Staff The Fort Frances Lakers quickly are learning why the Dryden GM Ice Dogs have been the cream of the crop in the SIJHL the past few seasons. A pair of weekend wins, including a 7-2 romp Friday night and then a 5-2 win on Saturday, has the Ice Dogs […]
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Staff Fort Frances native Brandon Bodnar’s impressive season just got a whole lot better. The SIJHL announced yesterday that the Thunder Bay North Stars’ goalie has been named its top goaltender award recipient for the 2017-18 season. On the year, the former Fort Frances Laker led all goalies in wins […]
From the MNRF A Keewatin woman has been fined $2,600 for fishing-related offences. Ingrid Parkes pleaded guilty and was fined $1,600 for possessing an over-limit of walleye and $1,000 for packaging the fish in a manner so that the number could not be easily counted. The fish were forfeited to […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers may have been the underdog heading into their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series against the English River Miners, but they sure didn’t make it look that way. English River (28-23-1-4) finished the regular season in fourth place, 22 points ahead of the fifth-place Lakers (15-32-3-6). […]
Staff The local Crow Lake Midget hockey team downed Summer Beaver 2-0 on Sunday to nab the tourney title at the Northern Youth Hockey Championship in Lac Seul. Coach Gerald Arch-Kelly, who is from Onigaming First Nation, has provided Couchiching First Nation youth with the opportunity to extend their hockey […]
Jamie Mountain Home is where the heart is but it’s also where redemption was found for the Muskie boys’ curling rink. Just over a year removed from failing to advance to the all-Ontarios, when they lost a heart-breaking four-end second tie-breaker against the Hammarskjold Vikings (Thunder Bay) 3-2 at the […]
Jamie Mountain The inaugural hockey academy program at Fort Frances High School saw 28 Grade 7 and 8 students (10 girls and 18 boys) enrolled for the 2017-18 school year. It ran from Oct. 3-March 8, allowing registered students to receive structured hockey training during regular school hours in an […]
Jamie Mountain High school curling is alive and well in the Rainy River District. That’s especially true when it comes to both the Muskie and Owl girls curling teams, who had their talents on full display last week at the OFSAA curling championships that were held at the Fort Frances […]
Staff It was a perfect weekend for Fort Frances’ Kathie Jackson and her rink at the Travelers Curling Club provincial championships in Sault Ste. Marie. The squad, which includes Michelle McFayden, Jacquee Loerzel, and Leanne Eluik, went a perfect 6-0 en route to nabbing the title with a 9-4 triumph […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team was a force to be reckoned with all season and they proved their talent once again last week at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships in Timmins. After finishing atop Pool ‘C’ with a 3-0 record and then blanking Leaside 2-0 in quarter-final action Thursday […]
Jamie Mountain Vai Lockman of Fort Frances had a “golden” performance on the mat over the weekend for the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program in International Falls. The Grade 3 wrestler claimed top spot in the 55- to 60-pound division at a tournament in Virginia, Mn. on Saturday, which assistant […]
Staff Members of the Muskie badminton teams kicked off their season today with an exhibition tournament in Atikokan. Results of those matches weren’t known as of press time. But coach Brian Church was optimistic when it came to his thoughts on some of his key players going into this season. […]
