Lucas Punkari The record books will show that the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs had a win and a loss against the Iowa State Cyclones at Kerry Park Arena in International Falls over the weekend to start their 2012-13 ACHA women’s hockey season. But for head coach Evan Amdahl, the […]
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Lucas Punkari This past weekend not only marked the official start of the 2012-13 regular season for the Bemidji State Beavers men’s hockey team, it also meant Fort Frances native Mitch Cain got the chance to hit the ice once again at the Sanford Center. Cain, 21, played on the […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been an interesting journey in the world of junior hockey for Emo native Jameson Shortreed of late. But after being away from Rainy River District for the last year or so, the 19-year-old goalie is back where he started—returning to his roots to ply his trade with […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie football team seemingly has a daunting task in front of it in the quarter-finals of the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division this Friday, when the black-and-gold will travel to Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg to face the first-place Steinbach Sabres at 3 p.m. But head coach […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been an interesting journey in the world of junior hockey for Emo native Jameson Shortreed of late. But after being away from Rainy River District for the last year or so, the 19-year-old goalie is back where he started—returning to his roots to ply his trade with […]
Lucas Punkari After a slow start to the 2012/13 SIJHL season, the Fort Frances Lakers have become one of the hottest teams in the league of late. Having lost their first four games, the Lakers have compiled a 6-1 record since Oct. 6 and now sit in third place in […]
Staff The Muskies are headed to the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division playoffs once again. The black-and-gold earned the eighth and final post-season seed following a 42-18 triumph over the St. Norbert Celtics on Friday afternoon at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. After seeing their offence stymied in consecutive losses, […]
Lucas Punkari March 18, 2011 was the last time Emo native Jameson Shortreed had played between the pipes for the Fort Frances Lakers. But the 19-year-old looked like he never left last night, turning aside 35 shots to help the Lakers earn a 4-1 over the Minnesota Iron Rangers at […]
Lucas Punkari A 17-0 second-quarter run sent the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team well on the way to its third-straight NorWOSSA victory here yesterday afternoon, dispatching the Dryden Eagles 40-19. “We were pretty happy about that one on the bench,” co-head coach Mike Krueger enthused afterwards. “It was a total […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have brought a familiar face back to their lineup after acquiring Jameson Shortreed from the Drumheller Dragons of the AJHL for a player development fee. Shortreed, who hails from Emo, previously suited up for the Lakers from 2009-2011, where he compiled a 20-33-3-3 record and […]
Staff With the second week of play in the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League in the books, the top teams in the six-club loop are starting to be known. In the first game yesterday evening at the Fort High gym, Team Red improved to 2-0 with a 6-2 triumph over […]
Lucas Punkari She only has competed in two meets so far for the Muskies but Grade 9 student Sydney Radigan seemingly already has fit right into the world of high school cross-country running. After finishing in third place in her first meet in Kenora two weeks earlier, Radigan topped 39 […]
