Staff The impressive showing for the Kim Beaudry rink continues at the Everest Senior Curling Championships being held in Chilliwack, B.C. The squad, which is representing Northern Ontario and also is comprised of Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), defeated Quebec 7-4 yesterday afternoon to finish […]
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Staff The Muskie girls’ curling rink’s dream of OFSAA gold came to an end Friday night in North Bay with a narrow 7-6 loss to Paris DHS in the quarter-finals. The squad, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea Schram, Daffni Chabot, and Jillian Cousineau, led 6-3 after five ends. But […]
Staff The Kim Beaudry rink is doing its best to showcase the talent Northern Ontario has to offer at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships being held in Chilliwack, B.C. The squad, which also features Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), had compiled a 3-2 record […]
Staff There will be no extended post-season run for the Fort Frances Lakers this year. Evan Pakkala scored three times, including the game-winner in the second period, as the Dryden GM Ice Dogs rolled to a 6-2 win over the Lakers in Game 3 of their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League saw two tight defensive semi-final games played Tuesday night at Fort High. Only one of the four semi-final teams were able to break the 50-point barrier and unfortunately for all those watching the games, they also saw a number of significant injuries take […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will need to come up with their best game of the season if they hope to extend their playoff lives. Jacob Anthony made 25 saves, and had a little luck on his side in the late going to help him post a shutout, as the […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ curling rink split their games yesterday at the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships being held in North Bay. The rink, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea Schram, Daffni Chabot, and Jillian Cousineau, opened Pool ‘F’ play yesterday morning with a narrow 8-6 setback to Bill […]
Jamie Mountain The local Northern Lights School of Skating will hold its first-ever skating exhibition, entitled “True North,” this Saturday at 2 p.m. at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Tickets cost $10 in advance/$12 at the door for adults, and $5 in advance/$8 at the door for kids 12 and under […]
Staff Florida State Seminoles’ diver Molly Carlson booked a ticket to her third-straight NCAA championships after placing sixth on platform with a score of 510.85 at the Zone B qualifier last week. The junior, who was born in Fort Frances, will dive a full event list at the NCAAs for […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers honoured the cream of this year’s crop at the team’s annual awards banquet held Saturday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous. To no one’s surprise, goalie Jacob Gnidziejko took home the trophy as most valuable player. The 21-year-old has been steady between the pipes for the […]
Staff A pair of local Sunset Country Squash Club players participated in the recent Winnipeg Pro-Am Annual Manitoba Open. Both junior Ryley Booth and Mike Canfield entered the ‘D’ division and who knew they would meet in the semi-finals? Canfield had a bye in the first round before defeating Denis […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Friday the finalists for each of its individual awards for the 2018-19 regular season. Voting for these honours was completed by each of the league’s six-member clubs. Out of these finalists, the winner of each individual honour will be announced over the course of the […]
