Staff It probably was a bad idea to yell “trick or treat” at the Ice For Kids Arena this week since much of the time, the answer seemed to be a resounding “trick.” The Fort Frances Lakers dropped their second-straight game on home ice after the Sioux Lookout Flyers (4-9-1) […]
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Staff Muskie receiver Colton Craig had an outstanding game against the St. Norbert Celtics here last Friday—and the Winnipeg High School Football League took notice. The Grade 10 student was named the Currie Division’s offensive player-of-the-week after his 12 receptions, 160 yards, and three touchdowns in a 41-31 loss to […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Byron Katapaytuk made more than just fans happy early in a 3-1 loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs here Tuesday night. Katapaytuk’s power-play tally just 3:54 into the game sent fans into a coat-tossing frenzy as 30 winter coats, along with hats, mitts, and […]
Staff The four Muskie court teams batted .500 against Kenora in NorWOSSA action Tuesday. The senior girls’ basketball team (5-1) rebounded from its first loss of the season by cruising to a 28-13 victory over the Broncos. The juniors (2-4), meanwhile, struggled offensively en route to a 16-6 defeat. Head […]
Press Release The FFGHA women’s league is scheduled to start Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in the ’52 Canadians Arena. The first two sessions, which include drills and skill development, are a trial basis for $10 per session, with the cost for the season being $150. For more information […]
Cliff Huber From playing street hockey and on backyard rinks of the 400 block of Second Street East in Fort Frances from 1946-49, Art Berglund has become the most renowned spokesperson and authority on international ice hockey. Jeremy Roenick stated that without Berglund as the patient and dedicated architect of […]
Staff Local runners cracked the top 10 at the 39th-annual Mid-Canada Elementary School Run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Leading the charge in the roughly three-km run was Jennifer Hammond of Sturgeon Creek, who finished fourth in the girls’ division with a time of 12:34.90. Hammond beat last year’s seventh-place […]
Staff Tuesday nights are all right for booting at Fort High. The school is hosting a mixed indoor soccer league from now until April each Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the large gym. Organizer Claude Gagnon invites high school students, as well as men and women from across the district […]
Dan Falloon Adrian Huntley admitted it was a little bizarre being back at Muskie Field, especially considering he no longer was a member of the black-and-gold. Instead of hauling in passes, Huntley, a former Muskie and University of Manitoba Bison receiver, was at the helm this time, guiding the visiting […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are fresh off a big weekend that saw us win a pair of hard-fought battles. The SIJHL’s first-annual “Showcase” tournament has come and gone, and the players should be proud of themselves. We put in two solid games as a team down in Spooner, Wis. We […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team was able to handle its Friday opponents fairly easily, but couldn’t carry that same success over to Saturday. The black-and-gold romped to a 49-5 win over St. Pat’s in the opener of their home tournament on Friday afternoon, then steamrolled Westgate in […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team will see its first game action of the season this weekend in Dryden. The black-and-gold are eager to get back into their first game situation since the all-Ontarios this spring, and head coach Shawn Jourdain is excited to get his first look at the […]
