Jamie Mountain The high school badminton season is short, so both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls are looking to hit the ground running today at an exhibition tournament in Atikokan. With such a small window to get in solid practice time, Muskie head coach Brian Church noted that his […]
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Jamie Mountain Kim Beaudry’s rink worked hard and represented Northern Ontario with class. The squad, which also featured Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), narrowly missed out on advancing to the semi-finals at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships held March 22-28 in Chilliwack, B.C. as […]
Staff Hudson Mann put his talent on full display at the Tec Team Freestyle and Greco Open in West Fargo, N.D. on Sunday. The Grade 8 wrestler, who originally is from Fort Frances, went undefeated in both Freestyle and Greco. Mann’s Greco looked great and he hit two big four-point […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Monday that Brock Aiken of the Thunder Bay North Stars earned the league’s Top Goaltender Award for the 2018-19 season. Aiken picked up the honour over fellow nominees Zach Willms (Red Lake Miners) and Bailey Schmitz (Thief River Falls Norskies). The winner was determined in […]
Staff It was a storybook ending for Minot State Beavers as they claimed just the second national championship in program history last week. In what was touted as a “redemption tour” by the announcers of the ACHA, the Beavers had to run the gauntlet. The squad, which features former Fort […]
Staff A national title just wasn’t in the cards for Kim Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink. The squad, which also is comprised of Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), narrowly missed out on advancing to this morning’s semi-finals at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Chilliwack, […]
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A kindergarten class at Robert Moore School has welcomed players from the Fort Frances Lakers into their classroom over the last few months to be positive role models and help with lessons in math. Teacher Sarah Kivimaki said she felt extremely fortunate to have two Lakers visit every Thursday from […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Thursday that Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Nick Lucas earned the league’s Most Sportsmanlike Player Award for the 2018-19 season. Lucas picked up the honour over fellow nominees Jacob Siebenga (Dryden GM Ice Dogs) and Stratton Pickett (Red Lake Miners). The winner was determined in voting […]
Jamie Mountain Although they finished shy of nabbing a provincial title, the members of the Muskie girls’ curling rink still were pleased with how they fared at the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships held last Wednesday through Saturday in North Bay. The squad, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea […]
Staff Six members of the Sunset Country Squash Club competed at the Silver Fox “Squash” Cancer charity tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. In men’s ‘B’ play, Josh Councillor opened with a 3-1 win over Andreas Asmus (Sioux Lookout) before losing 3-1 to eventual champion Rick Gauthier (Thunder Bay). […]
Staff Devlin youth baseball now is accepting registrations for the upcoming season. The league, which runs for kids aged four-15, is planning to start on May 6 (weather permitting) but will be limited to the first 20 players per division. The cost is set at $30 per player and everybody […]
Jamie Mountain A challenging season ended on a sour note for the Fort Frances Lakers as they were swept by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series last week. Evan Pakkala scored three times, including the game-winner in the second period, as the fourth-place Ice Dogs […]
