Lucas Punkari After a pair of setbacks on the road two weekends earlier, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks were looking to extract revenge on the Kenora Thistles here Saturday when the two squads squared off in exhibition play at the Ice For Kids Arena. Although the home side played much closer […]
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Lucas Punkari Last year, Isaac Keffer watched on as his sister, Tirzah, led the Muskie girls’ curling rink to a quarter-final berth at the OFSAA championship in Toronto. Now it’s his turn to lead a Muskie squad to the all-Ontario’s as he’ll skip the Muskie boys’ foursome at this year’s […]
Lucas Punkari Now is when the post-season really begins for the Fort Frances Lakers. After losing a two-game, total-goal series to the Wisconsin Wilderness, the Lakers now are preparing for their SIJHL semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs, which is set to kick off this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey and curling squads now know who they will be lined up against at their respective OFSAA showdowns next week. The hockey team, ranked 13th in the 20-team field converging on Toronto, will begin play in Pool ‘A’ next Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) versus seventh-seeded […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers won the battle Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena, but in the end they lost the war. Despite beating the Wisconsin Wilderness 6-2, which allowed the Lakers to take the second leg of their two-game, total-goal series by a 9-6 count, the […]
Staff For the third time in four years, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs are the top of the class in the ACHA Division II women’s hockey ranks. The Voyageurs captured the national title yesterday afternoon in Kalamazoo, Mich. with an 8-1 romp over the West Chester (Penn.) Golden Rams. […]
Lucas Punkari The quick start Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan was looking for from his troops was evident early on last night. But when push came to shove in the closing minutes, his squad headed in the opposite direction. James Kline’s go-ahead marker with less than three minutes […]
Lucas Punkari It was a four-year process for Isaac Keffer but on Tuesday afternoon the Muskie curler was able to accomplish his goal of leading his rink to the OFSAA curling championship by winning the NWOSSAA playdowns in Terrace Bay. “I was really excited about finally being able to do […]
Staff There is a tie once again for top spot in the local men’s basketball standings after Boston Pizza dumped Taggs 80-58 last night at Fort High. Rob McGinnis led Boston Pizza with 23 points while Morgan Anderson had 10 for Taggs. Both teams have identical 9-4 marks to lead […]
Staff For the second year in a row, the Sunset Country contingent captured the aggregate banner at the P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial roll-offs held over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “We’re looking for a ‘three-peat’ now in Timmins next year,” said team manager Shirley Jensson of Fort Frances. No […]
the OPP A Pickle Lake man has been fined a total of $950 for angling-related offences. Gregory Pickett was fined $750 for obstructing a Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officer and $200 for fishing without a licence. Court heard that on May 23, a conservation officer contacted Pickett as he […]
Staff The Fort Frances Gillons’ Sharks Atom hockey team travelled to Kenora for a 13-team tournament on the weekend, where they advanced to the final before falling 6-5 in a shootout to the TJ Tigers (Red Lake) on Sunday. Annalise Hayes and Daymond Morrisseau led the Sharks with a pair […]
