Staff Three players from the local Sunset Country Squash Club returned with a silver, bronze, and fourth-place finish from the Ontario Junior Gold event over the weekend at the Glenway Country Club in Newmarket, Ont. “All the kids had to play their very best because we don’t get competition of […]
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Staff Trying to find a more dedicated Muskie hockey fan than Cam Smith would have been about as difficult as finding proper decorum in the House of Commons during Question Period. Smith, 63, passed away Aug. 27 at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care here from a massive infection. It was a […]
Staff Kenora isn’t the Klondike but the four Muskie court teams will be looking to strike plenty of gold tomorrow—and three of them won’t have to work near as hard as their NorWOSSA rivals. Thanks to their first-place finishes during the regular season, both the Muskie senior and junior girls’ […]
Staff It’s not the ideal start to the season, but at least it started. The Fort Frances Thunderhawks senior men’s hockey team originally was slated to begin its competitive existence this past Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena and again on Sunday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena in a […]
Staff Already sporting a scar from a Wolverine bite, the Fort Frances Lakers had their problems compounded when some shooting Stars fell on their head. The Lakers (5-10-3) are in the throes of a three-game losing streak after being edged 4-3 in a shootout by the last-place K&A Wolverines (4-12-4) […]
Staff Local businessman John McTaggart has been recognized by his fellow sporting store peers, naming him the recipient of the Norm Bodle Award. “It’s a terrific honour,” McTaggart said of receiving the award from Sports Distributors of Canada which, he explained, is an buying group made up of independent stores […]
Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks finally can leave their nest and spread their wings. The newly-created senior men’s hockey team will see their first action of the season tonight when they host the Kenora Thistles at the Ice For Kids Arena. Warm-ups are at 6:45 p.m., with the game scheduled […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—Between personal tragedy and paperwork problems, this was not a weekend Dean Bruyere will want to re-live anytime soon. The manager of the Fort Frances Thunderhawks senior men’s hockey team was called to Thunder Bay on Friday just in time to say goodbye to his eldest sister, who […]
Staff Sunday afternoons in the fall usually are the domain of the football fan. Yesterday, the Fort Frances Lakers would have needed a touchdown and two-point conversion just to stay even with the Fort William North Stars. The league-leading Stars used eight different goal scorers to run their winning streak […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are back in action tonight (Nov. 6) when they host the K&A Wolverines (Thunder Bay) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers sport a 5-9-2 record going into the game after splitting their home-and-home series with the Sioux Lookout Flyers earlier […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will welcome dozens of Special Olympics athletes in January when it hosts the regional qualifier for the 2011 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games in Thunder Bay. An estimated 50-60 athletes from across Northwestern Ontario, including about 15 from here, will compete in four events—speed skating, cross-country […]
Peggy Revell With their first exhibition games all lined up, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks are ready to resurrect senior men’s hockey here. The squad will host the Thunder Bay Twins this Saturday (Nov. 7) at 7 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, and again on Sunday (Nov. 8) at […]
