Jamie Mountain It was a long time coming for the Fort Frances Lakers. Exactly two months to the day of their last triumph, a 5-3 decision over the Minnesota Iron Rangers back on Nov. 10, the Lakers finally tasted victory again last night with a 5-3 win over the host […]
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Congratulations to the Dylan Johnston rink that has qualified for the Northern Ontario provincial playdowns which start Feb. 7 in Little Current. The rink features former district curlers Mike Badiuk at third and Travis Showalter at lead, along with Cody Johnston (second) and Chris Baird (fifth). The […]
Jamie Mountain Losing is hard. That’s especially true when you’re a hockey team that hasn’t won in a game in nearly two months, as is currently the case with the Fort Frances Lakers, who head into tonight’s game against the host Thunder Bay North Stars mired in a 13-game losing […]
Jamie Mountain It probably wasn’t the ending they had envisioned. But after topping Pool ‘B’ with two wins and a tie, you can forgive the Fort Frances Wu Warriors for feeling a little confident Sunday heading into the gold-medal final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ […]
One of the biggest influences of my career, and what I enjoy the most, is the inspiration and interaction of people. To put it simply, we all have taste buds and eat food every day, so we have a common denominator; we can connect and relate. For me, however, it […]
From the MNRF Three men have been fined a total of $1,500 for leaving litter behind at their moose hunting camp. Kevin Gibbons of Woodlawn, Jody Watts of Nepean, and William Vyse of Ottawa all pleaded guilty and each were fined $500 for depositing litter in a provincial park. Court […]
Jamie Mountain If Borderland Snowmobile Club president John Homer had his way, all the area trails would be open by now. But that’s not the case so far this season, mainly due to a lack of volunteer help. Homer stressed volunteers are needed to ensure more trails across the district […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to announce a new addition to its “Icebox Days” festival: a family movie night showing a winter classic about the Jamaican bobsled team. The film will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium on […]
Jamie Mountain The second half of the NorWOSSA schedule for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams kicked off this week. Both squads faced the host Kenora Broncos last night (results unavailable as of press time) before returning home to face the Dryden Eagles today at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). […]
Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament held over the weekend marked its 31st year by proving to be one of the most competitive of them all. More matches went the full five-games this year than ever before. The men’s ‘A’ Open final differed in […]
Press Release Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement Monday on the issue of hospital overcrowding in Thunder Bay: “The hospital overcrowding crisis is all too familiar to the people of Thunder Bay,” she noted. “Just last month, I stood in front of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences […]
Jamie Mountain Fresh on the heels of an impressive performance at the U21 provincial curling playdowns held here in late December, the Hailey Beaudry rink is ready for a new challenge. That challenge comes this weekend when the team, comprised of former Muskies Beaudry (skip) and Erin Tomalty (lead), along […]
