the SIJHL’s regular season this week. The squad managed to split its weekends games at the Ice For Kids Arena, which included a 7-3 romp over the […]
Jamie Mountain A title just wasn’t to be in the end but it still was a respectable showing by the Mackenzie Jolicouer and Ashley Payne rinks at the U18 curling provincials held Thursday through Sunday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Neither Jolicouer’s Stratton-based rink nor Payne’s Fort Frances squad […]
Staff The local Northern Lights School of Skating had five of its StarSkaters participate in the Thunder Bay Super Series Competition back on March 1-2, with great results. Hallee Nugent placed third in the STAR 5 Free Skate 13-and-over category. She also wound up fourth in STAR 6 Elements and […]
Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Dane Bateman looked to fire a shot past Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Bailey Schmitz during his squad’s 5-1 loss Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Schmitz made 27 saves to hand the Lakers their 33rd regulation loss of the season.
Jamie Mountain Preparation already is underway for the 25th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, which will run July 18-20 at the Sorting Gap Marina. Jeannette Cawston, one of the tournament directors, said this will be her last year as a director and hopes someone will come forward and work with […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson always wears sunglasses while on the water to help him see better in the water and protect his eyes.
of Clint Bruyere Katie Stearns of the Emo Misfits came up with a huge stop on Fort Frances Chiefs’ forward Emily Martin during a game at the Chiefs’ fourth-annual women’s hockey tournament held March 1-3 at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Misfits compiled a 4-1 record en route to claiming […]
Submitted McKenna McTavish of Devlin made history as she became the first-ever female member of the Mighty Mustangs youth wrestling program to place at the MNUSA state wrestling tournament in Rochester, Mn. on Saturday.
Ken Dick and Susan Allison of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Other winners included Kenora residents John McGurran, Betty Quinn, Dustin Mason, Norma MacLeod, Carol Surowich, Paul and Terri Sirman, Randy and Kat Belair, Louise […]
