Jamie Mountain With his junior hockey career now complete, Jaedin Ness is looking forward to a new opportunity. The forward, who spent the last two seasons with the Fort Frances Lakers, announced last week that he has committed to play hockey for the College of St. Scholastica Saints starting next […]
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Staff The Thunder Bay North Stars’ trio of Jacob Brown, Keighan Gerrie, and Ryan Mignault collected a combined nine points to help their sqaud upend the Red Lake Miners 5-2 on Sunday night in Game 2 of the SIJHL’s Bill Salonen Cup Final at the Fort William Gardens. With the […]
Staff Florida State Seminole student-athletes gathered last Wednesday for the 25th-annual Golden Nole Awards banquet, which is hosted by the Student Athlete Advisory Council (S.A.A.C.). The event honours the contributions made in the community and also recognizes those student-athletes that go above and beyond to display leadership on and off […]
Jamie Mountain What a way to wrap up the regular season. The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program from International Falls had five of its wrestlers earn podium finishes at the Jaycee’s State Championship held Friday and Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mn. Hudson Mann (Grade 8), who originally is from Fort […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Thursday its first and second all-star teams for the 2018-19 season. These annual awards recognize the individual accomplishments of six forwards, four defencemen, and two goalies during the course of regular season play in the SIJHL. The first and second all-stars were selected in voting […]
Jamie Mountain It was a job well done for the Muskie and Rainy River Owls badminton teams last week. There are plenty of representatives from both schools at the NorWOSSA finals being held today in Dryden after advancing through the qualifier last Wednesday in Atikokan. For the Muskies, three teams […]
Staff Almost two dozen local bowlers headed up to Dryden earlier this month and returned home as champs once again! Fort Frances compiled 35 overall points to capture the aggregate banner for the second-straight year in the annual tournament that pits the local club against those in Dryden, Kenora, and […]
Staff With another great season in the books, the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association honoured the efforts of its players at its annual year-end awards banquet on Sunday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Here is a complete list of the winners from each team: •Novice Heat–Peyten Ducharme (most improved), […]
Jamie Mountain An impressive wrestling season keeps on getting better for Hudson Mann. The eighth grader, who originally is from Fort Frances, wrestled his way to top spot at the Gord Garvie Memorial Tournament back on April 4. Mann was part of a team of his friends that hail from […]
Staff The Muskie and Rainy River Owls badminton teams were able to have multiple players advance to the NorWOSSA championships based on their performance at a qualifying tournament yesterday in Atikokan. Six Muskies were able to advance to next Wednesday’s (April 17) competition in Dryden. Players needed to finish within […]
Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club concluded its competitive season with its annual wind-up over the weekend. Raymond Roy’s rink claimed the Day League title. The rest of the rink is comprised of Christine Denby, Brian Mueller, Raymond, Wilf Belluz, Don Debenedet, Dave Gosman, Rob Gushulak, and Nancy and Dave […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Aquanauts and Cyclone Swim Club teams were able to bring home some hardware from the Northwest Narwhals Long Course regional meet over the weekend in Thunder Bay. The Aquanauts racked up 39 medals in total, much to the delight of coach Dawnn Taylor. “They all […]
