Lucas Punkari When Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher found out this summer that he would be taking over as the starting goalie for the St. Cloud Huskies’ hockey team from the departing Mike Lee, the 22-year-old immediately was pumped up about the opportunity. “When I got the call from our […]
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Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team returned home with silver medals following a runner-up showing at the Victoria Inn high school hockey tournament in Brandon, Man. over the weekend. The black-and-gold were blanked 1-0 by the Oak Park Raiders (Winnipeg) in yesterday’s final. Raiders’ goalie Tyler Dodd earned the shutout […]
Staff Thanks to a 3-0 shutout over the Minnesota Iron Rangers in Hoyt Lakes on Saturday, the Fort Frances Lakers have moved back into fourth place in the SIJHL standings. Heading into a game tomorrow night in Dryden, the Lakers (13-10-0-1) are just one point behind the Thunder Bay North […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team suffered its second-straight NorWOSSA loss after falling 5-3 to the host Dryden Eagles last night. Shelby Tymkin, Shilo Beck, and Shelby Rae scored for the black-and-gold, who dropped to 2-2 in league play. Morgan Church and Rachel Getson each netted a pair of goals […]
Staff Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher has been one of the top goalies in the NCAA ranks this season for the St. Cloud State Huskies and this week was honoured as the WCHA’s defensive player of the week. The 22-year-old sophomore made 59 saves, and gave up just one even-strength […]
Staff With eight weeks of play now in the books in the Borderland indoor women’s soccer league, no team has yet to knock off first-place Boston Pizza. Featuring members from the defending outdoor soccer league champs of the same name on the roster, Boston Pizza currently boasts a 7-0 record […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved their NorWOSSA record to a perfect 3-0 here Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). Tuesday’s triumph was quite different from their previous league triumphs, however, as the black-and-gold’s offence was unable to match its seven- […]
Heather Latter Rejuvenate Fitness Club in Emo will unveil its new 700 sq. ft. classroom space during “Holly Daze” this Saturday, with personal trainer Chelsea Rylander heading up a step class at 2 p.m. “We’ll have the space open to the public to see on Saturday,” noted Rejuvenate owner Lincoln […]
Lucas Punkari The month of November certainly has been one to forget for the Fort Frances Lakers as the team slid down the SIJHL standings. But they were able to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena with a 4-2 triumph over the Duluth […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not often that two of the top curlers in all of Canada make an appearance at a small three-sheet curling club, let alone the one in Stratton. But last Thursday, two of the country’s finest players in Reid Carruthers and Kaitlyn Lawes visited the district facility, where […]
Lucas Punkari After months of discussions and getting feedback from the public over the summer, the recommendations made by the Fisheries Management Zone 5 advisory council to the Ministry of Natural Resources are inching closer to approval. But before the new regulations for lakes from the Manitoba border to the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers put the brakes on a three-game winless skid here Saturday night with a 4-2 win over the lowly Duluth Clydesdales. The Lakers improved to 11-9-0-1 on the season and now sit two points back of the Minnesota Iron Rangers for fourth place in the SIJHL […]
