Lucas Punkari For many, a first-ever appearance at a provincial championship would be a daunting task. But for Chris Silver and the rest of his Fort Frances Curling Club rink, they already are looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead at this week’s Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ playdowns in […]
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Lucas Punkari Simply put, the last two games for the Fort Frances Lakers saw them take a step forward but also one back. While they earned a key 4-2 road win over the Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday night to move into a tie for second in the SIJHL, the […]
Lucas Punkari For second-year Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Tanner Hamilton, meeting up with the students of Robert Moore School on a weekly basis brings him back to when he was growing up in Saskatoon, Sask. and the stars of the biggest hockey team in his hometown would come into the […]
Lucas Punkari After falling just one win short of qualify for the Page playoffs at last year’s Northern Ontario men’s curling championship in Sault Ste. Marie, the main objective for Stratton native Trevor Bonot is simple at this year’s event in Nipigon, which gets underway today. “Our goal is to […]
Staff The situation is simple for Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer and the rest of her Northern Ontario rink at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Fort McMurray, Alta. today. If the foursome from the Port Arthur Curling Club hopes to advance to the championship pool, they’ll […]
Staff Former Muskie skip Tirzah Keffer, who now attends school in Thunder Bay, earned her first win at the 2013 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships yesterday in Fort McMurray, Alta. Keffer and the rest of her Northern Ontario foursome, which also includes third Sheree Hinz, second Megan Westlund, […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers missed a golden opportunity to move into sole possession of second place in the SIJHL on Saturday night after falling 3-1 to the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers. “It was definitely a step in the wrong direction for us and I don’t think we were […]
Lucas Punkari On the heels of a 5-3 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints on Tuesday night in Kenora, Muskie forward Tyler Mosbeck was determined to do whatever he could to help his team get back on track after its month-and-a-half hiatus. With a hot hand in front of […]
Staff After strong openings to their seasons, both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams still are searching for their first wins since returning to action following a month-long break due to teacher protests over Bill 115. In their first NorWOSSA game since early December, the boys blew a 2-0 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakes have had trouble beating the Dryden Ice Dogs over the past couple of months. But the Lakers shook that monkey off their back last night at the Dryden Memorial Arena, doubling the host Ice Dogs 4-2. After trading goals in the opening period, the Lakers […]
Lucas Punkari When asked how the weekend went for himself at the Sunset Country Open roll-offs in Kenora, Rick Stamarski summed up the feeling for everyone who competed. “It was frustrating,” he laughed. “The lanes were tough there during the weekend and everyone had to make adjustments for that, which […]
Lucas Punkari With the cellar-dwelling Duluth Clydesdales’ franchise being revoked by the SIJHL last Tuesday, and the league-leading Minnesota Wilderness having all but clinched the top seed for the upcoming post-season, the race for second place has become even more important. Right in the midst of that battle are the […]
