They knew nothing was going to come easy and only hard work and sheer determination was going to get them to their goal. That’s how it all played out for the Muskie girls’ hockey team on Monday night as they scratched and clawed and bore down on their chances when […]
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Members of the Rainy River First Nations gathered on Monday for a peaceful protest in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and their hereditary chiefs, and to voice their own discontent over the relationship between First nations and industry. According to RRFN Chief Rob McGinnis, the walk was inspired by protests […]
Jamie Mountain Above, Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Noah Loveday tried to locate a puck that was between his feet and kick it up to his stick for a scoring chance while he was being checked by Thunder Bay North Stars’ defenceman Kyler Belluz during the first period of his squad’s […]
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Bob Huitikka
Bob Huitikka
As many young kids, we all played pond hockey and road hockey. I started playing hockey on a beaver pond 400 yards from our house. We did not have real hockey sticks. They were made with a hockey stick handle and a board nailed to it. Our hockey pucks we […]
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The Fort Frances Lakers’ first shutout of the season couldn’t have come at a better time. Alex Bugeja was stellar in turning aside all 41 shots he faced to earn his first career SIJHL shutout as the Lakers shut down the league-leading North Stars 2-0 on Saturday night here as […]
Jamie Mountain Above, Hailey Bombay and St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ forward Abbie Favreau both tried to knock down a puck from out of midair during first-period action. Left, Muskie captain Jill Calder lifted a backhand over St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ goalie Faith Reid’s glove during the second round of the […]
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Florida State Seminoles divers Molly Carlson and Joshua Davidson are heading to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships after qualifying at the Zone ‘B’ Championships at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on Monday. Carlson began the day by finishing second in a tight 1-metre field with a total of 579.75 and Davidson […]
Jamie Mountain Goalies Kamryn Sandelovich and Jersey Masson (35) joined the rest of their Muskie teammates as Fort High celebrated claiming the NorWOSSA championship on Monday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Sandelovich made an astounding 60 saves in a 2-1 shootout win in Game 3 over the St. […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team celebrated Tatum Glowasky’s first-period goal that opened the scoring during Fort High’s 2-1 shootout win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in their third-and-deciding game of the NorWOSSA final last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the first league […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s elementary teachers are set to resume contract talks with the government tomorrow, but they’re warning that if bargaining doesn’t produce an agreement, the union will resume job action after March break. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario first vice-president Karen Campbell said the union – which […]
The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Ivy League on Tuesday cancelled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. The four-team tournaments were scheduled to be played Friday through Sunday at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge. The Ivy League instead will award its automatic […]
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Following an increased strain to the town’s budget, the future of Sunny Cove Camp is in murky waters. At last night’s council meeting, Fort Frances Mayor June Caul announced that the town has decided to step away from owning and operating the camp beginning in 2021. “The Town of Fort […]
