Staff The road to the NHL just became even more difficult for Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher. Trying to find a spark in a season of underachievement, the Anaheim Ducks yesterday acquired Montreal Canadiens’ back-up goalie Dustin Tokarski in exchange for left-winger Max Friberg. Tokarski’s arrival provides another obstacle to […]
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Staff The winter air was filled with white last night—but Team White wasn’t able to fill the basket as much as they had hoped. Josh Mastin netted a game-high 44 points to lead Team Black (5-0) to a 120-103 win over Team White (1-5) in the first of two games […]
Staff That was a close one. With top scorers Aaron Bujold and Sekina Scheibler fouling out in the third quarter, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team had to hang on for dear life yesterday to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play this season. But they prevailed 37-35 over the host Kenora […]
Joey Payeur The scoreboard said it was an easy night but the bodies of the Muskie girls’ hockey team told a different story when they woke up this morning. “We’ve got quite a few bumps and bruises today,” noted head coach Todd Hamilton after his squad’s 13-1 romp over the […]
Staff A last-minute, big-name roster addition still couldn’t swing the scoreboard in favour of the Boston Pizza Ball Blasters. Jaymee Fiset and Rebecca Selman each netted four goals to lead the Shear Serenity Strykers (formerly Team Orange) to a 10-9 win yesterday on the opening night of action in the […]
Staff The SIJHL was the only one of the 10 Junior ‘A’ hockey leagues in Canada not to have a player selected for the CJHL’s “Prospects Game” on Jan. 26 in Surrey, B.C. The annual game showcases those considered the top NHL prospects at this level by NHL Central Scouting. […]
Staff The Ontario Trillium Foundation officially announced yesterday that the local tennis court project will be getting a financial boost. As reported in the Times last month, the OTF is granting $150,000 toward the proposed multi-use facility on the grounds of St. Francis School. The project is expected to cost […]
Joey Payeur Bad serving put the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team in a bad spot. Then Chelsea Kabatay decided to gear down to help put the points up. Fort High fought back from a 24-20 deficit in the fourth set thanks to Kabatay fuelling a 6-0 run with her work […]
Staff When a team has first-year players producing like veterans, it’s a winning formula. Rookies ruled the day for the Muskie boys’ hockey team last night in Kenora as the NorWOSSA leaders improved to 8-0 with a 9-0 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints. Cooper Witherspoon led the way […]
Staff The end of the old year and start of the new one brought a fresh batch of thrilling hockey action in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association. The Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Calder Legal Eagles closed out 2015 in style with a 3-2 win over the Fort Frances Minor […]
Staff Not even their goalie could save the Fort Frances Lakers this time. Brad Arabia and Brad Thrower each had a goal and an assist to lead the host Thunder Bay North Stars to a 4-2 win over the Lakers last night. The Lakers (25-4-01), who were outshot 47-31, also […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team took over sole possession of first place in NorWOSSA with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Dryden Eagles here Tuesday night. Fort High (7-1) prevailed in the fifth round of the shootout when Janelle Kaemingh unloaded a perfect wrist shot right under the […]
