Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team is the gift that keeps on giving—nightmares to opposing coaches, that is. Claire Sandelovich had six points, including a hat trick, as Fort High routed the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors 16-1 in NorWOSSA action last Tuesday. The scary part? It could have been […]
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Staff As opposed to the family that stars in the TV smash hit “Duck Dynasty,” this Robertson is more interested in helping create a puck dynasty. Dylan Robertson netted the only goal of a five-round shootout to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 5-4 win over the Thunder Bay North […]
Staff Erin Tomalty has watched her skip makes numerous pressure shots with the game on the line. On Sunday, the Nestor Falls resident who calls the Fort Frances Curling Club her home rink got to make one of her own with that same skip cheering her on the entire way. […]
Staff Saturday’s final pre-Christmas game for the Fort Frances Lakers had a little bit of everything—and, most importantly for the home side, a happy ending. Dylan Robertson had the only goal in what turned into a five-round shootout as the Lakers nipped the Thunder Bay North Stars 5-4 at the […]
Joey Payeur Once the Fort Frances Lakers got the offence rolling, the rest of the night was a walk in the “Park.” The Lakers scored four goals in just over four minutes in the second period, and Nathan Park made 24 saves to earn the shutout in his SIJHL debut, […]
Staff After a season that’s felt like one big lump of coal, I’d Hit That will enjoy plenty of Christmas cheer after its best night of the campaign. The last-place squad in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League, which earned its first two points of the season the previous week, […]
Staff Somebody had to blink but Josh Mastin’s play opened the eyes of his opponent extremely wide. Mastin sank a game-high 39 points Monday night to lift La Place Rendez-Vous to a 91-72 win over Taggs in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League. Taggs […]
Joey Payeur Hopefully the Dryden Eagles took good care of their three championship trophies from last year’s NorWOSSA winter court sports season. They just may be handing all of them over to the Muskies by the time this one has done. The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball and senior boys’ basketball […]
Joey Payeur It was difficult to determine which of Rob Favot’s decisions elicited the most head-scratching and confusion. But all the them combined made for a really long night for his Sioux Lookout Warriors. Annalise Hayes had four goals while Claire Sandelovich added a hat trick as the Muskie girls’ […]
Joey Payeur Patrons of the Memorial Sports Centre can breathe easy. So promises Community Services manager Jason Kabel in light of a report out of Lake Delton, Wis. over the weekend about a serious incident involving carbon monoxide poisoning at a hockey arena there. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 81 […]
Joey Payeur Who says revenge is a dish best served cold? Facing Dryden for the first time since the Eagles ended the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 21-game NorWOSSA winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Dec. 3, the black-and-gold avenged that loss with a 1-0 win Sunday in the final […]
Duane Hicks Looking to volunteer in the New Year? How about helping out with Fort Frances Special Olympics? The organization is looking for more people to coach its five-pin bowling program, as well as start up a bocce program in the spring, said community co-ordinator Gaby Hanzuk, who makes up […]
