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 […]
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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 […]
Staff The 2018-19 season came to a close Saturday night for the Florida State Seminoles women’s swimming and diving team at the NCAA championships, which were held last week at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Junior Molly Carlson, who was born in Fort Frances but now lives […]
Staff Members of the Fort Frances Badminton Club competed at the N.W.O.B.A Thunder Bay Open over the weekend, with great results. Former Muskie Aaron Bujold won the men’s ‘A’ singles title. Natalie Mitchell and Kristin Moen teamed up to claim the women’s ‘A’ doubles crown, defeating fellow locals Tayah Badiuk […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club held its annual general meeting Monday night at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station). It was revealed that 2018 was a quiet year for the club, with many behind-the-scenes activities taking place with the board of directors working at maintaining and […]
Staff Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association teams had an outstanding showing at the Stars Cup hockey tournament over the weekend in Winnipeg. The Fort Frances Atom Leafs competed in the A2 division along with eight other teams, where they took home the home the silver medal. The Leafs started out […]
