Heather Latter Although still more than five months away, the “Relay for Life” committee already is gearing up for the June 29 event with a kick-off meeting set for tomorrow (Jan. 12) at the Super 8 Motel here. “We’re starting a little bit earlier this year in the hopes that […]
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Lucas Punkari After failing to cash in on a chance to capture the NOCA Region 1 men’s curling title Saturday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club, Trevor Bonot made sure his second attempt at sealing a berth to the provincial playdowns would be successful. In what was a wild […]
Lucas Punkari With the crowd cheering them on all weekend, there was no stopping the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians during their annual home tournament. Leading the five-team field during the round-robin portion with a 3-1 record, the Canadians captured the title Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over the […]
Lucas Punkari A lengthy slump about a month ago that saw the Fort Frances Lakers slide in their race for top spot in the SIJHL is now a distant memory. The red-and-white have won their last seven games, including three on home ice over the past week, which has bumped […]
Lucas Punkari Even though her rink fell short in their quest to win the Northern Ontario junior women’s provincial championship in Sioux Lookout over the weekend, Tirzah Keffer still was very happy with how her crew performed. Keffer, who hails from Fort Frances but currently lives in Thunder Bay to […]
Lucas Punkari Having faced tough competition in a pair of out-of-town tournaments over the holiday break, Muskie boys’ hockey head coach Shawn Jourdain is hoping his squad learned some valuable lessons as they prepare to resume NorWOSSA play this week. “The kind of hockey that we went up against in […]
Staff For the second-straight game, La Place Rendez-Vous picked up an overtime win in local men’s basketball league play. The Vous edged the Muskies 95-89 yesterday evening at the Fort High gym in the first night of action for teams after the Christmas break. Leading the Vous, who had won […]
Lucas Punkari In what proved to be a wild affair, Trevor Bonot’s Stratton rink captured the NOCA Region 1 men’s title here last night following a 9-7 extra-end win over Adam Bolen of Fort Frances, earning a berth to next month’s provincial playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie. “This feels pretty […]
Lucas Punkari The red-hot Fort Frances Lakers extended their winning streak to seven after routing the Iron Range Ironheads 12-1 here Friday before beating the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars 3-1 the following night. “The guys are all happy right now and there is a good atmosphere in the dressing […]
Staff Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer, who now lives in Thunder Bay to attend school, came up short in her quest to capture the Northern Ontario junior women’s provincial crown over the weekend in Sioux Lookout. She ended up finishing in third place with a 5-2 record. Keffer, joined by […]
Staff Fort Frances native Tirzah Keffer, who now lives in Thunder Bay to attend school, was in a three-way tie for first place at the Northern Ontario junior women’s provincial playdowns in Sioux Lookout after winning her first three games. Keffer, joined by third Sheree Hinz, second Paige Rubenick, and […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers continued their winning ways Tuesday night, dumping the visiting Sioux Lookout Flyers 7-2 for their fifth-straight victory. After trading a pair of goals with the Flyers in the first period, the Lakers dominated the rest of the way. They scored twice more in the […]
