Staff The new kids on the block were hanging tough until the more experienced band showed they still have the right stuff. Tracy Fleury led her Sudbury-based rink, which includes Devlin native Jenna Walsh (nee Enge) at second, to a runaway 14-5 victory over a Thunder Bay squad skipped by […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers left Thunder Bay last night seeing “Stars” yet again. Nicholas Nigro and Jake Robinson each tallied twice as the host North Stars remained perfect this season against the Lakers with a 6-1 pounding in the opener of their home-and-home series. The rematch is set for […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers left Thunder Bay last night seeing “Stars” yet again. Nicholas Nigro and Jake Robinson each tallied twice as the host North Stars remained perfect this season against the Lakers with a 6-1 pounding in the opener of their home-and-home series. The rematch is set for […]
Joey Payeur How did the Muskie boys’ hockey team look after not playing for 19 days? Pretty much like a team that hadn’t played in 19 days, at least early on. The black-and-gold eventually shook off the rust and skated to a 4-2 win over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA […]
Joey Payeur When something is the first of its kind, it retains a special kind of significance that lasts through the ages. So will be the case for the Muskie Nordic skiing team, which hosted its inaugural home meet last Wednesday at the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club trails on […]
Joey Payeur A normal catalyst for a player trade is the gradual build-up of dissension between the player and his head coach. That’s not the story in the cases of both Jessie Heisz and Brett Pickler. The two joined the Fort Frances Lakers at the CJHL trade deadline Jan. 10 […]
Joey Payeur Winning a national championship is the goal of every serious competitive curler. But as for winning two of them in the same season . . . well, Trevor Bonot is not going to get ahead of himself just yet. The Stratton native who now lives in Thunder Bay […]
Staff Annalise Hayes scored the equalizer with 23.1 seconds left in regulation time, then Abby Plourde and Janelle Kaemingh cashed in during the shootout, to give the Muskie girls’ hockey team a 2-1 win over the host Dryden Eagles last night. The victory clinched the season series 3-1 in favour […]
Staff If any warnings were issued about hunting “eagles” out of season, the Muskie court teams weren’t paying attention. The black-and-gold took three of four matches from the visiting Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. It was a toss-up between which Muskie team was more impressive. The Muskie senior […]
Joey Payeur Maybe the passing of the CJHL trade deadline has everyone in the Fort Frances Lakers’ dressing room in a more peaceful frame of mind. Whatever it is, the Lakers haven’t lost since the nation-wide junior hockey roster freeze—claiming both of their SIJHL home games over the weekend to […]
Staff A combination of falling temperatures, tricky highways, and late-arriving cancellations led to a messy night for the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. A league rule stating all intended postponements must be made by teams before 4 p.m. to avoid being forfeited affected four squads that chose not to challenge […]
Staff It was two sets of chipping off rust and three sets of kicking up dust. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to earn 3-2 win (19-25, 18-25, 25-8, 25-20, and 15-10) over the host Kenora Broncos yesterday in the squad’s first NorWOSSA action following […]
