Jamie Mountain It was a tough weekend at home for the Fort Frances Lakers as they lost back-to-back games at the Ice For Kids Arena. Former Lakers’ goalie Brandon Bodnar earned his second-straight shutout against his old team as the Thunder Bay North Stars skated to a 2-0 victory Friday […]
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Jamie Mountain The goals came fast and plenty for the Muskie boys’ hockey team in its NorWOSSA season-opener here Tuesday night. Eric Pitkanen led the way with a hat trick as the Muskies cruised to an 11-1 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) at the Ice For Kids […]
Jamie Mountain There was no shortage of drama Tuesday night in the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s NorWOSSA regular-season opener. Taylor Croswell scored a breakaway goal with just under two minutes to go to lead the Muskies to a 6-5 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the ’52 […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Aquanaut Swim Team is gearing up for the 2017-18 season. Head coach Dawnn Taylor said the squad is taking a slower approach as it kicks off the summer rust. “We start out real slow to get everyone back into the working aspect of it again, […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team didn’t go down without a fight last Tuesday in Kenora. After going winless during the eight-game regular season, the black-and-gold battled the Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA semi-final match before bowing out 28-20. “It was a good game and team effort,” head coach […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been some tough sledding lately for the Fort Frances Lakers but things got a little brighter 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. After […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling rinks are sure excited to get their seasons going. And why wouldn’t they be? For the first time since 1981, Fort Frances will host the 2018 OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling playdowns this March, with both Muskie squads having a […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 16-22: •Nov. 16–7:24 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:27 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:29 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:30 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 21–7:32 a.m. and 4:27 p.m. •Nov. 22–7:33 a.m. and […]
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 […]
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 […]
