Staff For those who braved the cold Sunday, they were rewarded with a great day on the Rocky Inlet trails. Some 20 skiers, ranging in age from four to 50+, participated in the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual “Rainy Lake Loppet.” Erin and Brian Tolley finished first in the […]
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Jamie Mountain When it comes to the annual “Border Battle” exhibition series between the Muskie girls’ hockey team and their International Falls Broncos’ counterparts, you’re generally in for good games. That was the case again Saturday as the black-and-gold rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to forge […]
Staff Scared Hitless and How I Set Your Mother both garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last Thursday night. Take A hit, Duck and Dive, and Bump It Up all snared four points. The Volley Llamas and Safe Sets both nabbed three. No Diggity […]
Press Release Northwestern Ontario writers who excel at their craft, and continue to contribute to the rich and diverse literary fabric of the region, as well as the organizations and individuals that help grow the writing community, will be honoured this spring with a pair of awards. The Northwestern Ontario […]
Jamie Mountain It was a devilishly good performance to cap the weekend. Harmony Yerxa scored all three goals as the Fort Frances Ice Devils skated to a 3-1 win over the Fort Frances Heat in Sunday’s final of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Novice division tournament at the Ice […]
Jamie Mountain The good times kept rolling for both Muskie girls’ volleyball teams last week. The senior squad capped the week by earning bronze at the 20-team St. Patrick tournament that ran Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold finished round-robin play in second place with wins over Sioux […]
Jamie Mountain The best thing for the Fort Frances Lakers to do is move on from the disappointment of losing all three of their games last week. Last Tuesday night (Jan. 39), the surging North Stars cruised to a 6-2 romp over the Lakers during the SIJHL’s annual “Showcase” that […]
Staff It was a successful endeavour for a pair of Fort Frances rinks at the U18 West regional boys’ and girls’ playdowns in Keewatin over the weekend. The Jordon Bazylewski and Tory Beaudry rinks both earned berths at the U18 provincials that will run March 7-11 in New Liskeard. Bazylewski, […]
Jamie Mountain Sometimes the breaks just don’t go your way–as the Muskie boys’ hockey team learned first-hand in Winnipeg over the weekend. The squad won its first three games before falling 2-1 to the Sturgeon Heights Huskies on Sunday in the championship game of the annual Piper Classic tournament. “[What] […]
Jamie Mountain If only they could have harnessed the magic from their last triumph down in Thief River Falls. But it was a much different result this time around for the Fort Frances Lakers as the first-place Norskies cruised to a 6-2 victory Friday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team came oh so close again over the weekend. The squad won its first three games before falling 2-1 to the Sturgeon Heights Huskies on Sunday in the championship game of the annual Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold opened play Friday with […]
Jamie Mountain It was an impressive week overall for all four Muskie court teams. The senior girls’ volleyball team earned gold at the 20-team St. Patrick tournament in Thunder Bay that ran Friday and Saturday. Further details were not confirmed as of press time. The senior boys’ hoopsters, meanwhile, nabbed […]
