Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team’s fitness level is going to be put to the test over the next couple of weeks. The black-and-gold kicked off a busy stint by playing in the annual Loop Weekend tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend, where they compiled a 1-2-1 record. […]
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Jamie Mountain It may be a new year but the same old problems are plaguing the Fort Frances Lakers. A rough first period ultimately proved too much to overcome as the Dryden GM Ice Dogs rolled to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Lakers on Saturday night in both teams’ […]
Staff The PeeWee ‘AAA’ Paper Kings represented Northwestern Ontario–and Canada–at the Paul Bunyan International PeeWee Hockey Tournament held Dec. 28-30 in Bemidji, Mn. The team features local players Teagan Wrolstad, Royce Allan, Dakato Cooper, and Hayden Beckett, and is coached by Rooke Pitura of Kenora along with Corrie Trist and […]
Staff Malcolm Huemmert scored twice and added an assist to help the Dryden GM Ice Dogs to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Fort Frances Lakers on Saturday night in both teams’ return from the SIJHL’s holiday break. Dryden wasted little time getting going as Rayman Bassi opened the scoring […]
Staff It was an up-and-down weekend for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold compiled a 1-2-1 record at the annual Loop Weekend tournament in Thunder Bay. The Muskies opened play Friday evening with a 3-1 win over the Midget ‘C’ Fury. Jill Calder scored twice while Abbie Kenny had […]
Staff With defending champ Anniss Seid opting not to play this time around, the door was wide open for Steve Boileau. Boileau made good on the opportunity to sit atop the ‘A’ Open division once again as he downed Jason Kabel 3-1 in the final at the Sunset Country Squash […]
Jamie Mountain The season already has had its fair share of challenges but the Muskie girls’ hockey team has met them head on while continuing to look at ways to improve. A 6-5 loss to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) back on Dec. 18 saw the black-and-gold’s NorWOSSA […]
Jamie Mountain With the first half of the SIJHL season officially in the books, the Fort Frances Lakers now have their sights set on improving in all areas moving forward. A 3-1 loss to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies back on Dec. 21 dropped the Lakers’ record to 11-17-0-0 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team will look to hit the ground running this weekend following their two-week Christmas break. The black-and-gold will be in action at the annual Loop Weekend tournament in Thunder Bay set for this Friday through Sunday, where they’ll face the Midget Fury, Confederation College, and […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2019 inductees. Dave Mitchell (power lifter) is being inducted in the Athlete category. Being inducted in the Builders category are Barney Maher (Muskie sports), Ken Christiansen (hockey), Bruce McLeod (hockey), and Mary Beth and Bob Tkachuk […]
Sam Odrowski Children had a blast skating with the Fort Frances Lakers on Thursday at the Ice For Kids Arena during their “Fan Appreciation Skate.” The event was free to attend, and all who came out received a complimentary hotdog, bag of chips, cookies, and hot chocolate courtesy of Integral […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team had a bit of a rough start in its annual border battle against the International Falls Broncos there Friday night but finished strong for a 4-1 victory. “I thought we didn’t start the game very well and they kind of took it to us,” […]
