Staff The Fort Frances Lakers ended December with a bang. Now they have reloaded and are ready to blaze their way through a hectic January. The Lakers vault into a stretch of 13 games in 25 days with a pair of games at the Ice for Kids Arena—against the Duluth […]
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Staff The change of the calendar was a 50/50 proposition for the four Muskies court teams. After a multi-week hiatus due to the Christmas holidays, the black-and-gold returned to NorWOSSA action yesterday in Dryden. The senior boys’ basketball squad proved too much to handle for the host Eagles as Fort […]
Staff After a special teams’ gem, momentum was going the way of the Muskie boys’ hockey team Tuesday night over in International Falls. Less than 30 seconds later, however, the tide decided to switch jerseys for good. A back-and-forth contest ended up going the way of the host Broncos, who […]
Press Release Boston Pizza edged the Muskies 63-57 in local men’s basketball league action yesterday evening at Fort High. John Sivonen led BP with 16 while Justin Anderson topped Muskie scorers with 19. The second game ended up being a win by default for Taggs as the Rendez-Vous team didn’t […]
the SIJHL The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Julius Tamasy of the Duluth Clydesdales has been named the opening Pizza Hut player-of-the-week for 2011. In three games this past week, the 20-year-old Duluth native racked up eight points on two goals and six assists. Tamasy registered an […]
VNP Come celebrate “Icebox Days” on the Oberholtzer Trail in Voyageurs National Park next Friday (Jan. 14). Snowshoe an easy one-mile trail by headlamp, then enjoy a warm fire with friends afterwards. Meet inside the Rainy Lake Visitor Center at 6 p.m., with the program running until 7:30 p.m. (no […]
the SIJHL Fort Frances wrapped up 2010 on the right note, putting an end to a season-high five-game winless streak as they skated past the expansion Duluth Clydesdales 7-2 on New Year’s Eve at the Heritage Sports Center. Seven different players supplied two points apiece for the Lakers in the […]
Staff It looked like youth was going to be refused service at the Ice For Kids Arena on Tuesday night. The senior ‘AAA’ Fort Frances Thunderhawks had their way with the junior ‘A’ Fort Frances Lakers in the early going of their exhibition showdown, then held on for a 6-5 […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team had to hang on to earn the consolation title at the annual Hilltopper Classic tournament in Duluth yesterday. But cling they did. The black-and-gold overcame three Delano (Mn.) goals in the third period to come away with a 5-4 victory. The Muskies had advanced […]
Bob Tkachuk The 2010 edition of the men’s annual Boxing Day squash tournament will go down as the most talent-laden in the 20-year history of the one-day event. The two pools could not have been more exciting, with both winners storming back from 2-0 deficits to win 3-2 over their […]
the MNR A Northern Ontario man has been fined a total of $1,000 for catching and keeping too many brook trout and providing misleading information to a conservation officer. Michel Begin of Marathon was fined $750 for unlawfully possessing fish that did not comply with the sport-fishing size limit and […]
January •The NorFab Flames PeeWee ‘AA’ girls’ team rang in the New Year the right way, taking gold at the Best of Times Fargo Girls’ International Hockey Classic. The Flames overcame the Bismarck Chill 6-1 in the final. •The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team captured the titular medal at […]
