Lucas Punkari After waiting around for nearly the entire day for their 8 p.m. tip-off of the NorWOSSA senior boys’ basketball final, the Muskies were a bit slow out of the against the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday afternoon. But after finding their legs, the black-and-gold showed why they were […]
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Lucas Punkari For two periods here Tuesday night, the Fort Frances Lakers played the way head coach Wayne Strachan wanted them to. But that all changed in the third as the Lakers saw a 4-1 lead evaporate en route to a 5-4 loss to Dryden Ice Dogs in their second-last […]
Lucas Punkari It was the Jillian Langtry show at the ’52 Canadians Arena on Tuesday night. The slick-skating forward provided all of the offence for the Muskie girls’ hockey team in a 5-1 victory over the Dryden Eagles in what was a preview of their upcoming NorWOSSA semi-final series. “I […]
Joey Payeur With a smaller-than-average court, eight-minute halves, and straight running time in all games, the amount of room for mistakes was minimal. It turns out the home team didn’t have any problem making the necessary adjustments. It was a banner day for “Gang Green” as the Sturgeon Creek Sturgeons […]
Staff With the NorWOSSA playoffs on the horizon, the Muskie girls’ rink had a picture-perfect preparation at the Fort Frances Curling Cub over the weekend by capturing the annual ladies’ bonspiel. Skipped by Tirzah Keffer, the rink took home the ‘A’ crown after a convincing 8-2 victory over Tammy Lamb […]
Press Release The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists is a unique local, nature-based organization which developed a constitution on Jan. 1, 2000. Its mission statement reads: “The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists promote appreciation, conservation, and the wise use of our natural environment in the Rainy River Valley.” Our naturalist […]
Lucas Punkari While Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is more a fan of team awards than individual accolades, he understands the importance of the squad’s annual awards banquet, which took place Friday evening at the Adventure Inn here. “It’s a night to award the players […]
the MNR Three Michigan men have been fined a total of $7,250 for illegal deer-hunting activities and face several years of hunting suspensions. Bruce Hansen of Traverse City was fined $3,250 ,and is banned from hunting in Ontario for three years, for abandoning a white-tailed deer and littering. Josh Hansen […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced yesterday that Blake Boaz of the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the league’s best defensive forward for the 2010-11 season. The 19-year-old native of MacGregor, Man. edged out Riley Marsh (Thunder Bay North Stars) and Jesse Linner (Dryden Ice Dogs) in voting done by […]
Lucas Punkari Slow and steady may win the race, but it’ll take a lot more than that for anyone to stop the Wisconsin Wilderness. Having already clinched the SIJHL’s regular-season crown, the Wilderness brought their quick-fire artillery to the Ice For Kids Arena here Saturday night and skated away with […]
Lucas Punkari With two-straight losses to Kenora to close out the NorWOSSA regular season etched into their memory, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was hoping to get back on the right track Friday night against the International Falls Broncos at the Ice For Kids Arena here. After more than 60 […]
Lucas Punkari After getting her first taste of competing at the all-Ontarios last year, the goal for Tirzah Keffer and the rest of her Muskie girls’ rink this season has been simple. Get back there again. Keffer, along with third Samantha Mueller, second Taylor Hartlin, and lead Carley Busch, are […]
