Staff For the first time in team history, the Fort Frances Lakers will be vying for the Bill Salonen Cup. The Lakers edged the host Dryden Ice Dogs 3-2 in overtime last night to sweep their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series. Jordan Christianson scored the game-winner, beating Ice Dogs’ goalie Kim […]
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Gordon Anderson PETERBOROUGH—Fort High played 53 minutes of decent hockey, but it was the other seven minutes that found them wanting. The host Holy Cross Hurricanes scored four goals in that seven-minute span of the second period this morning to hand the Muskies a 7-2 loss in Pool ‘E’ action […]
Gordon Anderson Special to the Times PETERBOROUGH—Prior to their opening game this morning, Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain stood behind the bench and mused about playing a team he’s never seen before and the challenges that can present. While that’s standard operating procedure in a tournament of this format, one […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team opened the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships on a winning note this morning, defeating the St. Martin Mustangs (Mississauga) 4-1. Hunter Leishman, Tyler Mosbeck, Chris Bobczyinski, and Robbie Rea were the goal scorers. Fort High—ranked seventh in the 20-team field—return to action tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. […]
Staff Thunder Bay darter Don Briand was the class of the field at the local Legion over the weekend. He came away with a pair of first-place finishes in the 13th-annual Gord Dunville Mixed Dart Classic. On Friday night, Briand and his partner, Desirae Alfred (Couchiching), topped the 18-team blind […]
the MNR Four Aylmer residents have been fined a total of $4,500 for charges related to illegal moose hunting. Michael McCreadie was fined $1,000 for hunting without a licence while Paul Ward and Max Ward were fined $1,000 and $500, respectively, for unlawful possession of wildlife and $750 each for […]
the MNR A Rainy River resident has been fined for having more than his limit of walleye. Dorion Ozykowski pleaded guilty under the Ontario Fishery Regulations and was fined $1,000 for possessing 10 walleye over his legal possession limit. Court heard that on Sept. 9, Ozykowski was found by U.S. […]
Staff Fort Frances native Joe Basaraba and the rest of the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs team will continue their quest to repeat as NCAA Division I men’s hockey national champs this weekend when tournament play gets underway in Worcester, Mass. The Bulldogs, who are seeded second in the Northeast region […]
Staff La Place Rendez-Vous clinched the top seed for the playoffs in local men’s basketball league play Monday night at Fort High, edging Boston Pizza 84-83 in the final game of the regular season. Josh Mastin had 37 points to pace the Vous, which finished the regular season with a […]
the MNR Two U.S. residents have been fined $4,400 for having an over-limit of walleye. Stanley Kosiorec Jr., of Cranesville, Penn., and James Roesler, of Coon Valley, Wis., both pleaded guilty under the Ontario Fishery Regulations to having an over-limit of walleye and each were fined $2,200. They also are […]
Lucas Punkari Having qualified for this weekend’s Youth Challenge Nationals in Winnipeg after finishing in first place at the provincials in Sudbury back on Dec. 3, 17-year-old Fort Frances native Lyle Dolph is more than ready to take on the top bowlers in the country. “I’m feeling kind of anxious […]
Duane Hicks The local RBC branch is looking for a charity to partner with for its upcoming golf tournament here in June. In its sixth year, the RBC charity golf tournament previously has helped raise funds for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care and the Fort Frances Community Chest. Now […]
