Staff Five locals participated in the 14th-annual Inline Marathon on Saturday in Duluth. Ashley Gibbs led the local contingent, clocking a time of 1:32:38, followed by John Young with a personal best of 1:47:12. Bob Tkachuk came in at 1:56:28, which included a crash at the 26-mile mark, while Armand […]
Local Sports
Staff Len Noonan managed a come-from-behind victory to capture the Hiram Walker Trophy as champion of the local skeet club during the final shoot of the season Saturday. At the halfway point, Noonan was trailing Tony Manuge 45-44. But by the time Noonan had finished, Manuge needed a perfect round […]
Mitch Calvert The word “can’t” simply isn’t in the vocabulary for brothers Sandy Stalker and George Walsh. Stalker and Walsh (both born to the late Norah Walsh) share a common bond: their love for athletics. But unlike the usual sibling rivalry sports creates in most families, the pair rely on […]
Heather Latter More funds needed to meet demand The Fort Frances chapter of “KidSport,” an organization that provides financial support to children to allow them to play organized sports, has seen a huge influx in applications this fall—and the committee needs to find more funds in order to meet the […]
Mitch Calvert Storylines centering around the Muskie girls’ hockey team haven’t always focused on hockey in recent years, but the focus will be solely on the ice when the team begins pre-season workouts tonight. A revamped coaching staff, which includes newcomer Mel Langtry and returnee Rody Anderson, have come in […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers split a series with the expansion K&A Wolverines on Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay. The line of Muise, Henry Gutierrez, and Tyler Stevensen accounted for all three Lakers’ goals in Friday’s 3-2 win, with the trio combining for seven points. David Dawd and […]
Mitch Calvert Better effort, same result. The Muskie football team suffered its second-straight shutout defeat of the young WHSFL season here Friday afternoon, losing the annual Homecoming game 51-0 to the visiting Vincent Massey Trojans of Winnipeg. “It’s nothing against the guys who are here, they are doing everything they […]
Mitch Calvert A fire for football continues to burn inside Fort Frances native Kevin Tysz. The spark started in Grade 7 while playing for the Muskie ‘C’ team and culminated this year with a roster spot on the University of Manitoba Bisons. “I’ve known I’ve always wanted to play football […]
Staff The annual Homecoming game was one to forget for the Muskie football team on Friday afternoon. Fort High suffered its second-straight shutout defeat—this time dropping a 51-0 loss to the Vincent Massey Trojans. The two-pronged running attack of Drew Drabik and David Edmunds chewed up plenty of yardage for […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers split a series with the expansion K&A Wolverines on Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay. The Lakers took the opener 3-2 thanks to a third-period goal from Brendan Muise. The line of Muise, Henry Gutierrez, and Tyler Stevensen accounted for all three Lakers’ goals, with […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort William North Stars got two goals from returning sniper Mitch Forbes to steal a 5-2 win from the Fort Frances Lakers last night before an announced crowd of 400 at the Ice For Kids Arena. Despite coming out on the wrong end on the scoreboard in […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ golf team suffered a bit of a setback in their second tournament of the NorWOSSA season in Red Lake on Tuesday. The black-and-golf finished fourth with a combined team total of 360 (best four scores out of five). Host Red Lake took top spot by carding […]
