Staff The Fort Frances Lakers made a game of it but the red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars ultimately proved to be too much on Saturday night at the Fort William Gardens. The first-place North Stars (19-1-1-0) wound up prevailing 3-2 for their ninth-straight victory. With the loss, the Lakers fell […]
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Jamie Mountain Things didn’t start out so well for the Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior boys’ basketball teams last week, although both squads sure ended on a good note. The juniors opened their NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season with a 55-40 loss to the host Atikokan Voyageurs on Wednesday. The […]
Press Release Border Skating Club skaters took to the ice for the first competition of their season on Nov. 24-25 when they travelled to Thunder Bay to participate in Skate Ontario’s Super Series–Skate Thunder Bay competition. This was a qualifying event for the Ontario provincial championships that will be held […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Dec. 6-12: •Dec. 6–7:51 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 7–7:52 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 8–7:53 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 9–7:54 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 10–7:55 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 11–7:56 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 12–7:57 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior girls’ volleyball teams found out early on that it will take a big effort to get wins this season. That was evident in their matches last week against the host Atikokan Voyageurs and Ignace Falcons in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action. The senior […]
Jamie Mountain They say defence wins championships and that’s where the focus will lie for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team this season. Head coach Duane Roen knows a strong defence is paramount to any success his squad will enjoy this year in NorWOSSA play, which officially kicked off yesterday […]
Jamie Mountain It was a night of great skills, great goals, and great moments for all those on hand. The Fort Frances Lakers hosted the SIJHL’s annual skills competition and all-star game last Wednesday night in front of 487 people at the Ice For Kids Arena. Lakers’ head coach/general manager […]
Press Release With rapidly-changing road and weather conditions hitting the Fort Frances area for the start of the winter season, motorists are reminded to drive according to the conditions. We are encouraging drivers to be prepared to stop when approaching railway crossings. In the event the railway crossing safety equipment […]
From the SIJHL The red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars held off the visiting Fort Frances Lakers 3-2 in SIJHL action Saturday night to pull out their ninth-straight win. An early power play helped Thunder Bay open the scoring six minutes into the game as Joel Willan netted in his 13th […]
Staff For the second-straight year, Team U.S.A. shone the brightest as it downed Team Canada 8-6 in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game last night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The U.S. opened the scoring in the “Border Battle” about midway through the first period when Jaedin Ness (Fort […]
Staff It was a night of firsts in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game saw the Muskies taking on winless Arctic Cat. Sporting a much shorter bench, and a much better overall game, Arctic Cat came out of the gate strong in […]
Staff Anytime the Muskies and International Falls Broncos square off, it’s bound to be a classic. That rang true once again Tuesday night as Reece McQuaker scored the overtime winner with just 36 seconds left to lift the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a thrilling 2-1 win in over the […]
