Lucas Punkari While most people around here probably aren’t thinking about the “beautiful game” at this time of year, winter isn’t standing in the way of three local soccer players as they look to develop their skills. Claire Hyatt and Liam Metke, Grade 9 students at Fort High, and Cameron […]
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Staff The Fort Frances men’s basketball league has tipped off for another season and with two weeks in the books, the defending champs once again are the team to beat. Investors Group, who were known as Boston Pizza last season, improved to 2-0 with a 92-81 win over the Muskies […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Davis Smith had his most successful night of his three-year SIJHL career here Saturday night. The 20-year-old from Atikokan earned his first career hat trick as the Lakers edged the visiting Duluth Clydesdales 6-5. Smith hadn’t found the back of the net since a 6-3 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team earned its second tournament win of the season Saturday in Portage la Prairie, Man., beating the Kenora Broncos 3-2 in the final of the PCI Saints Christmas Classic. The previous tournament triumph for the black-and-gold came in October, when they edged the Broncos by […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its perfect start to the NorWOSSA regular season, edging the host Dryden Eagles 4-3 last night. Nick Kaun, Dylan Curtis, Nolan Vold, and Braden Webb all scored for the black-and-gold, who improved to 5-0 on the campaign. Cam Zappitelli, Joel Zieroth, and Tyler […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved to 4-0 in NorWOSSA play following a 4-1 victory over the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday night. “We moved the puck a little bit better and we missed a few less passes than we have recently,” head coach Shawn Jourdain noted afterwards. “Overall, […]
Staff The NorWOSSA winter court sports season-opener was a successful one for the Muskies as three of the four teams were victorious over the host Kenora Broncos yesterday. Coming off last season’s NWOSSAA championship run, the senior boys’ basketball squad opened with a high-scoring 98-69 triumph. In girls’ volleyball action, […]
Staff Despite outshooting their opponents 38-31, the Fort Frances Lakers fell 2-1 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in SIJHL action Tuesday night. The Ice Dogs were led by forwards Austin Lewis and Chris Belhumeur, who each notched a goal and an assist. At the other end of the rink, […]
Lucas Punkari After dropping a 5-3 decision to the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action last Thursday, the Muskie girls’ hockey team bounced back in a big way this week. The black-and-gold improved to 3-2 in league play following a 7-0 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) here last […]
Lucas Punkari For someone like Doug White, there are a number of reasons why he’s been playing broomball in Fort Frances for more than 30 years. “It’s a lot of fun to play and I really enjoy the workout,” he noted. “Playing broomball really helps you out with your cardio […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing in first place in the round-robin, and narrowing winning a pair of playoff games, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was hoping to continuing its winning ways in the final of the Victoria Inn high school tournament in Brandon on Sunday. In the end, however, the black-and-gold […]
Lucas Punkari Following a month in which they won just three of nine games and slid down to fifth place in the SIJHL standings, the Fort Frances Lakers were eager to start December off on the right foot. And with a 3-0 shutout over the Minnesota Iron Rangers in Hoyt […]
