Staff The SIJHL announced late yesterday make-up dates for a pair of Fort Frances Lakers’ games that were postponed due to inclement weather. The match-up between the Lakers and Dryden GM Ice Dogs, originally scheduled for Nov. 4, now will be held Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Dryden. As […]
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Staff How I Set Your Mother, Duck and Dive, Kiss My Pass, and Gillons’ all garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Safe Sets, The Volley Llamas, and Take a Hit all took three points. Scared Hitless nabbed two points while No Diggity […]
Jamie Mountain Despite the colder weather Tuesday night, the action was hot inside the Fort High gym for the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League. The first game of the night saw Sunset Landscaping taking on the Muskie senior boys’ team. The Muskies were shorthanded, only having four players, and Sunset […]
Jamie Mountain All good things must come to an end, which the Muskie girls’ hockey team found out last night. The Muskies (4-0-1) suffered their first loss of the NorWOSSA regular season after falling 5-4 in overtime to the host Dryden Eagles. Jessica Steele opened the scoring for the Muskies […]
From the MNRF Two Minnesota residents have been fined for bait violations. Carl W. Brandt, of Forest Lake, pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for illegally bringing live leeches into Ontario. Court heard that on June 27, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances port of entry contacted […]
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 […]
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 […]
