Staff A candlelight ski is planned fora this Thursday (March 12) from 6-8:30 p.m. on the Eighth Street trails behind Rainycrest. It is being staged by the Eighth Street volunteers. A full moon is expected so the trails will be well-lit. Free hot apple cider will be provided to the […]
Local Sports
Staff Dominos continued their torrid pace with a 91-68 victory over Fort High in local men’s basketball action Monday night. Nick Schlesser led the way offensively with 40 points for the winners while Justin Anderson netted 24 for the Muskies. In the late game, La Place Rendez-Vous beat Taggs in […]
the MNR An Atikokan resident was convicted of hunting offences and fined a total of $1,865. Eric Zacharias, 28, was fined $1,250 for unlawfully hunting deer and $615 for unlawfully transporting deer. Back on Dec. 13, while on patrol in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 12B near Crilly Road, conservation officers […]
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres Coach: Wayne Strachan Record: 30-17-3 Special teams: The Sabres hold the third-best rating in the SIJHL in both categories, with the power play clicking at 17 percent and the penalty kill at 87 percent. The skinny: The Sabres come into the playoffs riding a three-game win […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team punched their ticket to the all-Ontarios with a workmanlike 5-2 victory over the Dryden Eagles on Sunday to sweep their best-of-three NorWOSSA final. It will mark Fort High’s sixth-straight trip to OFSAA, which is taking place March 24-27 in North Bay. Mike Jourdain […]
Mitch Calvert Talk about tradition. Fort Frances resident Rob Sinclair recently returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime as part of a 40-person crew of Canadian curlers who travelled to Scotland to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Canada’s participation in the Strathcona Cup. Lord Strathcona presented The Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Scotland […]
Mitch Calvert Too often people feel uncomfortable joining a gym because they think they’ll be judged negatively by other people in unfamiliar surroundings. They can come up with every excuse in the book not to go: from “lack of time” to “no energy.” But a personal trainer may just be […]
Mitch Calvert What a difference a year makes. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres exacted revenge on the Schreiber Diesels with a pair of wins here last week to close out their regular-season schedule and hold onto third place in the SIJHL standings. Last season, the Diesels stole three of four […]
Staff The win may not have had any impact on the playoff picture, but it did set a milestone the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hopefully can carry with them into the playoffs. The Sabres earned their 30th victory in a 6-3 win over the Schreiber Diesels here Friday night to […]
Staff North Bay, here we come. The Muskies proved too tough a test for the Dryden Eagles—sweeping the best-of-three NorWOSSA final with a 5-2 win over the Eagles yesterday—and now set their sights on the OFSAA showdown March 25-27 in North Bay. Mike Jourdain scored twice in yesterday’s win while […]
Staff Both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling teams finished with perfect records at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora this week. The boys’ rink of Isaac Keffer, Ethan Jordbro, Peter Jensen, Cody Heyens, and Travis Bois went 5-0 with wins over Red Lake (13-1), St. Thomas Aquinas (7-3), Rainy River […]
Mitch Calvert Bring on the Flyers. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres clinched third place—and a first-round playoff date with the last-place Sioux Lookout Flyers—after escaping with a 5-4 win over the visiting Schreiber Diesels last night. The Sabres (29-17-3) are six points up on the Diesels (26-19-3) heading into tonight’s […]
