Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team remains unbeaten in ACHA Division II play following a pair of 6-1 wins over the host Iowa State Cyclones over the weekend. Freshman forward Thea-Marie Sauca led the way for the defending national champs in Saturday night’s game with two […]
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Staff Twelve members of the Sunset Country Squash Club were in Thunder Bay over the weekend for the annual Northwest Open, with many coming away with strong performances. Angel McCormack, 14, competed in the men’s ‘C’ open event and ended up capturing the title after defeating Steve Sidorski (Thunder Bay) […]
Staff After just missing out on a berth in the final due to goal differential, the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians made sure they finished on a winning note. The locals nipped Eveleth-Gilbert 2-1 in overtime Sunday in the third-place game of a tournament in International Falls. Brett Hahkala scored […]
Staff All that separated the BDO Stars girls’ Bantam hockey team from overtime in the bronze-medal game of the Lake of the tournament was a couple of seconds. Trailing Morden 2-1 as time wound down in the third period, Jessica Coran fired a shot that found the back of the […]
Lucas Punkari For the six members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts who competed at the annual Prairie Winter Invitational meet in Winnipeg, it was a weekend where they left all of their previous best times in the dust. Donovan Taylor, Adam Stromberg, Levi Rittau, Lyndsi Jo Wilson, Regan Danylchuk, and […]
Lucas Punkari While a record of 1-4 in NorWOSSA play, not to mention a three-game losing skid, may suggest the Muskie girls’ hockey team is in a bit of a funk at the moment, head coach Scott Clendenning doesn’t see it that way. “I wouldn’t consider it a slump at […]
Staff When the junior women’s provincial curling championship gets underway in Sioux Lookout next month, a pair of rinks with local ties will be vying to represent Northern Ontario at the national showdown. Jessica Haw of Stratton advanced to the provincials after finishing in a tie for first at 4-1 […]
Lucas Punkari It didn’t fully take away the bitter feeling of losing but it did help to lessen the sour taste just a little bit. Following a pair of home shootout losses to the Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday and then to the Wisconsin Wilderness on Friday night, the Fort […]
Lucas Punkari The first taste of tournament play for the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians didn’t end according to plan, but overall all parties involved were pleased by their effort. The Canadians finished with an overall record of 1-2 in the fifth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial tournament here over the weekend, […]
Lucas Punkari It didn’t fully take away the bitter feeling of losing but it did help to lessen the sour taste just a little bit. Following a pair of home shootout losses to the Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday and then to the Wisconsin Wilderness on Friday night, the Fort […]
Staff Local snowmobile racer Curtis Boivin remained in critical condition in hospital as of press time this morning following a horrific accident Sunday during the Canadian Power Toboggan Championships’ season-opening weekend at Beausejour, Man. The 19-year-old currently is in a medically-induced coma as doctors work to determine the full extent […]
Lucas Punkari The first taste of tournament play for the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians didn’t end according to plan, but overall all parties involved were pleased by their effort. The Canadians finished with an overall record of 1-2 in the fifth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial tournament here over the weekend, […]
