Dan Falloon It wasn’t quite the colour they were hoping for going in, but the Muskie girls’ hockey team certainly isn’t going to say no to a medal at its season-opening tournament. The black-and-gold earned bronze with a 4-1 defeat of the Dryden Eagles at Ice For Kids Arena on […]
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Dan Falloon Gord Watson only took over as chairman of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship at an emergency meeting Thursday night, but in that span he already has begun a lot of groundwork for the 2011 tournament next July. Watson said he couldn’t get into many specifics for the […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers are sitting atop the SIJHL standings—and the Canadian Junior Hockey League has recognized that, as well. In its weekly rankings released Monday, the Lakers (9-5-0) cracked the top 20 for the first time in franchise history, entering the list at No. 17 as the […]
Dan Falloon Art Berglund savoured his fifth—and likely final—Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Buffalo, N.Y. last Thursday night. In addition to Berglund, some major names in American hockey were inducted, including NHL’ers Jeremy Roenick, and Kevin and Derian Hatcher, along with sports physician Dr. George Nagobads. Roenick, in particular, […]
Dan Falloon Three locals were running around San Francisco earlier this month. Shannon Jackson, Nicole Turcotte, and Dana Kosowick took part in the Nike Women’s Marathon on Oct. 17 in the city by the bay, which helped raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research. Jackson and Turcotte both ran the […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances resident Tracy Clarke is wanting to show the world her poker face—and take on both the pros and celebrities—by landing a spot on Fox Network’s “PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge.” “I’ve been practising and dabbling in [Texas Hold’em poker] for about five years—it’s just exhilarating,” enthused Clarke, […]
Dan Falloon They’ve only just started practising, and aren’t even scheduled to play their first game until December, but the Fort Frances Thunderhawks already know they’ll be playing on the national stage at season’s end. T’hawks GM Dean Bruyere confirmed last Wednesday that Hockey Canada has approved the team’s spot […]
Dan Falloon After scoring a grand total of zero points in their previous two-and-a-half games, the Muskie football team’s offence started to make up for lost time on Friday. Fort High exploded for 31 second-half points—their best total in any game this year—against the visiting St. Norbert Celtics in their […]
Dan Falloon Beginning next week, the Fort Frances Lakers will be without the services of one of their top-notch goalies. It’s for a fantastic reason, though, as Jameson Shortreed was named to Team West, which will compete in the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge in Penticton, B.C. from Nov. 8-14. Lakers’ […]
Staff It wasn’t quite the colour they were hoping for going in, but the Muskie girls’ hockey team certainly isn’t going to say no to a medal at its season-opening tournament. The black-and-gold earned bronze with a 4-1 defeat of the Dryden Eagles at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday, […]
Staff With 31 points, the Muskie football team notched its best offensive performance of the season here Friday. Unfortunately for the black-and-gold, the St. Norbert Celtics scored 41. The loss in their regular-season finale left Fort High (1-6) in the basement, meaning they have to face the first-place Dakota Lancers […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ play at the SIJHL “Showcase” weekend certainly turned out to be worth displaying. The Lakers swept both of their matinees in Spooner, Wis., edging the Duluth Clydesdales 1-0 on Friday and then beating the Fort William North Stars 3-1 on Saturday. With the wins, combined […]
