Jamie Mountain It’s been a rough start to the NorWOSSA regular season for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Not in terms of how they’ve played but in how depleted the roster has become due to a rash of early injuries. The Muskies headed into Friday’s home-opener against the defending NorWOSSA […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers knew this recent stretch of games was going to be tough for them. The last four all came against the first- and second-place teams in the SIJHL in the Thunder Bay North Stars and Red Lake Miners. Unfortunately for the Lakers, all ended in […]
Jamie Mountain It will be a season full of learning for the youthful Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold were taken to school by the more experienced Dryden Eagles on Sunday afternoon, with the visitors using a three-goal outburst late in the third period to snag a valuable two points […]
Press Release The provincial government is working to make the moose draw fairer, more accessible, and simpler for hunters by updating its approach to managing moose. Over the next two years, the government intends to work with an advisory committee, which will review how tag quotas are developed, how hunters […]
Press Release The province has launched a better way for hunters and anglers across the province to get their Outdoors Cards, as well as hunting and fishing licensing products. “Our government is making life easier and allowing you to get outdoors quicker,” said Natural Resources and Forestry minister John Yakabuski. […]
Jamie Mountain A year later and the mindset is still the same for the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team: win NorWOSSA gold. The black-and-gold head into this season having done exactly that back in February, when they swept the host Dryden Eagles 3-0 in the final to cap an impressive […]
Jamie Mountain It’s all systems go for the Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams. Both teams were able to get in some game action recently in order to fine-tune their skills ahead of their NorWOSSA regular-season opener next Tuesday (Dec. 4) against the host Kenora Broncos. The seniors hosted […]
Staff Isaiah Allam’s goal with just 1:28 to go lifted the Current River Comets to a 2-1 win over the Westfort Rangers on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena in the ‘A’ final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Midget ‘A’ tournament. After a scoreless first […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Nov. 18-24 were Renee Perry (Atikokan), Peter Neilson (Emo), Kendall McClain (Fort Frances), Bill Galusha (Fort Frances), Doug Moynhan (Thunder Bay), Terry and Cheryl Beadle (Devlin), and Vance Hemphill (Devlin). Winning […]
Staff It’s been some trying times of late for the Fort Frances Lakers. A pair of 5-2 losses to the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars and Red Lake Miners over the weekend extended the Lakers’ losing streak to four games. Bryce Young and Ethan Stuckless each scored twice in the […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Thursday the coaches and officials for its all-star game and skills competition, which is slated for this Wednesday (Nov. 28) at the Ice For Kids Arena. Wayne Strachan of the Fort Frances Lakers was named as head coach for the Team Canada. Strachan, a five-time […]
Staff It was a weekend of very different results for the two Muskie hockey teams. The Dryden Eagles used a late three-goal outburst in the third period to down the Muskie girls’ squad 4-1 yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. After a scoreless first period, Hailee Lundmark opened […]
