Staff A week-long break didn’t end up paying immediate dividends for the Fort Frances Lakers. The Lakers (15-8-1) returned from their hiatus with a 5-4 loss last night to the host Thunder Bay North Stars (also 15-8-1). The first period was a wild one, with five goals in a 7:04 […]
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Staff Raymond Roy is off to a 1-1 start at the Dominion Curling Club Championship in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Roy and his rink of third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere opened play yesterday with a 10-4 win over New Brunswick in the morning draw. But then they […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team didn’t waste any time picking up its first win of the NorWOSSA season but their female counterparts weren’t able to earn their second. The boys blanked the host Dryden Eagles 5-0 on Tuesday night, with Robbie Rea, Nolan Ross, Jeff Gustafson, Nick Kaun, and […]
Staff The local men’s basketball league has moved from Mondays to Wednesdays, but the regulars still are back to play. The league kicked off its season with a pair of games at Fort High last night, with the Muskies and Taggs both winning by wide margins. The Muskies thumped Rendez-Vous […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Jameson Shortreed is keeping a positive face on his experience at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge in Penticton, B.C. earlier this month. The 17-year-old Emo native saw only saw a little over 30 minutes of game action at the tournament, in which his Canada […]
Dan Falloon Raymond Roy’s rink is ready to go on the island this week. Roy and his crew of third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere are set to begin competition at the Dominion Curling Club Championship, which kicks off today in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The Fort Frances […]
Dan Falloon For the Fort Frances Lakers, a little bit of time off couldn’t have come at a better time. The local Junior ‘A’ squad had just wrapped up a run of four games in six nights, where they won the first three but then crashed and burned in a […]
Dan Falloon Alex McDonald acknowledged it was a shock coming back to snow-covered Northwestern Ontario. The 18-year-old Devlin golfer just returned from Phoenix, Ariz. earlier this week after competing at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Boston Pizza National Championship over the weekend. He said the weather at The Wigwam […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its early-season roll, romping to a gold medal at a tournament in Morden, Man. over the weekend. The weekend culminated with a 7-1 win over Mountain in the final. Nik Jourdain, Brendan Cawston, and Colton Spicer had two goals apiece while Jeff Davis […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers saw their six-game winning streak come to an end in Dryden last night in a big way. The host Ice Dogs (13-10-0) throttled the Lakers 6-1, handing Fort Frances (15-7-1) its first loss since falling 3-2 in overtime to Sioux Lookout back on Oct. […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team had another early-season near-miss Tuesday night in Kenora, dropping a 3-1 decision to the host Broncos. The black-and-gold fell to 0-2 after losing their season-opener 3-2 to Red Lake here Saturday. Fort High got off to a good start in Kenora as Hailey Clendenning […]
Press Release The date for the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s fall meeting has been set for Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Sanders residence (937 Baeker Bay). This meeting is open to all interested skiers and/or members who want to help out with the club this season. […]
