Staff The Fort Frances Lakers finished off their three-game exhibition schedule in style here Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win against the K&A Wolverines. Returning forward Colton Kennedy’s blast from the point in the extra frame sent the Ice for Kids Arena crowd home happy. “I was on the ice […]
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Staff The young Muskie football team got a rude introduction to the Winnipeg High School Football League with a 44-0 loss to the host Kenora Broncos on Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold looked every bit the young and inexperienced team they are. “Some of the kids have never played the game […]
Mitch Calvert The not-for-profit, community-run effort to maintain junior ‘A’ hockey in Fort Frances now has an official name for the team it will ice in the SIJHL this season: The Lakers. “We went through a few names [at Wednesday’s meeting] and came through with that,” board of directors president […]
Staff The Muskie golf team got off to a good in their opening tournament of NorWOSSA play in Atikokan yesterday. The black-and-gold finished second only to Red Lake with a combined team total of 343 (best combined four scores). Red Lake finished in top spot with a 335 total, while […]
Staff The annual Labour Day horseshoe tournament went off without a hitch on Monday at Pither’s Point Park. The tournament saw six participants, with Ray Smith of Northwest Bay taking the overall title. Joyce Smith (Northwest Bay) and Gordon Calder (Fort Frances) rounded out the top three.
Mitch Calvert The team formerly known as the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres is expected to decide on a new name tonight after taking suggestions from the public during last Saturday’s 4-1 exhibition loss to the Sioux Lookout Flyers. The squad, playing as the Fort Frances Juniors for the time being, […]
Mitch Calvert Above the planet on a wing and a prayer, John “Byrd” Kempf has rocked his way to 30 years as a radio personality. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. The Fort Frances native is closing in on six years with the Loop, WLUP FM 97.9, in Chicago, […]
Staff A busy week ended with two top-10 finishes for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin. Arpin first raced to a 10th-place showing at the ARCA RE/MAX 200 last Friday before following that up with a ninth-place finish at the Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Labour Day. Parker […]
Mitch Calvert Only two more sleeps remain. The long-awaited return of Muskie football officially opens on Friday with a road battle against the Kenora Broncos. Camp has been ongoing for several weeks now, and a number of emerging seniors will be asked to lead what is shaping up to be […]
Staff The Fort Frances Juniors’ revamped lineup struggled in its first game action on Saturday, dropping their exhibition opener 4-1 to the visiting Sioux Lookout Flyers at the Ice For Kids Arena. Newcomer Connor Foster actually got the Sabres on the board first with a power-play blast from the point […]
Mitch Calvert The drive to keep Junior ‘A’ hockey alive in Fort Frances is gaining steam. A drive to garner 100 season-ticket holders by the end of this week was deemed a success, with 59 paid and more than 100 confirmed for the 2009-10 SIJHL season. The not-for-profit, community-run effort […]
Staff The weekly skeet shoot Tuesday evening at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range by Frog Creek saw six shooters take aim. Scores were quite consistent across the board as the club gears up for its club championship Sept. 19. Tony Manuge fired scores of 23, 24, 23, and 22 […]
