Lucas Punkari A pair of local rinks will be looking to capture the Northern Ontario Masters curling crown this weekend in Kakabeka Falls. Ken McKinnon (Fort Frances Curling Club) and Bryan Bonot (Stratton Curling Club) will battle it out with five other rinks in the men’s division for a berth […]
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Lucas Punkari After playing a 7-6 barnburner back on Dec. 7 over in International Falls, those on hand at the Ice For Kids Arena here Tuesday night may have expected a similar contest between the Muskie girls’ hockey team and the Broncos. Instead, it was more of a defensive battle […]
Lucas Punkari For the second-straight year, the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team came away victorious at a tournament in Grand Forks, N.D. over the weekend, beating Duluth 5-3 in the final. “We were up against some top-notch competition down there, especially since we came into the weekend as […]
Lucas Punkari It was a preverbal mixed bag for seven members of the Sunset Country Squash Club during the Manitoba Junior Open over the weekend at the Winnipeg Winter Club. “It was a mix of results, as usual, for us over there,” coach Bob Tkachuk explained. “By far our toughest […]
Lucas Punkari With snow pelting the area last Friday, those involved with the 2011 Sunset Country regional figure skating competition were a bit worried the inclement conditions would lead to some issues for the weekend’s events. But as the competition wrapped up Sunday, the general consensus was that things went […]
Lucas Punkari It took a shootout but in the end, the Fort Frances Lakewood Tire Eagles PeeWee girls’ team skated away with the Kathy Sanders Memorial Tournament title in Dryden on Sunday. Trailing the Thunder Bay McDonald Magic 1-0 late in the third period, Rachel Jean scored in the dying […]
Joey Payeur But Mustangs’ brave stand almost prevails Their faces stained with a mixture of sweat and tears, the Robert Moore Mustangs’ fantastic four were left to wonder what their fate might have been had they been at least a five-pack. The Mustangs made their stand at the Crossroads Tornadoes […]
Staff Five local bowlers competed in the zone roll-offs for the “Open” last weekend in Atikokan—and all five qualified for the provincial showdown later this spring. Jeff Watts was the top local man, racking up a 4,531 total pinfall over the 20-game roll-offs for a 226.55 average. Sitting in sixth […]
Joey Payeur With just 75 spectators looking on and only one penalty called in the game, one could forgive the Fort Frances Lakers and host Duluth Clydesdales if they believed they were in the middle of some meaningless pre-season scrimmage on Sunday. With the only atmosphere coming from the odd […]
Joey Payeur The brass ring was in reach for Jenna Enge, but she and her rinkmates weren’t quite able to reach up and grab it. Enge, a former Muskie curler who hails from Devlin, played second for Tracy Horgan’s rink from the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury at […]
Joey Payeur The ’52 Canadians Arena has been home to many thrilling hockey moments—and another one took place Sunday. Sadly for the home crowd, it was the visiting team experiencing the thrills when the dust had settled. Luke Krause scored the title clincher at 4:53 of overtime to give the […]
Joey Payeur Never mind duelling banjos; time for duelling hat tricks. The Muskie girls’ hockey team carried the game early but the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) were on fire when it counted, wiping out a 3-1 third-period deficit en route to a 4-3 overtime victory in the bronze-medal game […]
