Dan Falloon There wasn’t much to do to fend off a slow start. The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball squad—sporting a 1-4 record in NorWOSSA play—were at a distinct disadvantage to start the season after not playing any pre-season games, but have since become more comfortable after some battles. “We definitely […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers couldn’t have asked for a better start. Captain Tyler Stevenson scored just 42 seconds into Friday night’s game against the visiting K&A Wolverines—and the Lakers never looked back in earning a 5-0 win. With the win, the Lakers (11-25-4) climbed to within nine points of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are making appearances in classrooms near you. Players have been split up into four groups, each led by one of the on-ice captains, and have been visiting local schools. The players are speaking to the students about both education and sports, reading to them as […]
Dan Falloon To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. While the fifth-place Fort Frances Lakers (10-25-4) put out a commendable effort against the second-place Dryden Ice Dogs (31-5-5) here Tuesday night, outshooting Dryden 39-21, the Ice Dogs withstood the barrage and skated away with a 4-3 victory. […]
Staff A trio of local bowlers will compete at the provincial open roll-offs after qualifying from the zone round held in Dryden over the weekend. Ken Dick finished sixth in the men’s division, averaging 218 over the 20-game qualifier. His high game was a 276. Jason Rousseau ended up 10th […]
Press Release A Northwestern Ontario man has been fined $3,500 for illegal deer hunting. James Amie Rousseau, of Balmertown, pleaded guilty and was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. He was fined $2,500 for trespassing to hunt and $1,000 for failing to affix a valid game seal tag […]
Staff The local Kaemingh Esso Atom girls’ hockey team was on both ends of a heart-breaker in Dryden over the weekend. Fortunately for the team, a 1-0 round-robin setback steeled Esso’s nerves in the bronze-medal game of the Kathy Sanders Memorial Tournament as they outlasted the Kenora Flyers 2-1 in […]
Staff The Rolling Lake Lightning nearly made the most of their closest out-of-town tournament of the year. Over the weekend, the local Atom girls’ hockey team struck for the ‘B’-side championship in the International Falls U10 tournament. Their first game was against a very powerful McDonald’s Fury squad, a competitive […]
Staff The local Lakewood Tire Eagles allowed only two goals en route to the gold-medal game of the Kathy Sanders Memorial Tournament in Dryden. Unfortunately, they gave up three in the final as they were edged 3-2 by the Kenora Red Inferno Flames. Meanwhile, Fort Frances Super 8 advanced to […]
Staff Former Fort Frances Jr. Sabre Ryan Faragher showed he belongs among the North American Hockey League’s best, turning in an impressive performance at the 2010 “Top Prospects” tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich. last week. The Bismarck Bobcats goalie, originally from Fort Frances, helped Team Central eke out a 4-3 […]
Dan Falloon Michelle Cournoyer has come a long way since joining the Lakehead University Thunderwolves’ volleyball squad back in 2007. The 20-year-old ex-Muskie was named captain prior to the 2009-10 season. The promotion was a recognition of Cournoyer’s development at Lakehead. She joined Lakehead as a raw, easily-frustrated rookie but […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers got some help from an unlikely source here Saturday night as they won consecutive games for just the second time. Back-up goalie T.J. Pocock, making just his third start of the season, picked up his first victory in a 3-1 win over the visiting […]
