Staff Things were looking good for the Fort Frances Thunderhawks as they kicked off their senior ‘AAA’ season in Kenora on Friday night. But a short bench further cut by penalties, injuries, and ejections eventually did in the visitors as they fell 5-3 to the Thistles. The T’hawks jumped out […]
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Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team got its first look at the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action here Friday night—and it turned out pretty similarly to their two previous tournament meetings. After having downed the Broncos by 4-1 and 4-2 scores at tournaments earlier this season, the black-and-gold skated away […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team is doing its best to set the tone for the coming season. The black-and-gold dominated the competition at their home tournament, winning all four games en route to taking top spot. After dumping Baudette 56-27 in Thursday night’s opener, the Muskies throttled Kenora […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team has seen success in tournament play so far this season—a trend that continued over the weekend in Portage la Prairie, Man. The black-and-gold finished the round-robin portion of the tournament in first place overall, which put them into the final. Once there, however, Fort […]
Staff Girls’ squad loses to Falls It took the Muskie boys’ hockey team a month-and-a-half to make it home. After capturing two gold medals in four out-of-town tournaments to start the season, to go along with a road win over Dryden in their NorWOSSA opener, the black-and-gold were primed to […]
Staff It’s been quite a turnaround for Taggs in the local men’s basketball league so far this season. After finishing third last season, Taggs now has beaten all three league rivals—completing the early-season sweep with a narrow 56-54 win over the Muskies (2-1) last night. Mario DeGazio led Taggs’ balanced […]
Dan Falloon To the uninitiated, martial arts may give off an air of being the same sport passed down from generation to generation. But it’s not always that way. The local Fort Frances Wado Kai Club places a strong emphasis on constant evolution and lifelong learning, according to Sensei Chris […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers certainly conquered the first half of the SIJHL season—emerging atop the six-team loop at the midway point. Granted, the expansion Wisconsin Wilderness are just a point behind with two games in hand, but the local Junior ‘A’ squad still is a force to be […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Aquanaut Adam Stromberg had a solid showing at the annual Prairie Winter Invitational in Winnipeg over the weekend, notching a gold medal for the local swim club. The 12-year-old’s golden showing came in the 50m free, which he won in a time of 28.74 seconds. Stromberg […]
Staff Set to face Thistles in Kenora After practising for the last two months, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks are looking forward to their first game action when they visit the Kenora Thistles on Friday night. The Thistles opened the season with a 3-0 win over Manitoba’s Southeast Prairie Thunder back […]
Staff The Border Skate Club needs help to get four-time world champion Kurt Browning to visit here. The local club has entered the “Show It Off For Skate Canada” contest, in which entrants must use Skate Canada’s new logo in a creative fashion. The grand prize is a one-day skating […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Snipers edged the Kenora Thistles 2-1 on Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Ian Tookenay, with a short-handed marker in the first period, and Jon Busch, with a power-play goal in the third, scored for the local Atom ‘AA’ squad. Matthew Booth earned the win […]
