Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team had visions of gold dancing in their heads. Alas, the Dryden Eagles had much different plans in store for them. The Eagles stunned the Muskies by winning the championship match by scores of 25-19 and 25-22 to snag the title at the […]
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Press Release The Fort Frances Lakers announced Monday that defenceman Anthony Antonelli has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at Becker College in Worcester, Mass. Antonelli will be joining a Becker Hawks men’s program that competes in the eight-school Commonwealth Coast Conference. The 20-year-old is in his second season […]
Staff The local Northern Lights School of Skating had eight skaters compete at the “Fort Frances Freeze–Super Series” competition hosted by the Border Skating Club back on Jan. 25-26, with great results. In the ranking events, Hallee Nugent placed second in the STAR 5 Women’s Free Skate 13-and-over and the […]
Staff The Mackenzie Jolicouer rink went 3-0 at the U18 regional qualifier in Atikokan over the weekend to earn a berth to the provincials to be held at the Fort Frances Curling Club on March 6-10. The Stratton-based rink, which includes Aynsley Williams (third), Andrea Schram (second), and Micaela Jolicouer […]
Jamie Mountain The bragging rights belong to this side of the border this season. Austin Armstrong scored twice to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 4-2 win over the International Falls Broncos in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series Thursday night in front of […]
Jamie Mountain While it didn’t show on the scoreboard this past weekend, the Fort Frances Lakers are learning what it takes to play as a team. The squad let a two-goal second-period lead slip away Friday night en route to a 5-4 overtime loss to the host Thief River Falls […]
Staff The Fort Frances Wolves (Ma’iingan) showed some bite to their game over the weekend. Fort Frances blanked the Kenora Huskies 3-0 in Sunday morning’s Novice division final to capture the gold medal at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s annual Novice and Atom tournaments at the Ice For Kids […]
Staff It was a very cold night last Tuesday for Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League play, which resulted in not a lot of guys coming out and the RBC Lions suffering their first loss of the season. The first game of the night saw the Muskies taking on Sunset Landscaping. […]
Staff It was a tough weekend for the Fort Frances Lakers. The squad let a two-goal second-period lead slip away Friday night en route to a 5-4 overtime loss to the host Thief River Falls Norskies before following that up with a 5-2 setback at the hands of the visiting […]
Staff Talk about an impressive showing by the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team. The black-and-gold won all three of their games en route to claiming the title at the Kenora Invitational Tournament hosted by the Broncos on Friday and Saturday. The Muskies opened play Friday afternoon with a 65-52 win […]
Staff Austin Armstrong scored twice to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 4-2 win over the International Falls Broncos in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series Thursday night in front of a full house at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Muskies swept the […]
Staff It’s been a tough start to the men’s and women’s provincials in Nipigon for the Trevor Bonot, Hailey Beaudry, and Jenna Enge rinks. All three lost their opening games yesterday to get behind the eight ball early. The Bonot rink, comprised of Stratton native Trevor Bonot (skip), Al Hackner […]
