By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Although the Fort Frances High School Muskie Boys hockey and curling teams both failed to advance from their preliminary rounds at the all-Ontario championships at OFSAA, they all gained valuable experience for next year. The Muskie Boys Hockey team had a 2-1 record over the course of their time in […]

Tonight, FFGWHA celebrated our athletes, coaches, team managers, board members, bingo volunteers and all other volunteers who helped make the 2022 – 2023 hockey season a success! Thank you to everyone who supported our program this year! Below is a list of our award winners for this past season. Congratulations […]

The best and brightest Lakers were honoured last week, at the club’s annual awards banquet. The following are this year’s award recipients. – Allan Bradbury photos Other awards presented: Fan Favourite Award-Brenden Stroble Presented by Josephine Tibbs PITA (Pain in the A–) Award- Trever Sanderson Presented by Angie Korzinski Leadership […]

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Jackson Marchant (left) and Shae Sinclair sweep a rock at the Fort Frances Curling Club’s Junior Curling Camp last weekend as Ontario Curling Council Education Manager Andrea Ronnebeck watches on. Around 30 young curlers were out at the Club last weekend learning more about the ‘roaring’ game, both on and […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

After Dryden scored early in the second the Lakers were in tough to get a goal of their own. Brady Wicklund almost equalized at the 19-minute mark when the Lakers were awarded a penalty shot after a Dryden skater covered the puck in the crease. The Lakers wouldn’t have to […]

The Muskie Boys Curling team didn’t reach the playoffs at OFSAA in North Bay last week, but that didn’t stop them from an amazing experience. The young players spent the last day in the region in Sudbury, where they watched the Canadian Mixed Doubles Tournament. There, they met curling legends […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

The Fort Frances Cyclones Swim Club have announced the opening of registration for a spring session. Club president Heather Johnson says the eight-week session running from Apr. 1-May 20 will allow new swimmers to get a feel for what it’s like to swim with the club. “It’s a developmental swimming […]

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Fort Frances Lakers forward Clark Scaddan lines up a shot in last night’s SIJHL playoff game against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The Lakers lost 6-2 to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series and will be playing to save their season tonight. The puck drops at 8:15 p.m. […]

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The Fort Frances Lakers are up against it as their first-round matchup with the Dryden GM Ice Dogs comes back home after two losses away. The Lakers lost the first two games of the best of seven series on Thursday and Saturday, 7-4 and 9-3 respectively. The next game in […]

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Over 300 players in five age groups have joined this year’s edition of Scott Clendenning’s three on three hockey league. The fast- paced, three-week league is named in honour of the late hockey coach and volunteer who passed away in 2015. The league will run for two more weeks.