Staff The Fort Frances Lakers had a good Christian soldier on their side Saturday night, then got another batch of gifts from St. Nick just 24 hours later. Nick Minerva netted an empty-net goal and added two assists to pace the Lakers to a 4-1 win over the English River […]
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Joey Payeur The Muskies’ fall court teams set the bar high with undefeated regular-season records and winning three of four NorWOSSA gold medals. It’s seems, at least early on, that the winter-season squads are up to the challenge of following suit. The black-and-gold resumed their winning ways Tuesday afternoon by […]
Staff Life has been busy both at home and on the road for various teams in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association of late. The Fort Frances AtoMC Icebergs and the Fort Frances Tim Hortons Bruins both participated in a tournament in Kenora on Nov. 27-29, with the Icebergs coming […]
Staff The leadership of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League is “back in black.” Sam Soderman netted 27 points to lead Team Black to a 90-77 victory over Team Red in action Tuesday night at J.W. Walker School. John Sivonen had a game-high 32 for Team Red. With the win, […]
Staff The train was coming down the tracks straight for the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints, with a black-and-gold engineer in a bad mood at the controls. Putting their first NorWOSSA loss of the season the night before behind them, the Muskie girls’ hockey team found an extra gear in delivering […]
Staff Lucky seven? Try telling that to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Pierce Dushenko made 32 saves for his SIJHL-leading fourth shutout, and even added an assist, as the Fort Frances Lakers blanked host Dryden last night for the second-straight game—this time by a 5-0 margin. Roshen Jaswal added four […]
Joey Payeur Some of the old names are throwing out of new spots. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the fact all three Muskie curling teams will be a handful for anyone they go up against this season. Coming off a terrific campaign last season that saw all three […]
Joey Payeur Nick Wreggitt and his troops were feasting on the delight of a clutch win—until he received a message that induced an instant case of widespread heartburn. It was a buffet of dissatisfaction that the head coach of the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians and his squad were left […]
Joey Payeur Having played and coached hockey for several decades, as well as being an administrator, Wayne Strachan has been around long enough to understand the dangers inherent to the sport. One of those risks which has bolted to the forefront of late is the issue of concussions, especially in […]
Joey Payeur Todd Hamilton was counting on the host teams making his squad work up a sweat this past weekend—a rarity in what’s mostly been a season on cruise control so far. Hamilton led the Muskie girls’ hockey team into a three-game exhibition series in Thunder Bay hoping to see […]
Staff If Nick Minerva keeps this up, he’s going to need a bigger trophy case—possibly one large enough to hold a defenceman-of-the-year award and perhaps even a league MVP. The Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman cemented his spot as one of the SIJHL’s elite performers of late with his selection yesterday […]
Staff Nick Minerva’s offensive break-out apparently has become contagious among his fellow defencemen. Minerva had five assists to give him eight in the past two games, while Roshen Jaswal notched a hat trick and added a helper, as the Fort Frances Lakers dumped the English River Miners 7-1 on Saturday […]
