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 […]
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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 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers earned a split in their games at the SIJHL’s annual “Showcase” held at the Hoyt Lakes Arena. Fort Frances was blanked 3-0 by the red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars in its opener Tuesday afternoon, but then rebounded with a 7-3 win over the host Minnesota […]
Press Release Many of Ontario’s thousands of lakes across the province are host to excellent ice-fishing opportunities, and many of Ontario’s angling enthusiasts are taking advantage of the great conditions after the recent cold weather. As such, the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) would like to remind anglers–and anyone venturing […]
Jamie Mountain Meeting your hockey heroes isn’t something that happens every day. So you can imagine the shock and excitement of local youth hockey player Cohen Johnson when he was given hockey tickets for his birthday to see the Winnipeg Jets take on the visiting Vegas Golden Knights back on […]
Staff The Fort Frances Attack went 3-0 en route to capturing the title at the Two Harbors 12UB tournament held there over the weekend. The Attack opened tourney with a 7-3 win over the Eveleth Golden Bears on the strength of four goals by Piper Miller. Julia Guertin tallied twice […]
