Lucas Punkari A year ago, it was a point shot by Brett McMahon in overtime that gave the Muskie boys’ hockey team a dramatic 2-1 win over the International Falls Broncos at the Ice For Kids Arena here. This year, however, it was the black-and-gold who were left with the […]
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Lucas Punkari Even though they hadn’t curled together in nearly a year, the former Muskie rink of skip Tirzah Keffer, third Samantha Mueller, second Taylor Hartlin, and lead Carley Busch picked up right where they left off at the Fort Frances Curling Club this past weekend. The rink successfully defended […]
the MNR A Fort Frances man has been fined $2,500 for shooting a moose without the proper licence. John Piotrowski pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting a cow moose. In addition to the fine, Piotrowski is banned from hunting in Ontario for one year. Court heard that on Oct. 14, Piotrowski […]
Lucas Punkari After years of being dominated in the Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual Wesley Derksen LL.B. tournament by Thunder Bay’s Bob Shine, Ben Andrusco has become the man to beat here each February. Andrusco, who grew up here but now lives in Winnipeg, took home his fourth-straight title Sunday […]
Lucas Punkari Despite having the home crowd—and even some of their rival local teams—cheering them on, the Times Tigers fell 5-1 to the Neebing Devils (Thunder Bay) in the final of the FFMHA’s Novice tournament Sunday afternoon. However, the runner-up showing continued an impressive run the Tigers have been on […]
Lucas Punkari After a year’s absence, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team is back on top of NorWOSSA again. The black-and-gold, who had won four-straight titles before being knocked out in the semi-finals last season, regained the championship on home court last Wednesday with a 44-25 victory over the Dryden […]
Lucas Punkari For the last seven seasons, the Dryden Eagles easily have been the class of the NorWOSSA junior girls’ volleyball ranks. But that is no longer the case. The Muskie spikers overthrew the Eagles’ reign—upsetting the defending champs in four sets (27-29, 25-20, 27-25, and 25-15) in the NorWOSSA […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing the regular season with a league-worst 1-7 record, not much might have been expected of the Muskies senior girls’ volleyball team when they took to the court for the NorWOSSA playoffs here last Wednesday. But the black-and-gold burst through with their best performance of the season […]
Lucas Punkari Closing out their road schedule with a 3-1 win Monday night over the Dryden Ice Dogs, the Fort Frances Lakers will look to put the wraps on a successful regular season in their final two home games this week. The red-and-white will host the Sioux Lookout Flyers tomorrow […]
Lucas Punkari After having to wait around all day long at the Fort High gym last Wednesday, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was determined to save the best for last at the NorWOSSA playoffs. However, even though they achieved their goal of winning the league crown, it wasn’t quite […]
Lucas Punkari After getting hammered 12-1 back on Dec. 17 in Kenora, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks were eager to take another crack at their arch-rivals Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. And this time around, a much stronger effort by the Thunderhawks resulted in a 4-1 triumph. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers wrapped up their regular-season road schedule on a winning note with a 3-1 victory over the Dryden Ice Dogs last night. Tanner Hamilton, a 20-year-old from Saskatoon, made 34 saves to earn his 12th win of the campaign. Blake Boaz, Jordan Christianson, and Ryan Wildman […]
