the MNR An Alberta resident has been fined $1,500 for hunting-related offences. Dustin Gamble of Calgary pleaded guilty to three charges of making a false statement on a Ministry of Natural Resources resident hunting licence application. He was fined $500 for each offence. Court heard that after Gamble moved from […]
Local Sports
Lucas Punkari The two Muskie boys’ volleyball teams have to take the long route if they want to bring home their respective league crowns tomorrow in Dryden. Both finished their regular seasons in second place with identical 3-5 records, and find themselves facing the Kenora Broncos in the semi-finals. Awaiting […]
Lucas Punkari While it might seem that the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has an easier route to capturing a NorWOSSA crown than their senior counterparts, both squads will face interesting and difficult challenges tomorrow in Dryden. The seniors (2-6), who finished the regular season in third place, will have […]
Lucas Punkari Even though they have a pair of pre-season tournaments under their belts, the anticipation for the opening games of the NorWOSSA regular season is easy to see on the faces of those involved with the Muskie girls’ hockey team. “I think going in there is always a little […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher, the transition into university life at St. Cloud State has been going great not only in the classroom but out on the ice. Faragher, a freshman goalie for the Huskies’ hockey team who is majoring in sociology, has started in five of […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers still hold the upper hand in the battle for top spot in the SIJHL standings. Heading into last night’s game versus Wisconsin at the Ice For Kids Arena here, the Lakers (14-3-2) held a four-point lead over the second-place Wilderness (13-3-0). The two squads […]
Lucas Punkari After a surprising season for the Muskie football team, which saw them make a Cinderella run to the WHSFL’s Currie Division semi-final, head coach Chad Canfield feels the sky’s the limit for what the squad can accomplish next year. “Looking ahead to next year, I feel that our […]
Staff Local swimmer Donovan Taylor will take the next big step in his swimming career tomorrow night when he signs an official letter of intent with an NCAA school. The official announcement will take place during an event at La Place Rendez-Vous starting at 6:30 p.m., with the actual signing […]
Staff The accolades continue to roll in for first-year Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jordan Larson. The 16-year-old Fort Frances native yesterday was named to the Team West roster for the upcoming CJHL prospects games, which will take place this weekend in Langley, B.C. Larson, who currently leads the SIJHL in […]
Staff Despite losing 5-1 decision to the defending SIJHL champion Wisconsin Wilderness in Spooner on Saturday, the Fort Frances Lakers regained their four-point lead in the standings with a 4-3 win over the host Duluth Clydesdales last night. The Lakers, who improved to 14-3-2 on the season, were outshot 44-26 […]
Staff The clock has struck midnight on the Muskie football team’s Cinderella WHSFL playoff run. Fifth-seeded Fort High was dumped 40-7 by the top-ranked and unbeaten Sisler ‘A’ Spartans in the Currie Division semi-finals Friday evening in Winnipeg. It was the vaunted ground game of the Spartans that proved to […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jordan Larson has been rewarded for the red-hot start to his rookie SIJHL season. The 16-year-old earned the league’s player-of-the-month award for his play in October and the last two weeks of September. The Fort Frances native racked up a league-best 31 points over that […]
