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Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team played well but ultimately came away with just a 1-3 record at the annual Loop Weekend Tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Fort High opened tourney play on Friday with its lone win in a 4-1 decision over the Midget ‘A’ Queens. Captain […]

Staff Steve Boileau entered the Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual Boxing Day tournament this year hoping to defend his title. A full complement of 20 players participated this year, with Boileau rising to the occasion once again in defeating Jason Kabel 3-2 to capture the ‘A’ Open title in a […]

Staff The Fort Frances Lakers got two goals apiece from Kyle Uzelman and Flynn Perry to help them double the Thief River Falls Norskies 6-3 in SIJHL action back on Dec. 20 at the Ice For Kids Arena. After falling to the Norskies by a 6-2 count the previous evening […]

Staff It’s been a great start to the NorWOSSA season for all four Muskie court sport teams. All four squads came away with wins over the host Sioux Lookout Warriors on Tuesday afternoon to all see their league records improve to 2-0. The senior boys’ basketball team cruised to a […]

Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is showing no signs of slowing down in NorWOSSA league play. Fort High was dominant this week, outscoring its opposition by a combined 25-1 the last two days to see their record improve to a league-best 8-0. Captain Reed Bodnar and Peyton Avis both […]

Staff Talk about heading into the holiday break on a high note. The Muskie girls’ hockey team was firing on all cylinders as they rolled to a 6-0 rout of the host Sioux Lookout Warriors on Tuesday afternoon. Fort High saw its league record improve to 4-1 with the decisive […]

Staff Cameron Birkeland scored just 55 seconds into overtime to lift the expansion Wisconsin Lumberjacks to a 4-3 win over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the fourth straight loss the Lakers, who saw their record fall to […]

Jamie Mountain The Northern Lights School of Skating had 4 STARSkate members compete in the Thunder Bay Super Series Competition over the weekend. Aubrey Johnson, skating in her first Skate Canada event, tackled the STAR 1 Free Skate event and achieved a gold standing. As for Grayson Wright and Tayah […]

Jamie Mountain It’s the fine details that can make it or break it for a team and the Fort Frances Lakers learned that firsthand last week. The squad lost all three of its road games, with head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan noting that it was the little things […]

Press Release CALGARY, Alta.–Hockey Canada announced last Thursday that Tim Hortons is expanding its relationship with the world-leading hockey organization and becoming its fourth Premier Marketing Partner. In this broader partnership, Tim Hortons will be the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Cup, Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship, beginning with the […]