Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While the Lakers’ season ended on March 31, the SIJHL season concluded just last week with the Kam River Fighting Walleye taking the Bill Salonen Cup over the Thunder Bay North Stars. The Lakers have jumped out to an active start to their offseason. Fort Frances Lakers defenceman Darnell Kempf […]
Kam River took game seven of the SIJHL finals 5-4 over the Thunder Bay North Stars in a back and forth affair that almost saw the North Stars complete a comeback. Thunder Bay took the lead on a goal from by Dylan Bertrand 7:05 into the first, but Kam River […]
The Muskies FFHS Badminton team made their hometown proud, with a great showing at NWOSSAA, held last week at Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Payton Dolyny and Taryn Oster placed first in the Junior Girls Doubles. They were undefeated with a 5-0 record. Julia Guertin placed second in Sr. Girls […]
A team of volunteers worked together to remove the ice surface from the Fort Frances Curling Club, clearing the space for a new season of events. First up is the Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo, set to take place at the Curling Club this Friday and Saturday, April […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association honoured its players on Sunday night, with a spaghetti dinner and awards presentations. U-9 (NOVICE)DC Giants, Fine Foods Fury, Armstrong Crushers, Northwest Flyers DC Giants (medals) Most Improved Henry Spry Most Sportsmanlike Kendall Hill and Bode Coyle Fury (medals) Most Improved Matthias […]
A group of 17 Sunset Country Squash players participated in the seasons last tourney this past weekend, the Silver Fox/Squash Cancer Charity Tournament in Thunder Bay, April 21-23, 2023.Several players had success. Mike Brady continued his winning ways in Men’s C division taking the title over Thunder Bay’s Richard Cole. […]
Snow groomer machines weighing fourteen thousand pounds travel meticulously along winding paths in District 17’s snowy forests, preparing the way for snowmobilers to ride for several days and complete a 1000 kilometer circle trip in northwestern Ontario. Borderland Snowmobile Club is one of eight snowmobile clubs in District 17, part […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Kaakewaaseya Justices Services department are pleased to congratulate the U13 Treaty #3 Ogimaakweg on their C-Side victory in the 49th Little NHL, in Mississauga, Ontario. The Little NHL is a renowned hockey tournament for all Indigenous youth hockey players ages 4-18 in Ontario. There […]
Seven players from the Fort Frances High School Muskies Football team were chosen to represent the school at an all-star event in Manitoba. The team competes in the Winnipeg High School Football League and the all-star event is being organized by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. There are two teams, the […]
Ontario residents age 55 or older will be congregating in Southern Ontario this August for the Ontario Senior Games Association’s (OSGA) 2023 Ontario 55+ Summer Games tournament, and local senior athletes could see themselves among their numbers. The OSGA is holding the tournament in the City of Brantford and Brant […]
At the April meeting of the Rainy River District School Board’s (RRDSB) Board of Trustees a delegation from the Fort Frances High School Muskies Touchdown Club made a presentation to the board to express the importance of Muskie Football and the organization which supports it. Marlis Bruyere presented on behalf […]
Members of the Muskie Boys Hockey team perused the donut wall at the team’s annual awards banquet last week. The donuts were provided locally by Woods Quality Bakery in Rainy River. To see the full list of award recipients, see the Wednesday edition of the Times.
