Staff They were the kind of firm pushes a team planning on defending a provincial championship this spring needed. The Muskie boys’ hockey team was tested twice by the St. Paul’s Crusaders (Winnipeg) in exhibition games Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena and then yesterday at “The Duke” (Couchiching […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were taking care of business by working overtime. Maverick Lynes netted the game-winner with 40 seconds left in the extra session to give the Lakers a 3-2 win over the host Thief River Falls Norskies in SIJHL action Saturday. Dylan Kooner and Jared Virtanen drew […]
Staff With their eyes sagging and their tails dragging, the Muskie girls’ hockey team pushed through their fatigue to keep their NorWOSSA winning streak intact. Playing their third game in three nights, Fort High (6-0) did enough to get the job done last night in a 4-1 victory over the […]
Staff Seven games off was more than enough rest for Cole Tymkin. The Fort Frances resident got an assist in his first game back for the London Knights in a 5-3 win over the Guelph Storm in OHL action Saturday. Tymkin had received a six-game suspension for getting a major […]
Staff The weather may be getting colder but How I Set Your Mother is just getting warmed up. The defending Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League champs had a six-point outing for the third time in four weeks last night to remain in first place with 56. Second-place Kiss My Pass […]
Joey Payeur When it was time to play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team decided playtime was over. With the sour taste of a 7-4 exhibition loss to the International Falls Broncos here Tuesday night still in their mouths, the black-and-gold came out snorting fire last night in routing the host […]
SubmittedConrad Dueck Play continues to be fun to watch, and the competition is fierce, in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League. In a closely-fought first half in Tuesday night’s opening game, Revco did a great job of shutting down RRFN scoring machine Sam Soderman by holding him to only seven […]
Staff One of the SIJHL’s best scorers cooled off the league’s hottest team. Nicholas Nigro had two goals and an assist last night as the host Thunder Bay North Stars snapped the Fort Frances Lakers’ five-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory. With the loss, combined with Thief River Falls’ […]
Joey Payeur Jenna Walsh had one of her best friends prove last week the size of the town one is from doesn’t matter when it comes to achieving curling greatness. The former Devlin resident was overjoyed when Stratton native Trevor Bonot, along with his sister, Jackie McCormick, and Thunder Bay’s […]
Joey Payeur More Fort Frances residents who climbed to elite status in the local sporting community will take their rightful historical place next summer. The latest group of inductees into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame was announced this past week, with ceremonies slated to take place Aug. 12. […]
Staff In comes two, out goes three more. The tweaking of the Fort Frances Lakers’ roster continued yesterday with the announcement of two trades. Forward Austin Petrie was acquired from the Richmond (Va.) Generals of the United States Premier Hockey League Elite for a player development fee. Petrie, 19, is […]
Staff There will be half the hockey to watch than originally was planned for tonight at the Memorial Sports Centre. The NorWOSSA game between the Muskie boys’ hockey team and the Dryden Eagles—set for the ’52 Canadians Arena—was postponed due to poor weather conditions in the Dryden area. A make-up […]
