Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League playoffs kicked off with two quarter-final games Tuesday night at Fort High. Both games saw teams hit great shots, pass the ball well, and–other than the Muskies–have two subs each. The first game had the third-ranked BDO Ballerz squaring off against the sixth-place […]
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Staff Tyler Johnson tallied twice, including the game-winner, to lift the Thief River Falls Norskies to a 4-1 win over the visiting Fort Frances Lakers on Tuesday night. Jaedin Ness opened the scoring for the fifth-place Lakers (16-28-2-1) more than 13 minutes into the first period as he notched his […]
Staff Connor Nelson netted the eventual game-winner early in the second period last night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team earned a 3-1 win over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final at the Ice For Kids Arena. Ben Forbes opened the scoring for the […]
Staff The Dryden Eagles used a three-goal outburst in the third period to pull out a 3-1 win over the visiting Muskie girls’ hockey team in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final Tuesday night. After both Muskie goalie Jersey Masson and Eagles’ netminder Hannah Zilkalns formed their versions of […]
Staff There were no medals in the cards for the Sunset Country contingent that competed at the P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial championships held over the weekend in Thunder Bay. Competing in the Hi-Lo Doubles portion of the tournament, Fort Frances Bowling Club members Mike Behan and Rob Kinsman teamed […]
Jamie Mountain The banner season for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team keeps on rolling. The black-and-gold swept the St. Ignatius Falcons (Thunder Bay) in the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship held Friday and Saturday at Fort High and now advance to the all-Ontarios set for March 4-6 in Amherstburg. The squad […]
Staff The Tirzah Baird and Rod Pattison rinks were the winners of the men’s and ladies’ combined bonspiel held over the weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Team Baird, which also was comprised of Sam Clifford, Carley Busch, and Sarah Wreggitt, topped the ‘A’ event on the ladies’ side. […]
Jamie Mountain Injuries and illness play havoc on most teams–and the Fort Frances Lakers were bit pretty hard in recent weeks. An under-manned Lakers’ team suffered the consequences of having a short bench in a pair of blowout losses to the league-leading Thunder Bay North Stars and fourth-ranked Dryden GM […]
Jamie Mountain By the time the dust settled Saturday morning, a chance for a berth to the all-Ontarios was long gone. But it was an impressive season for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team nonetheless. The St. Ignatius Falcons won both games to sweep the best-of-three NWOSSAA championship held Friday […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, indigenous, and Francophone youth about health careers. This year marks the 14th time that NOSM has hosted week-long summer camps for high-school students interested in a career in health care. Formerly known […]
Jamie Mountain What was setting up to be a promising season ended in disappointment for the Rainy River Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team. The Owls saw their title hopes come to a crashing halt with a four-set loss to the host St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ semi-finals […]
Jamie Mountain Hudson Mann had a weekend to remember at the Adam Long Memorial Open in Superior, Wis. The Grade 8 wrestler, originally from Fort Frances, wrestled his way to a first-place finish in the 130- to 136-pound class. The meet in Superior featured about 250-275 wrestlers even with the […]
