Staff Apparently, the K&A Wolverines didn’t get the memo about how they were supposed to be the more tired squad. The Wolverines blitzed the Fort Frances Lakers to the tune of 57-18 on the shot clock, and scored twice in the final 20 minutes, to capture a 4-2 victory in […]
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Staff There couldn’t be a much more opportune time for the Fort Frances Lakers to put together their second winning streak of the season. The Lakers (6-14-3), coming off their biggest offensive output of the campaign in Tuesday night’s 9-6 victory over the visiting Wisconsin Mustangs, venture into Thunder Bay […]
Staff It was more third-period magic for the Muskie boys’ hockey team Tuesday night in Dryden. The Muskies caught fire in the final 20 minutes, scoring four times to come away with a 6-3 victory over the Eagles in NorWOSSA action. The last time the two teams met, Matt DePiero […]
the MNR A Thunder Bay man must pay $1,000 for trespassing to hunt on a closed road. John R. Spack was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $1,000 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting on a closed road. The moose was forfeited to the Crown. […]
Sandy Beadle The Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats Midget girls’ hockey team travelled to Thunder Bay this past weekend for a 12-team tournament. The Wildcats were first in their pool, and second overall, after round-robin play but ended up finishing fourth in the tournament when the dust finally settled. The squad […]
Staff At this rate, maintenance workers at the Memorial Sports Centre are going to have to add an extra digit to the home side scoreboard in the facility’s two arenas. The Muskie boys’ hockey team saw its offence get better and better as the week progressed as they launched the […]
the FFGHA The local Kaemingh Esso Atom girls’ team went 2-2 to advance to the bronze-medal game of the November Chill girls’ hockey tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Their first win was a 2-1 decision against the Thunder Bay Bears, with Emma Noga notching both goals for Esso. […]
Staff Three days of rock and roll by the Fort Frances Super 8 PeeWee girls’ hockey team concluded with the squad being forced to sing the blues. The Stonewall Blues rolled to a 7-1 victory in the bronze-medal game of the 15th-annual Skate by the Lake tournament co-hosted by Kenora […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ squad hosted a six-team tourney over the weekend. The tourney also featured teams from Dryden and Kenora, as well as three from Thunder Bay (South End Rangers, Norwest Stars, and the Beavers). Each team played three pool games, with the top four […]
the FFGHA Several Fort Frances Girls’ Hockey Association teams travelled to tournaments in Thunder Bay and Kenora over the weekend. The Rolling Lake Lightning Atom girls struck gold medal in Kenora on Sunday afternoon after outscoring their opponents 19-4. Their first game of the tournament was against the Lake of […]
Staff When a team comes in on a 31-game winning streak, the best its opponents can do is hope to have the best day of their life while the express train rolling their way runs out of steam. Neither happened for the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team, which proved to […]
Staff Had there been a wedding, Kate Parsons probably would have stopped every grain of rice tossed with her blocker—and snagged the bouquet with her glove hand for good measure. The goalie was a human wall between the pipes, earning four shutouts in six games, as the local Lakewood Tire […]
