Staff Small town teamed up with big city and went on to rule the country. Next up: the world. Stratton native Trevor Bonot skipped his Northern Ontario rink to the 2017 Canadian mixed curling championship in Yarmouth, N.S. with a 5-2 win over Manitoba in Saturday’ final. The team also […]
Local Sports
Staff Northern Ontario didn’t so much make life difficult for itself as its cross-provincial rival made it difficult for them. Wayne Tuck and his Ontario rink blasted Northern Ontario’s team of Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot at skip and Jackie McCormick at third along with Thunder Bay’s Kory and Megan Carr […]
Staff It took longer than usual for her but Katie Sinclair finally got to hear name called first on a goal announcement. The former Muskie tallied her first goal of the season and added an assist in a 4-1 win for the Lakehead University Thunderwolves over the Assiniboine Community College […]
SubmittedConrad Dueck Sam Soderman and his RRFN team continued their early-season dominance in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League on Tuesday night at Fort High. Soderman’s 28 points almost accounted for half of the total in RRFN’s 57-35 victory over BDO. Liam Metke had a great first half for BDO, […]
Staff If Trevor Bonot and his rink take care of their own business—they’ll be in business for a spot in the semi-finals. The Stratton native, with his sister, Jackie McCormick, at third and Thunder Bay Megan and Kory Carr at lead and second, guided Northern Ontario to second play in […]
Joey Payeur For his first NorWOSSA regular-season game as a head coach, Jordan Sinclair couldn’t have dreamed up a much better outcome. The Muskie boys’ hockey team got goals from eight different players as Fort High dumped the host Kenora Broncos 8-1 on Tuesday night. “Obviously, it’s good when you […]
Joey Payeur It was a night of long-awaited firsts for Jaden Gustafson and his teammates. The second-year forward netted his first two goals of the season to help the Fort Frances Lakers to a 6-3 win over the expansion Thief River Falls Norskies on Saturday night at the Ice For […]
Joey Payeur When he was making a name for himself as a minor hockey player at the ’52 Canadians Arena here, Duncan Keith never thought about things like seeing his face on a cereal box. “It wasn’t really something on my to-do list,” laughed the Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman and three-time […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ hockey team bench this season is the site of the world’s smallest coaching carousel. Jordan Sinclair has moved up from assistant coach to the head coaching position while filling his role is none other than former bench boss Jamie Davis. After leading the Muskies to […]
Staff Brandon Zajicek’s penchant for play-making cast him in a good light this past week—once he finally got credit for his work. The Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman had five assists in two games to earn the Play It Again Sports player-of-the-week award in the SIJHL, the first Laker to do […]
Staff They didn’t like the feeling of trailing and decided to do something about it in short order. Northern Ontario, featuring the Stratton-raised brother-sister tandem of Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, fell behind for the first time this week earlier today against the Northwest Territories at […]
Staff They scored early and often. Northern Ontario, featuring the Stratton-raised brother-sister tandem of Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, doubled B.C.’s Wes Craig 10-5 yesterday in the opening draw of the 2017 Canadian mixed curling championship in Yarmouth, N.S. With the husband-and-wife combination of Thunder Bay’s […]
