Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end last night in Sioux Lookout, falling 5-4 in a shootout to the host Flyers. Trailing 3-0 early in the second period, the Lakers peppered the Flyers’ net with 43 shots during the final two frames […]
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Press Release RBC and the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association have announced the start of the RBC “Play Hockey” equipment drive here. The FFMHA has been selected as the RBC “Play Hockey” equipment dive recipient in Fort Frances for 2011. Donations of gently-used skates, helmets, pads, and other hockey equipment […]
the MNR A Manitoba man has been fined a total of $2,300 for fishing-related offences. Vincent Wiebe of Lake Francis pleaded guilty and was fined $1,550 for fishing without a licence. He also pleaded guilty and was fined $750 for trespassing for the purpose of fishing. Wiebe’s fishing equipment was […]
Lucas Punkari They’ve won games by simply having more firepower than their opponents. Now they’ve proven they can win the tight defensive battles, too. With the ability to win games in different styles in their back pocket, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has started the NorWOSSA season with a […]
Lucas Punkari After the first two sets against the Kenora Broncos here last Thursday afternoon, it looked as if the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was going to be wiped off their home floor and fall to 1-3 in NorWOSSA play. Instead, the black-and-gold did exactly the opposite. They roared […]
Lucas Punkari The discussion about concussions had been growing louder and louder of late as more and more injuries from head shots occurred in hockey, football, and a variety of other sports. But all it took was an head injury to Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby back in January to […]
Duane Hicks Love him or hate him, Don Cherry is a familiar face to Canadian hockey fans. And in a few weeks, a display of one of his suits will be put up at the Memorial Sports Centre here. At the Sept. 26 council meeting, Coun. Sharon Tibbs said while […]
Lucas Punkari When district residents opened up their mailbox early last week, they may have been stunned to receive a letter stating that Skates & Blades was going to be holding a liquidation sale before closing its doors for good. While many may have thought it was a sudden decision […]
Lucas Punkari While they’ve yet to have that full 60-minute performance head coach Wayne Strachan wants to see, the Fort Frances Lakers are becoming experts in the art of late-game heroics. Five of the Lakers’ six wins have been in come-from-behind fashion, with the two latest being a 3-2 overtime […]
Lucas Punkari For the third week in a row, the Muskie football found out the hard way why the top three teams in the WHSFL’s Currie Division are far and away the ones to beat this season. After falling to the 5-0 Sisler ‘A’ Spartans 23-7 here on Sept. 23, […]
Lucas Punkari In what has become par for the course so far this SIJHL season, the Fort Frances Lakers staged back-to-back comeback wins over the weekend to improve to 6-2-0-0 on the young campaign. Following a 3-2 overtime victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars here Friday and a 6-5 […]
Lucas Punkari In a similar situation to what occurred Tuesday afternoon in Dryden, the Muskie court teams emerged with a pair of wins and losses against the Kenora Broncos here yesterday. The senior boys’ volleyball team improved to 2-2 in NorWOSSA play after a dramatic come-from-behind win in five sets. […]
