Benjamin HochmanSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Who is that guy? The answer to the question is–Ash Gibbs of Fort Frances, Ont. The lifelong Blues fan is a native of Thunder Bay (home of Robert Bortuzzo), and as seen in the tweet below, he was the lone Blues fan in the viral photo […]
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Press Release The Ontario government is working for the people by listening to concerns from hunters on how the province manages its moose population to ensure sustainability and hunting opportunities for future generations. Last fall, the government announced a review of moose management in Ontario. Last week, John Yakabuski, Minister […]
Jamie Mountain It’s a sport the whole community can gather around and it will be making its way to the district in the near future. The Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students at Fort Frances High School are planning on holding a “try day” on April 30 […]
Staff Keighan Gerrie scored twice, and assisted on the game-winner, to pace the Thunder Bay North Stars to a 4-1 win over the Red Lake Miners on Saturday night and capture the SIJHL’s Bill Salonen Cup title in front of a season-high crowd of 2,120 at the Fort William Gardens. […]
Jamie Mountain There will be a distinct Rainy River District flavour at the NWOSSAA badminton championships today in Thunder Bay. Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls had ‘birders’ qualify after finishing within the top two in their respective divisions at the NorWOSSA finals last Wednesday in Dryden. For the […]
Jamie Mountain Hard work and dedication has paid off handsomely for a district minor hockey coach. Jamie Booth–who was head coach of both the Emo Express PeeWee ‘AA’ Affiliate and Emo Express PeeWee Green and assistant coach for the Emo Express Novice Green teams this year for the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced last Wednesday that it has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with Power Play Recruiting, based out of the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Mn. to aid and assist its players looking to further their respective post-Jr. ‘A’ careers at the NCAA […]
Staff Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls will have some representatives from their badminton teams at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay next Wednesday (April 24). The black-and-gold will have two members moving on while the Owls qualified three ‘birders’ at the NorWOSSA finals in Dryden Yesterday. Players had […]
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 […]
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 […]
