Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a two year Covid hiatus, four Sunset Country Squash Club members travelled to the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club to compete in the 2022 Qualico Manitoba Open Squash Tournament, along with Fort alumni Anika Alexander. The tournament took place from April 28-24. Josh Councillor in Men’s B division ended with […]
The Fort Frances High Muskie Girls Jr Volleyball team took the championship in a tightly contested five-set match against Dryden on April 4. The Boys Jr Basketball team has also struck gold. The Boys Sr Basketball and Girls Sr Volleyball both placed third for the season. The Girls Jr Volleyball […]
The EDBMH association held their annual hockey banquet Saturday after( April 16th ) at the Emo LaVallee Community Centre. After some enjoyment of desserts and beverages and socializing the awards were handed out. The recipients of this years awards are as follows: U9 Green Tony Bliss Award: Emmilou Mccormick Esso […]
It was a successful show, and it’s helped more kids play sports to boot. The Border Figure Skating Club held their first ice show in two years on the Ice for Kids rink at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Named “Happily Ever After,” the show featured […]
After a year without high school hockey the Fort Frances Muskie Boys and Girls have resumed a tradition of excellence in NorWOSSA hockey. The Muskie Girls took the home the hockey crown last Wednesday defeating the Dryden Eagles 3-2 in game three of the best-of-three series. In the first round […]
Team Trevor Bonot will represent Northern Ontario once again. The team consisting of skip Trevor Bonot, Jackie McComick, Michael McCarville and Amanda Gates are heading to the mixed Doubles Curling Nationals once again. Bonot and McCormick are siblings from the Fort Frances area and curled out of the Fort Frances […]
Northern Ontario U-18 curling championship went off successfully last weekend despite some late arrivals due to the weather in Thunder Bay. Champions were Team Dallas Burgess from Kakabeka Falls for the boys and Team Mia Toner from Sudbury. As the top two teams will go on to the U-18 provincials, […]
It came down to the wire. A one goal lead and a late penalty against, but a good penalty kill and a timely icing against the Dryden Eagles helped the Muskies pull out the win. Muskies head coach Nicole Clarke said the team left everything they had on the ice […]
The final NorWossa Curling event took place in Kenora on March 30, and Muskies broaught home plenty of hardware. The team of Corbin Riches, Zander Hutton, Jackson Marchand and Josh Maki won Gold Medals in the Boys Division. Rowan Donalson, Cameron O’Brian, Jacob Crabbe and George Taylor placed third. In […]
Young curlers from across northern Ontario will fill the Fort Frances Curling Club (FFCC) starting Thursday morning for the Northern Ontario U-18 Provincials. The event was rescheduled from January, after being postponed due to COVID restrictions. Teams will be coming from as far away as Englehart near the border with […]
The girls will face Dryden Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. for all the marbles. For information on how to stream the game check out the Muskie Girls Hockey Facebook page here.
