Press Release “Curling Across the Nation” is touring through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Northwestern Ontario from Nov. 14-27 as a way of supporting and promoting the sport of curling. Rob Swan, who has curled in more than 270 different curling facilities in 10 countries in three years through […]
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Press Release Several Fort Frances Lakers were named to the teams that will compete in the SIJHL all-star game set for Nov. 29 at the Hippodrome in Eveleth, Mn. The contest, which features a “Border Battle” format, will see the Canadian all-stars taking on the American all-stars. The players for […]
Former Fort High grad Ed Davis has been honoured by Brock University. Some 50 years ago, Davis started the hockey program at Brock, where he was general manager and coach for the first four years until an athletic director arrived. He later was inducted as a “Builder” into Brock’s Athletic […]
Staff Head coach Gord McCabe called it a “dream season.” After going 8-0 in regular-season play, and compiling a 17-1 record overall, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team added NorWOSSA gold to its haul with a 51-26 romp over the host Kenora Broncos in the league final last Tuesday. “The […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team brought home a medal from the NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora last Tuesday. It just wasn’t the colour it was hoping for. After beating the Dryden Eagles 3-1 in the semi-final match earlier in the day, the Muskies fell 3-1 to the host Broncos […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been some tough sledding lately for the Fort Frances Lakers but things got a little brighter on Friday night. Forward Jack Bernie had a big night as the Lakers downed the Minnesota Iron Rangers 5-3 at the Ice For Kids Arena to snap a five-game losing streak. […]
Staff The Ice For Kids Arena may have a sheen of rust on it when the Muskie boys’ hockey team opens its NorWOSSA regular season this Tuesday night (Nov. 14) against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints. That’s because the team hasn’t played a game since winning the ‘B’-side title at […]
Staff Take a Hit was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. How I Set Your Mother, No Diggity, and Scared Hitless all earned five points from their two matches. Kiss My Pass, Safe Sets, and Bumping Uglies each […]
Staff Both Muskie junior teams brought home NorWOSSA gold from Kenora on Tuesday. The girls’ basketball squad capped an undefeated season with a 51-26 win over the host Broncos in the final. In boys’ volleyball, meanwhile, the black-and-gold downed Kenora 3-1 in their final. The Muskies took the first two […]
Staff Back on Oct. 20, the Fort Frances Lakers were in third place riding a three-game winning streak. How things have changed. The Lakers were dumped 9-3 by the host English River Miners on Tuesday night to extend their losing skid to five-straight games while dropping to fifth place in […]
Staff It’s only 15 games into the regular season but the Fort Frances Lakers realize the importance of getting back into the ‘W’ column–and fast. Riding a four-game losing skid, the squad was looking to do just that last night against the host English River Miners (the outcome of which […]
Staff Let the real show begin. After concluding its pre-season schedule with a pair of controlled scrimmages against host Bemidji High School on Saturday, the Muskie girls’ hockey team now can set its sights on NorWOSSA regular-season action. That gets underway this coming Tuesday (Nov. 14) when the black-and-gold hosts […]
