Staff The Emo Misfits scored with two minutes left in overtime to pull out a thrilling 4-3 win over the Fort Frances Chiefs in the final of the Chiefs’ fourth-annual tournament that was held March 1-3 at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Misfits opened the scoring with 51 seconds to […]
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Jamie Mountain A sixth-grader from Devlin made some history Saturday when she became the first-ever female to place for the Mighty Mustangs youth wrestling program at the MNUSA state wrestling tournament in Rochester, Mn. McKenna McTavish, competing in the all-girls’ division, took third place in her weight class. “McKenna is […]
Jamie Mountain It was a day of nice weather and good competition for those who attended the second-annual Rainy Lake “Loppet” on Saturday afternoon. Hosted by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at its Rocky Inlet trails, nine skiers made the most of a mild winter day and put their […]
Jamie Mountain Each match is a learning experience and sometimes the lessons you need to learn most come from tough losses. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team experienced its share of disappointment last week as the black-and-gold compiled a 1-3 record in Pool ‘A’ play to finish fourth and wind […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a gruelling season and things aren’t going to get any easier for the Fort Frances Lakers as they conclude the SIJHL’s regular season this week. The squad managed to split its weekends games at the Ice For Kids Arena, which included a 7-3 romp over the […]
Jamie Mountain A title just wasn’t to be in the end but it still was a respectable showing by the Mackenzie Jolicouer and Ashley Payne rinks at the U18 curling provincials held Thursday through Sunday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Neither Jolicouer’s Stratton-based rink nor Payne’s Fort Frances squad […]
Staff The local Northern Lights School of Skating had five of its StarSkaters participate in the Thunder Bay Super Series Competition back on March 1-2, with great results. Hallee Nugent placed third in the STAR 5 Free Skate 13-and-over category. She also wound up fourth in STAR 6 Elements and […]
Jamie Mountain Preparation already is underway for the 25th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, which will run July 18-20 at the Sorting Gap Marina. Jeannette Cawston, one of the tournament directors, said this will be her last year as a director and hopes someone will come forward and work with […]
Ken Dick and Susan Allison of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Other winners included Kenora residents John McGurran, Betty Quinn, Dustin Mason, Norma MacLeod, Carol Surowich, Paul and Terri Sirman, Randy and Kat Belair, Louise […]
From the SIJHL Chase Robideau scored three times for his first SIJHL hat trick and added an assist, while teammate Jaedin Ness tallied twice, as the Fort Frances Lakers beat the Minnesota Iron Rangers 7-2 yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. Ness opened the scoring with the lone marker […]
Staff Stratton Pickett scored once and added two assists to help the Red Lake Miners hold off a late surge by the visiting Fort Frances Lakers in a narrow 6-5 win on Tuesday night. Brett Hahkala netted a hat trick for the fifth-place Lakers, but it wasn’t enough as they […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team saw its time at the OFSAA championship in Amherstburg come to an end with a four-set loss to Sydenham in the consolation side quarter-finals yesterday afternoon. The set scores were 20-25, 24-26, 25-16, and 19-25. Fort High compiled a 1-3 record in Pool ‘A’ […]
