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 […]
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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’ […]
Press Release Border Skating Club of Fort Frances will be sending four of their figure skaters off to Mississauga tomorrow through Sunday (March 7-10) to compete in the Skate Ontario Provincial Championship. There are 17 qualifying competitions held throughout the province from November through March and the skaters with the […]
Press Release Border Skating Club has had a busy few weeks preparing for and competing in two competitions. On Feb. 9, five skaters traveled to Kenora to compete in the Kenora’s Futures competition. Julianna Rousseau earned a silver for her Free Skate event and gold for her showcase routine titled […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie sports teams have made a habit of qualifying for the all-Ontarios this school year and you can now add the girls’ curling rink to that list. The squad, comprised of Daffni Chabot, Jillian Cousineau, Andrea Schram, and Ashley Payne went a perfect 5-0 en route to […]
Jamie Mountain Playing 180 minutes of hockey over three days proved too much of a challenge for the Fort Frances Lakers to overcome on the weekend. The squad lost all three games played at the Ice For Kids Arena, which included a narrow 3-2 setback to the Thief River Falls […]
