Jamie Mountain Sean Cameron had his mind made up heading into the weekend that he wasn’t going to be denied. With former champs Anniss Seid and Peter Russell opting not to compete this time around, the door was wide open and Cameron took full advantage–showing off some fantastic skills in […]

Jamie Mountain Nikki Bagacki looked to dig out and return a low shot during her match against Mary-Beth Tkachuk on Sunday afternoon during the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open at the Memorial Sports Centre. Bagacki and Tkachuk were tied with 10 points apiece in ladies’ ‘B’ […]

It was a happy start to the New Year for Wade Modeland of Atikokan, who won the $2,000 up for grabs on Jan. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Doug Agar (Fort Frances) won the $100 for Jan. 1. Winning $30 for Jan. […]

Staff Landon Okell and Benjamin Norlock each scored twice to pace the Red Lake Gladiators to a 7-1 romp over the Lake of the Woods Bears here Sunday afternoon to claim the title of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament. After a mostly back-and-forth first period, […]

Jamie Mountain It’s been a dream start to the NorWOSSA season for both the Muskie senior and junior girls’ volleyball teams. The juniors made quick work of the host Dryden Eagles (0-4) back on Dec. 20 with a 3-0 win to head into the Christmas break in first place with […]

Dianne Lipinski and Samuel and Jean Arbuckle of Fort Frances were among the $50 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for January. Winning $75 were Frank Robinson and Debbie Fletcher of Dryden, and Mike Desemules of Red Lake. The other $50 winners included Sandy […]

Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams battled hard in the first half of the NorWOSSA season and are looking to continue that trend over the latter part of the schedule. The seniors went into the Christmas break fresh off an impressive 74-52 win over the host […]

of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Dane Bateman (#96) looked to strip the puck away from Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ forward Evan Walls during his squad’s 6-1 loss there Saturday night. The Lakers will look to get back on track tonight versus the host Thief River Falls Norskies […]

Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team’s fitness level is going to be put to the test over the next couple of weeks. The black-and-gold kicked off a busy stint by playing in the annual Loop Weekend tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend, where they compiled a 1-2-1 record. […]

Jamie Mountain It may be a new year but the same old problems are plaguing the Fort Frances Lakers. A rough first period ultimately proved too much to overcome as the Dryden GM Ice Dogs rolled to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Lakers on Saturday night in both teams’ […]

Jamie Mountain Nicholas Ducharme of the Red Lake Gladiators looked to bust his way past his Lake of the Woods Bears’ opponents and towards the goal during the third period of his squad’s 7-1 win in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament at […]