A sweep of their three-game homestand and the Fort Frances Lakers could be back to .500. A lofty goal to be sure with the two best teams coming to town, but the Lakers were riding high going into last night’s tilt with the Dryden Ice Dogs after a 1-0 win […]
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Mitch Calvert That’s a little more like it. The Muskie football team put together a heroic effort Friday afternoon at Muskie Field, scratching and clawing for every inch of yardage for three quarters against the Miles Mac Buckeyes in Winnipeg High School Football League action. But the energy and momentum […]
Mitch Calvert The Thunderhawks senior men’s hockey team hoping to reclaim Allan Cup glory for Fort Frances is beginning to take shape. The team opens its exhibition schedule Oct. 31 with the first of two road games against the Thunder Bay Twins that weekend. A pair of home games may […]
Mitch Calvert It was a tale of two different halves Friday afternoon at Muskie Field. The black-and-gold looked like a team possessed in the first half, and that showed early as they forced the visiting Miles Mac Buckeyes to punt from midfield on their first possession of the game. Tyler […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers split a home-and-home series with the Sioux Lookout Flyers over the weekend. After losing the opener 7-5 here Friday night, the Lakers snapped a five-game winless drought with a 1-0 win over the hosts Sunday evening. Jordan Carne’s goal five minutes into the game stood […]
Staff The Muskie court teams are going into the Thanksgiving long weekend on a high note after taking three of four matches from the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday. The junior boys’ volleyball team improved to a perfect 4-0 with a four-set win by scores of 25-18, 26-28, 25-14, and 25-7. […]
Mitch Calvert The 2010 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship won’t be a go unless more directors are brought on board. “Everything’s on hold at this point,” chairman Tom Fry said this morning. “The remaining board members voted unanimously [last night] that if these positions don’t get filled, we will not […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers fell to 1-4-1 on the SIJHL season after a 5-4 overtime loss to the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night. The Lakers had jumped out to a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Jake Ransom and Henry Gutierrez, but the hosts stormed back with three […]
the MNR Three Ignace men have been fined a total of $900 for leaving their camping units on Crown land over the winter. Joey Parker, Nathan Naumann, and Keith Zappitelli were convicted under the Public Lands Act and fined $300 each for their unauthorized use of Crown land in Dryden […]
Staff Here are the top scores from recent YBC and Club 55+ action at Plaza Lanes: Sept. 26 Bowlasaurus •Girls’ high single (flat)—Sarah McDermid (57); •Girls’ high single (w/hdcp)—Sarah McDermid (202); •Boys’ high single (flat)—Leeland Cook (50); •Boys’ high single (w/hdcp)—Leeland Cook (172). PeeWee •Girls’ high single (flat)—Mya McKenny (102); […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League handed out its individual awards Friday. Gus Copenace, the late Rick Copenace, and Carey Gosselin all were inducted in the league’s hall of fame. Big Island’s Jesse Tom, who tied for the home run king award with Stratton’s Rob McGinnis (eight apiece), also […]
Press Release Steve Arpin ended last Thursday’s ARCA RE/MAX Series Kansas Lottery 150 at the Kansas Speedway with an eighth-place finish—good enough to move the Fort Frances racing talent up to sixth place in the driver standings. Although it marked Arpin’s 11th top-10 finish of the season, the final rundown […]
