Dan Falloon The drought is finally over! For the first time since the 1992-93 season, a contingent of local bowlers brought home the banner from the annual aggregate bowling tournament that pits Fort Frances against Atikokan, Dryden, and Kenora. Hosted this year by Atikokan over the weekend, Fort Frances literally […]
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Dan Falloon Muskie centre Matt DePiero is used to the OFSAA routine. One of 11 Grade 12 players on this year’s hockey squad, DePiero said while previous journeys to the all-Ontarios have been a learning experience, he also felt some of those teams underachieved. “They’ve been good trips. A little […]
Dan Falloon Tirzah Keffer and the rest of her Muskie girls’ rink went into the NWOSSAA curling playdowns with a catchy slogan. “We had a motto our coach Dave [Bondett] put in our head: ‘Refuse to lose,’” enthused Keffer. “It rhymes, too, so it’s good.” Keffer and her rink of […]
Dan Falloon Bruce M. McLeod’s league just keeps getting more and more eyeballs upon it. After his Western Collegiate Hockey Association held steady at 10 teams (although attendance has grown and is on pace to surpass the 1.5 million mark for the seventh-straight season), the Fort Frances native has given […]
Staff The Northwestern Ontario PeeWee all-stars faced a stiff test against royalty in Thunder Bay over the weekend, but came through with a coup when it counted. The squad, which included locals Tyler VanUden, Jared Bethune, Brandon Bodnar, Carter Brown, and Claire Sandelovich, crowned the Thunder Bay Kings 5-4 in […]
Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks saw their Allan Cup dreams dashed in Kenora over the weekend, but not in an expected way. The Thunderhawks were getting ready to play in yesterday afternoon’s final against the host Thistles when the Thunder Bay Twins protested Fort Frances’ Jamie Davis was an illegal […]
Staff It took until the 11th hour, but the Fort Frances Lakers finally got some production from their top line. Team captain and leading scorer Tyler Stevenson netted two goals, including the overtime winner, as the Lakers captured their first-round series against the K&A Wolverines with a 3-2 win in […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers can do it on home ice. The Lakers held off the K&A Wolverines 2-1 in Thunder Bay last night to grab a 3-2 lead in their first-round best-of-seven series. Fort Frances can advance to the SIJHL semi-finals with a win in Game 6 here tonight […]
Staff For the Fort Frances Thunderhawks, a tie ended up being almost as good as a win. The T’hawks battled back from a 3-1 third-period deficit to tie the host Kenora Thistles 3-3 in the first game of the Hockey Northwestern Ontario final tournament. Team manager Dean Bruyere noted Fort […]
Press Release Snowmobile trail maintenance in Voyageurs National Park east of International Falls has ended for the winter season and all trail markers are being removed. Ice conditions are deteriorating rapidly and snowmobile travel no longer is recommended. The Rainy Lake ice road also is closed for the season.
Staff Tirzah Keffer made sure there was no doubt as to which rink was tops at the NWOSSAA playoffs earlier this week at the Fort William Curling Club. Keffer and her rink of third Samantha Mueller, second Taylor Hartlin, and lead Carley Busch posted a sparkling 5-0 record to advance […]
Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks’ road to the Allan Cup will start in Kenora. The T’Hawks will kick off the Hockey Northwestern Ontario final tournament versus the host Thistles tonight, then will square off against the Thunder Bay Twins tomorrow. Both games are scheduled for 8 p.m. Fort Frances won […]
