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 […]
Local Sports
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 […]
Staff It was a tough weekend for the local Lorne Jackson rink at the Curling Club Provincial Championships in Thunder Bay. The squad, which also is comprised of Derek Jackson (third), Mark Pedersen (second), and Ed Vold (lead), compiled a 1-4 record in the six-team field and failed to advance […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Friday that Jake Witherspoon of the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the inaugural recipient of its Trainer/Equipment Manager of the Year Award. This honour is being presented in recognition of an individual on the training and/or equipment staff of one of the SIJHL’s member […]
Jamie Mountain Spring has sprung and that means it’s time for another track-and-field season. The Muskies have been doing fitness training since early February and coach John Dutton noted that his squad has been working hard to get ready for their first meet of the season, which is slated for […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie and Rainy River Owls badminton teams were able to fine tune their games and see what they are going to be up against this season in NorWOSSA play at an exhibition tournament last Wednesday in Atikokan. The Muskies and Owls put in some impressive […]
