Jamie Mountain Any good varsity program has a feeder system, and that’s what Mighty Mustang Wrestling Club assistant coach Jeremy Mann is starting to realize. With ages ranging from pre-kindergarten up to Grade 8, Mann is hoping the club’s coaching staff can build a reputable youth program that will help […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers are mired in a five-game losing streak but head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan still feels optimistic the team can snap out of its slump. Strachan made a number of transactions on Friday to help improve the squad, acquiring forwards Adam Withers from […]
Jamie Mountain Thanks to local teacher and angler Jason Cain, fishing-lovers at Fort High have a reason to celebrate. FFHS will have its own sport-fishing team early next year. As Cain puts it, it’s a plan that has been on his mind for quite a while. “The idea for a […]
Staff Oh so close. In the end, a mere half-point separated the Sunset Country men’s team from a bronze medal at the Youth Challenge provincial roll-offs held Saturday in Thunder Bay. For the Sunset Country mixed team, the gap between winning a medal was just one point. Sunset Country wound […]
Jamie Mountain While the season may have ended in disappointment for the Muskie football team, its star player left a lasting impression in the eyes of the WHSFL. Sekina Scheibler was presented with the Elite Performance Center Offensive Player of the Year award for the Andy Currie Division (‘A’) at […]
Jamie Mountain Grab your skates and loved ones and head on down to the Memorial Sports Centre this Sunday (Dec. 10). Fort Frances was selected as one of 200 communities across Canada to host a “Canada 150 Skating Day,” which is being run through the Canadian Heritage program. Local figure […]
Press Release The local Borderland Judo Club continues to practice and expand! The high-ranking judoka practised all summer for a black belt grading, which took place in Thunder Bay earlier this fall. The results were very good for our club. Randy Ball and Gordon Witherspoon earned their first-degree black belt […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a great start to the season for both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams. The girls have compiled a 4-0 record so far in NorWOSSA play while the boys are 3-0, with both squads hoping that success continues against the host Dryden Eagles. Last week, […]
Staff Poor road conditions have put both the Fort Frances Lakers and Muskie boys’ hockey team on ice. The Lakers were scheduled to play the English River Miners tonight in Red Lake, with a make-up game still to be determined. The Lakers (6-14-1-1) are next in action this Friday when […]
Jamie Mountain The Thief River Falls Norskies showed Friday night just why they are the best team in the SIJHL. Parker Simonson and Boe Bjore each netted a pair of goals as the Norskies skated to a 7-3 win over the Fort Frances Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team continues to roll this season. Captain Annalise “CC” Hayes scored twice as the Muskies won round one of their annual “Border Battle” against the International Falls Broncos with a 3-1 victory here Friday night. Hayes opened the scoring nearly midway through the first […]
Jamie Mountain It appears the Fort Frances Lakers aren’t content with where they currently sit in the SIJHL standings. The team announced early today it has made a pair of transactions. Coming to the Lakers is 19-year-old forward Adam Withers from the Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) in exchange for forward Jeff […]
