Dan Falloon A pair of local hockey players are adjusting to “Sainthood” in Duluth. Tyler Miller and Chris Sinclair, both Fort Frances products, are in their rookie seasons with the St. Scholastica Saints, an NCAA Division III program. The Saints are ranked second in their conference and fourth in the […]
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Staff Local teams didn’t come away empty-handed in the girls’ Bantam/Midget home tournament held over the weekend. The BDO Stars and Pharmasave Wildcats each captured the bronze medals in Bantam and Midget divisions, respectively. The Stars edged the Dryden Sport-top Shooters 1-0 in their third-place game on Sunday while the […]
Staff Donovan Taylor and Krista Emond were the Aquanauts with the most wind in their sails at the club’s home meet over the weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. Taylor, 15, and Emond, 16, captured first place in the 15-and-over male and female divisions, respectively. Taylor’s 180 points put him […]
Staff From here on in, they all count for something. The Muskie girls’ hockey team won its final exhibition game of the season, edging the Baudette Bears 2-1 last night in Emo. The win was Fort High’s second-straight since returning to the ice after nearly a three-week break. The black-and-gold […]
Staff Tim Nordin just couldn’t quite squeeze a lead on his first day at the men’s provincial playdowns in Sudbury. Nordin and his Stratton rink of third Mitch Seguin, second Mike Badiuk, and lead Travis Showalter dropped both their games yesterday, falling 8-7 in 11 ends to Tim Phillips (Sudbury) […]
Dan Falloon It was expected that the Muskie girls’ hockey team would be a little wonky after nearly three weeks off. The hiatus showed as Fort High fell behind 2-1 in the first period before bouncing back to wax the host Sioux Lookout Warriors 9-3 on Friday night. “It was […]
Dan Falloon After a lacklustre performance, sometimes the easiest remedy is to strap on the skates again the next night. The Fort Frances Lakers (12-26-5) proved that on Saturday night, upending the host Sioux Lookout Flyers 5-4 in overtime one night after being spanked 6-0 by the Fort William North […]
Staff The Muskies junior boys’ basketball team is hard to keep down—bouncing back from a tough 43-41 loss to Kildonan-East Collegiate (Winnipeg) in the final of a tournament in Kenora last weekend to win their next two games. After edging Baudette 40-39 in exhibition play here Monday, the junior hoopsters […]
Dan Falloon If not for the shootout, the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Fort Frances Lakers still might be playing Tuesday night’s game. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the three periods of regulation time nor in overtime, and only Sioux Lookout’s A.J. Wensley was […]
Press Release The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club will be hosting a family ski day this Saturday (Feb. 6) from noon-3 p.m. at the Rocky Inlet trails. Club members are invited to attend, as well as any individuals who may wish to ski or snowshoe for the afternoon. Some equipment […]
Staff The Rolling Lake Lightning zapped their way to a tournament title in Hibbing, Mn. over the weekend, relegating their hosts to second place. The action began Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Mora Mustangs. After a scoreless opening period, the Mustangs drew first blood with a power-play […]
Staff Even though the Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats lost all four games at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend, the players still are hanging their heads high. “[We] played well and games could have gone either way,” the team said in a press release. The Wildcats opened play Friday […]
