Stratton native Cody Heyens, a former Muskie curler, came away with the Canadian College Athletic Association invitational crown this past weekend in Peterborough as a member of the winning men’s team from Fanshawe College in London. Heyens, who played third on Isaac Keffer’s silver medal-winning Fort High rink at last […]
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Lucas Punkari A new campaign for the Muskie badminton team got underway last Thursday as the squad travelled to Sioux Lookout for an exhibition tournament. “Overall I think it went quite well,” said Brian Church, who is splitting junior coaching duties with Josh Spooner. “With it being an exhibition tournament, […]
Gordon Anderson PETERBOROUGH—Life happens to everyone. None of us can avoid the brilliant highs and crushing depths. Some people capture it and make great things happen, and others let it slide. As John Lennon once said: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” One day you’re 18 […]
Gordon Anderson PETERBOROUGH—The Muskie boys’ hockey team has developed a tradition of excellence over the last decade or two. When winning becomes the rule rather than exception, however, it can be difficult thing to live up to. The Muskies competed in the lower ‘A/AA’ division this year but still failed […]
Lucas Punkari A couple of years ago, it might have been seen as wishful thinking if you believed the Fort Frances Lakers would be a contender for the SIJHL title. But after building the team brick-by-brick, the Lakers find themselves on the verge of winning their first in franchise history […]
Lucas Punkari Even though it’s entirely different from anything he’s competed in before, Fort Frances swimmer Donovan Taylor is excited about taking part in this week’s Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal. “I’m super-pumped about it, actually,” he enthused. “Montreal has been a bit of a bugaboo of sorts in the […]
Lucas Punkari After going winless at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ championships last year in Toronto, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was looking for redemption at the 2012 ‘A/AA’ all-Ontarios last week in Peterborough. But while their effort was much stronger, the black-and-gold again fell short of making it to the playoffs, […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into the Youth Challenge Nationals this past weekend in Winnipeg, local bowler Lyle Dolph simply was hoping to stay positive and do his best as a member of Team Northern Ontario. The 17-year-old Fort Frances native was able to do just that—and more—as he and his teammates […]
Staff The top two teams in the local men’s basketball league will vie for the title after both Boston Pizza and La Place Rendez-Vous won their semi-final games last night. The Vous, who finished the regular season in first place with a 10-2 mark, punched their ticket to the final […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers and Wisconsin Wilderness will square off in the best-of-seven SIJHL final starting this Sunday (April 1) in Spooner. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m. at the Northwest Sports Complex there. Game 2 is set for the following night in Spooner (April 2), but with […]
Gordon Anderson Special to the Times PETERBOROUGH— Needing a two-goal victory to punch their ticket to the quarter-finals, the Muskies only could muster a 1-1 tie against the Kincardine Knights this morning in the final game of Pool ‘E’ action at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ hockey championships. Fort High, ranked seventh, […]
by Gordon Anderson Life happens to everyone. None of us can avoid the brilliant highs and crushing depths. Some people capture it and make great things happen and others let it slide. As John Lennon once said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” One day you’re […]
