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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
