Jamie Mountain Talk about going out with a bang. The Muskie boys’ curling rink, comprised of Grade 12 players Chris Silver, Jason Bazylewski, and Daniel Vandenbrand, along with Owen Riches and Ben Olson, won OFSAA gold with a 6-3 win over Widdifield (North Bay) in Saturday afternoon’s boys’ final at […]
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Staff Fort Frances native Ian Tookenay scored just 1:21 into overtime to lift the host Fort Frances Lakers to a 2-1 victory over the English River Miners on Saturday night in Game 3 of their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series. The Lakers now lead the series 2-1 and have English River […]
Staff The playoffs seem to have given the Fort Frances Lakers new life. After ending the regular season on a seven-game losing skid, captain Julian Uhryniuk scored twice as the Lakers doubled the English River Miners 4-2 in the opener of their best-of-five quarter-final series last night at the Cochenour […]
Jamie Mountain Both the Muskie and Owl girls’ rinks have soared out of the gate at the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships being held this week at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Tory Beaudry’s Muskie rink, which also includes Ashley Payne, Andrea Schram, Katrina Slomke, and Lauren Penney, opened […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team is heading in the right direction in its attempt to bring home a provincial title. The black-and-gold, seeded third in the 16-team tournament, advanced to the quarter-finals of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in Timmins after edging 16th-ranked St. Joseph CSS (Mississauga) […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team got off to a winning start this morning at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in Timmins. The black-and-gold cruised to a 6-1 victory over Anderson CVI in their opening game. Captain Annalise (CC) Hayes netted a hat trick while Taylor Croswell, Kelsey Langtry, […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Guthrie United Church in Devlin will hold its annual tea and bake sale on Saturday, April 7 at the Devlin Hall. The fun-filled event takes place from 2-3:30 p.m., with the draws beginning at 3 p.m. There also will be a penny table and cookie walk. Admission […]
Jamie Mountain Some 34 teams have flocked to Fort Frances this week for the boys’ and girls’ OFSAA curling championships that kicked off this morning and run through Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. It’s the first time since 1981 that Fort Frances has been selected to host the […]
Press Release The “Go Local” program is entering its fifth year and to celebrate, it is reflecting on all the best things about Rainy River District. Community members are encouraged to visit the Go Local Fort Frances Facebook page and share their favourite thing about living in the district. Staff, […]
Jamie Mountain It was a pretty impressive weekend on the mat for members of the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program in International Falls. The squad competed in a pair of tournaments over the weekend, which was highlighted by a multitude of top-three finishes. Teagan Green of the Falls nabbed first […]
Jamie Mountain It wasn’t exactly a picturesque ending to the regular season for the Fort Frances Lakers. A pair of weekend home losses, starting with 4-3 shootout defeat to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night and then a 2-1 overtime setback the following night against the Thief River […]
Staff Molly Carlson has had another excellent season on the diving board. The Florida State sophomore, who was born in Fort Frances, earned All-America honourable mention accolades Friday at the 2018 NCAA championships held at the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio. Carlson finished 15th in the three-metre while also […]
