Staff They lost the wrong game at the wrong time, but it didn’t keep them from ending their weekend on a high note. Sully Shortreed netted a hat trick to lead the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 6-3 victory over the Dauphin Clippers yesterday to claim fifth place at […]
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Staff On a night with less than a full schedule of games, How I Set Your Mother made sure to get its full allotment of points. The top team in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League nabbed its first six-point night in three weeks last night to reach 69 for […]
Staff Cooper Witherspoon and Graeme Kitt each scored twice as the Muskies boys’ hockey team opened defence of its title at the Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, Man. yesterday with a 8-2 romp over the Sanford Collegiate Sabres. Fort High zipped out to a 7-0 lead, with Witherspoon and Kitt […]
Staff Nick Minerva is not resting on his laurels. Two days after being named the SIJHL’s top player for November, the Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman dished out three assists in a 5-3 win over the host Minnesota Iron Rangers last night. The Lakers (18-3-0-1) beat the Iron Rangers (9-13-2) for […]
Staff It’s tip-off time. The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League began its new season with a pair of games Tuesday night at J.W. Walker after having spent recent seasons playing out of Fort High. With the teams playing 4-on-4 due to low numbers, Team Red defeated Team White 85-70 in […]
Joey Payeur Coming off two losses in their last three games, the Fort Frances Lakers yesterday announced a series of roster moves. Forward A.J. Rupert, a 20-year-old from North Oaks, Mn., was acquired from the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL) for a player development fee. Rupert had four goals and […]
Staff No matter what position they play, every member of the Muskie girls’ hockey team is finding a way to contribute these days. Fort High maintained its shutout streak in NorWOSSA play after posting a 10-0 win over the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. The Muskies now have gone […]
Joey Payeur With four games in its first seven days of the NorWOSSA regular season, the Muskie girls’ hockey team wasn’t going to have to wait long to see how it stacked up against its counterparts. It’s fair to say early indications of the defending OFSAA silver-medalists and two-time defending […]
Joey Payeur There are a couple of clouds in the Fort Frances Lakers’ atmosphere. A 3-0 loss to the Thunder Bay North Stars in SIJHL action here Saturday night means Fort Frances have dropped two of their past three games for the first time this season. Coming on the heels […]
Joey Payeur Chris Silver came within hailing distance of a provincial junior men’s championship last year. He and his rink won’t come anywhere close to that this year. The Fort Frances skip and his quartet of third Kurt McGuire, second Taylor Schotroff (Kenora), and lead Davis Jackson ended up on […]
Joey Payeur Kathie Jackson would appreciate it if everyone would stop coming up to her as if her beloved pet died. The Fort Frances skip and her Northern Ontario team of third Teresa McFayden, second Leanne Eluik, and lead Jackie McCormick didn’t have the ending they wanted in the women’s […]
Joey Payeur Baker’s dozens were the order of choice for the Muskie girls’ hockey team over the past two days. Five players scored at least two goals apiece, while 14 registered at least one point, in a 13-0 shutout over the Sioux Lookout Warriors yesterday afternoon at the Ice For […]
