Staff The SIJHL has announced that tonight’s scheduled pre-season game between the Red Lake Miners and Fort Frances Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena has been postponed. The cause of the postponement is due to a breakdown of the Miners’ team bus, thus preventing Red Lake from travelling to […]
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Staff Shaye Sommerfeld scored three times and assisted on two others to help the Red Lake Miners down the Fort Frances Lakers 7-6 last night in SIJHL pre-season action at the Cochenour Arena. Red Lake started strong, skating out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Sean Gula […]
Jamie Mountain The last few years it seemed as though it was the Fort Frances Braves’ world and everybody else was living in it. That suddenly all changed last Wednesday night. The Barwick Blue Knights scored twice in the seventh inning to pull out a thrilling 3-1 win over the […]
Jamie Mountain While they may be smaller in stature this year, quickness on the court should be an asset for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team. The two-time defending NorWOSSA champs have been hard at work throughout their tryout practices so far and Muskie coach Gord McCabe has been evaluating […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers might be off to an 0-2 start to the SIJHL pre-season but head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is pleased with the effort he has seen so far from his players. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the Lakers by scores of 6-3 […]
Jamie Mountain The local bowling alley will be seeing a plethora of changes over the coming year. Plaza Lanes has welcomed in a new manager, Jesse Carmody, who is sprucing up the place and hopes to increase membership. Carmody has a degree in Business Management from Fanshawe College and, upon […]
Press Release TORONTO–The Ontario Government is giving drivers more choice and convenience when it comes to their proof of auto insurance. Ontario is enabling drivers to carry electronic proof of auto insurance on their mobile device, including their smartphones, as part of the Putting Drivers First blueprint announced in the […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie football team has had a good number of athletes attend its training camp so far, meaning things are looking good as they attempt to kick-off another Winnipeg High School Football League season this week. Muskie co-coach Vic Davis noted that roughly 40 students on average have […]
Jamie Mountain You could view the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team as the favourites to claim NorWOSSA gold this year. The squad has eight returning players from last year’s championship roster as well as a talented group of girls moving up from the junior ranks. But Muskie coach Gord McCabe […]
Submitted byLarry PatrickMilt Strachan The Dudley-Hewitt Cup Tournament 2020 will be held in Fort Frances on April 28 to May 2, 2020, at the Ice for Kids Arena. A significant event, soon to be recognized by the Town of Fort Frances, the Fort Frances Lakers and the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Tournament […]
Staff The Fort Frances Tennis Club hosted an impromptu men’s doubles tournament on Saturday at the Multi-Use Tennis Courts here. A total of four teams played a round robin doubles format, with the first to reach eight games winning the set. Taking first place were Al Cesuinas (Dryden) and Al […]
Staff It was a tough weekend to start the SIJHL pre-season schedule for the Fort Frances Lakers. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the Lakers by scores of 6-3 and 3-0 to sweep the weekend home-and-home series. Six different skaters tallied for the Ice Dogs to help them double the […]
