Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ curling rink ended up getting silver, after all–just not the one they wanted. A second-place finish at the NWOSSAA championships in Longlac last week left the black-and-gold one spot short of getting a chance to defend their OFSAA silver medal from a year ago. With […]
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Joey Payeur Hailey Beaudry’s first competitive try at mixed doubles curling nearly wound up with her playing for a national title. The Fort Frances native teamed up with Sudbury’s Nicholas Bissonnette to take part in the NOCA provincial mixed doubles playdowns in Sturgeon Falls over the weekend. “Nicholas and I […]
Staff When one plays like a champion, the results speak for themselves. It was a double-gold weekend for two of the four Fort Frances Canadians ‘AA’ teams competing at the season-ending “Tournament of Champions” hosted by the Thunder Bay Minor Hockey Association. Jacob Grinsell’s goal at 1:26 of the third […]
Staff With every passing minute, the pressure and exhaustion mounted for the Fort Frances Screaming Eagles simultaneously with their heart and desire to overcome adversary. In the game’s deciding moment, the former won out over the latter. Shannon Legacy created her own lasting moment by scoring on a breakaway with […]
Staff It was time to hand out the hardware. The Fort Frances Lakers honoured the cream of this year’s crop at the team’s annual awards banquet Saturday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous. To no one’s surprise, forward Jared Virtanen carted home the trophy as most valuable player. Despite being injured […]
Staff When they met on the same stage here last month, the outcome was decisive. This time, it came down to the wire–with the winners needing just a little extra “Patience.” Anna Johnson’s seemingly impossible pass found its way to Patience Morrison, who deposited the puck into the net with […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team will leave Belleville without a win to its name after losing both matches this morning to finish 0-4 and in fifth place in Pool ‘A’ at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championship. After losing both their matches yesterday, the 16h-ranked Muskies fell 2-0 (25-14/25-17) to […]
Joey Payeur For the black-and-gold, it just never gets old–whether it’s a repeat winner or a first-time champion. The Muskie girls’ hockey team reaffirmed its standing as the standard bearer of excellence by winning its fourth-straight NorWOSSA title with a convincing 7-2 victory over the host St. Thomas Aquinas Saints […]
Joey Payeur The Memorial Sports Centre staff that maintains the Ice For Kids Arena might have some extra work to do today to repair the well-worn path to the penalty box. Some two dozen minors (12 to each team) were handed out in Game 1 of the NorWOSSA boys’ hockey […]
Staff Read all about it! As part of the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s Customer Service Celebration this month, stories of exemplary customer service now can be viewed online at www.rrfdc.on.ca/customer-service-celebration All “Customer Service Champions” also will be recognized in a large ad in this week’s Fort Frances Times. A […]
Joey Payeur The top line for the Muskie girls’ hockey team was a threat all night–both to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints and their own chances. In the end, everything worked out for the best for the black-and-gold, who earned a 4-2 win Friday night at the Ice For Kids […]
Staff Two matches down, but their spirits are still up. The 16th-ranked Muskies put up a good fight early but couldn’t sustain the pressure and lost 2-0 (25-21/25-10) to the sixth-seeded St. Mary’s Crusaders (Hamilton) in their opening match at the OFSAA ‘AA’ girls’ volleyball championship this morning in Belleville. […]
